Davey Resource Group

Skip Kincaid, M.S., is a senior consulting urban forester responsible for assisting governments, businesses, utilities, attorneys, architects, and engineers with the performance of hazard and risk tree assessments; tree appraisals/forensics; storm damage assessment projects; tree preservation plans on construction sites; urban forestry master plans; ordinance writing; and expert witness testimony.

Mr. Kincaid has a wide range of urban forestry experience, including the completion of several tree inventory projects and the preparation of urban forest management plans, tree preservation plans, municipal ordinances, and county tree preservation standards for road and sidewalk construction.

He has assisted several communities with the creation and guidance of advisory boards and meets regularly with elected officials, municipal staff, and volunteers to advance their local urban forestry programs.

He completed inventories at the Gateway Arch grounds in St. Louis and at several colleges and universities, including Washington University, St. Louis University, and the University of Missouri campuses in St. Louis and Kansas City. He also completed a tree inventory for the historic 1,300-acre Forest Park in St. Louis, guided the creation of a non-profit nursery and urban forestry advocacy group, and served as chairman of the Missouri Community Forestry Council.

Mr. Kincaid was appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture to serve on the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council. He also serves on several committees with the USDA Forest Service, International Society of Arboriculture, and Society of Municipal Arborists.

He is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist and an SAF Certified Forester. Mr. Kincaid received a bachelor of science degree in forest management and a master of science degree in forest economics and silviculture, both from the University of Missouri in Columbia.

Contact: Skip.Kincaid@davey.com