Brewing a Better Forest is a non-profit group of arborists and tree lovers who are passionate about trees and craft beer in the Twin Cities. The crew at Brewing a Better Forest strives to engage and encourage residents to notice, appreciate, and help water newly planted city trees.
We work with local craft brewers to help us spread the word of the importance of watering trees during their first few years on our boulevards. So Adopt-A-Tree today, and enjoy a brew on us!
We work with local craft brewers to help us spread the word of the importance of watering trees during their first few years on our boulevards. So Adopt-A-Tree today, and enjoy a brew on us!
Brewing a Better Forest is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
The Brewing a Better Forest Team
Ben Johnson
Ben works with Rainbow Treecare, loves planting trees, and is a little camera shy. When not busy working Ben is biking, running, and relaxing with an ice cold beer at a local taproom. Look carefully and you may see him hiding behind a tree in the northern forests of the upper Midwest.
Favorite Beer: Cold, local, and something new
Favorite Tree: Bur Oak, Quercus macrocarpa
Ben works with Rainbow Treecare, loves planting trees, and is a little camera shy. When not busy working Ben is biking, running, and relaxing with an ice cold beer at a local taproom. Look carefully and you may see him hiding behind a tree in the northern forests of the upper Midwest.
Favorite Beer: Cold, local, and something new
Favorite Tree: Bur Oak, Quercus macrocarpa
Russell Kennedy
Russell is an urban forester for Rainbow Treecare. Roll Out The Barrel...he also plays saxophone in The Arborators Band, made up of arborists and tree enthusiast. Russell loves trees, camping, snowboarding, hockey, paddling, dogs, logs, kittens, saplings, friends, gardening, bugs, baking, music and more.
Favorite Beer: Dark Ale and Hazy IPA
Favorite Tree: Red Truffula Tree, Truffula russeus (Likely Extinct)
Russell is an urban forester for Rainbow Treecare. Roll Out The Barrel...he also plays saxophone in The Arborators Band, made up of arborists and tree enthusiast. Russell loves trees, camping, snowboarding, hockey, paddling, dogs, logs, kittens, saplings, friends, gardening, bugs, baking, music and more.
Favorite Beer: Dark Ale and Hazy IPA
Favorite Tree: Red Truffula Tree, Truffula russeus (Likely Extinct)
Eric North
A serious tree lover, scientist, and educator, Eric is an Assistant Professor of Urban & Community Forestry at the University of Minnesota.
Favorite Beer: Beer...pale ales...but mostly beer.
Favorite Tree: Kentucky coffeetree, Gymnocladus dioicus
A serious tree lover, scientist, and educator, Eric is an Assistant Professor of Urban & Community Forestry at the University of Minnesota.
Favorite Beer: Beer...pale ales...but mostly beer.
Favorite Tree: Kentucky coffeetree, Gymnocladus dioicus
Joshua Plunkett
Josh is a nursery inspector and export certification officer with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. He has been working in the green industry since college in 1998 and holds two degrees from the University of Minnesota. He’s a resident of Minneapolis and a tree advocate.
Favorite Beer: More beer...let me try something different
Favorite Tree: Red pine, Pinus resinosa (Minnesota's State Tree!)
Josh is a nursery inspector and export certification officer with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. He has been working in the green industry since college in 1998 and holds two degrees from the University of Minnesota. He’s a resident of Minneapolis and a tree advocate.
Favorite Beer: More beer...let me try something different
Favorite Tree: Red pine, Pinus resinosa (Minnesota's State Tree!)
Philip Potyondy
Philip loves dressing snazzy, playing music with the Brass Messengers and the Arborators, and trees of course he loves trees. Philip works with Elmer the Elm Tree at the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.
Favorite Beer: Hoppy...make it fresh hops in a small batch
Favorite Tree: Eastern White Pine, Pinus strobus
Philip loves dressing snazzy, playing music with the Brass Messengers and the Arborators, and trees of course he loves trees. Philip works with Elmer the Elm Tree at the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.
Favorite Beer: Hoppy...make it fresh hops in a small batch
Favorite Tree: Eastern White Pine, Pinus strobus
Valerie McClannahan
Valerie is a lover and a fighter for trees. Valerie is the Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources In her spare time Valerie enjoys promoting the proper care of trees, hiking the SHT, discovering new scotch's, poking fungus with sticks, and knitting.
Favorite Beer: Cold in the summer, rich and spicy in the winter.
Favorite Tree: Tamarack, Larix laricina
Valerie is a lover and a fighter for trees. Valerie is the Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources In her spare time Valerie enjoys promoting the proper care of trees, hiking the SHT, discovering new scotch's, poking fungus with sticks, and knitting.
Favorite Beer: Cold in the summer, rich and spicy in the winter.
Favorite Tree: Tamarack, Larix laricina
Jonathan Osthus
Jon likes trees, Red Oak in particular. Jon works at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture coordinating Emerald Ash Borer biological control activities around the state. Besides hunting down invasive species and trying to recover tiny insects, Jon enjoys playing cribbage with a nice cold beer in hand.
Favorite Beer: Special Ale from Lake Superior Brewing
Favorite Tree: Red Oak, Quercus rubra
Jon likes trees, Red Oak in particular. Jon works at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture coordinating Emerald Ash Borer biological control activities around the state. Besides hunting down invasive species and trying to recover tiny insects, Jon enjoys playing cribbage with a nice cold beer in hand.
Favorite Beer: Special Ale from Lake Superior Brewing
Favorite Tree: Red Oak, Quercus rubra
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Rachel Coyle
Rachel loves trees! I mean REALLY loves trees. She is a municipal forester in the Twin Cities, helping our urban forest stay healthy. She love to teach her kid about trees so they know all the benefits they provide. For fun she loves to hike, camp, garden and enjoy some outdoor sunshine. We hear she is a real wiz on Nordic skis. So if you are in the tracks she may just cruise right on by. Favorite Beer: Something light and crisp Favorite Tree: Kentucky Coffeetree, Gymnocladus dioicus |
