H.D. "Dutch" Afman, I.S.A.
Consulting Arboriculturist
Grand Junction, Colorado

30 years in Residential-Commercial Real Estate sales and development. Appraisal work on mountain and resort areas in Wyoming and Colorado. 1962-1992 C. R. B. (Certified Brokerage Manager) and licensed Real Estate Broker in Wyoming and Colorado

Master Gardener - Colorado State University -Tri-River Extension, 1992 – Horticulture Associate Degree Program
Advanced Master Gardener, 1993 - C.S.U.

President - Dutch Master Gardeners, Inc. - Consulting Arborists 1995-2001
Principal - Afman Consulting - Arboricultural Evaluation Services, since 2002
Past Vice Chairman - Forestry Board, City of Grand Junction. 2003-2006

Horticultural -Arboricultural Education:
CSU - Tri-River Extension. Ft. Collins and Grand Junction, Colorado 1992 -2007, - 60 hours annually and on going with workshops, seminars, field work, field appraisals. Diagnostic consultations with customers requesting information relating to tree diseases and general evaluation.

Master Gardener Educator, Colorado State University. Ext.Services.

CONTINUING EDUCATION
American Society of Consulting Arborists - Tree appraisal workshop, 1995 International Society of Arborists,I.S.A Continuing Education (Member.)
City of Grand Junction - Tree Care workshop 1996
University - New Mexico, Hazardous Trees, Workshop/seminar 1997
Mesa State College- Tree Pruning, 1997
Forestry Seminar, Lake City, Colorado 1998
Trees-People & The Law Seminar, Salt Lake City, Utah ,1999 - I.S.A.
Tree Appraisal workshop, Ft. Collins,Colorado, CSU, 2000
Evaluating Tree Defects Seminar - Denver, Colorado I.S.A, 2001
Annual Tree Conference, Rocky Mtn. Chapter, Ft.Collins, Colorado 2002
Hazardous Trees - workshop, City Forestry , Grand Junction,CO 2003
Annual Tree Conferences-Rocky Mountain District 1997-2008
4th. Western Tree Hazard Workshop - Ouray/Telluride,CO. 2004
Annual Tree Workshop – Grand Junction – 2004,2005-2006 -2008
Trees, People & the Law Symposium I.S.A -Sacramento,CA 2009

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