Davey Resource Group

Aren Dottenwhy is an urban forester and project manager with Davey Resource Group. She is also responsible for business development for Davey Resource Group’s urban forestry consulting services in the state of Indiana, working closely with state agencies, municipalities, and universities in the field of urban forestry to maintain and expand Davey’s business presence. As a project manager, Ms. Dottenwhy specializes in urban forestry consulting projects for federal and state agencies, municipalities, golf courses, zoos, cemeteries, and parks. She has directed the street and park tree inventory in Lakeland, Florida and assisted with similar large-scale inventories in Clearwater, Florida; Elgin, Illinois; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Inventories in her home state of Indiana include Avon, Edinburgh, Greendale, Madison, Michigan City, Noblesville, Lafayette, and Valparaiso. Ms. Dottenwhy has gained extensive knowledge of GIS-based data collection and GPS technology, tree and palm identification, and tree risk assessment. Accordingly, she has developed a thorough understanding of the role tree inventories play in urban forest management. She is proficient at writing urban and community forestry management plans. Ms. Dottenwhy has coordinated the collection of reference city data for the development of i-Tree Streets (previously referred to as STRATUM) in Boise, Idaho; Honolulu, Hawaii; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Orlando, Florida. i-Tree Streets is the U.S. Forest Service’s state-of-the-art, peer reviewed, and urban and community forestry inventory analysis and benefits assessment tool. With the experience Ms. Dottenwhy gained in reference city data collection, she has written resource analysis reports for Chattanooga, Tennessee; St. Louis, Missouri; and Forest Park in St. Louis. The data analysis in each report is based on the community’s reported forest structure and benefit assessment provided by i-Tree Streets. Ms. Dottenwhy has also coordinated and managed the fieldwork and data collection of the Indiana Statewide Urban Sample Inventory (SUSI) for the Indiana DNR Community and Urban Forestry program. The SUSI project resulted in a statewide assessment of the structure, function, and value of Indiana’s urban forests through the utilization of i-Tree Streets. In addition to these project management responsibilities, Ms. Dottenwhy also consults with the Town of Avon, City of Beech Grove, and Town of Glenwood—all in Indiana—concerning the management of their public tree resources. Ms. Dottenwhy is a Certified Arborist (IN-3190A) through the International Society of Arboriculture, and a member of the Indiana Arborist Association, Indiana Urban Forestry Council, Indiana Park and Recreation Association, and Society of Municipal Arborists. She is also a graduate of the Municipal Forestry Institute where she has learned unique leadership and professional development skills that will help in taking urban forestry programs she consults with to the next level. Ms. Dottenwhy is a graduate of Purdue University earning a Bachelor of Science degree in natural resource management with the focus of human dimensions and communication.


Contact: Aren.Dottenwhy@davey.com