Emeka Osei Page 5

With a master’s degree in urban forestry from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Emeka Osei is an independent consulting arborist based in Lafayette, Louisiana. He holds credentials as an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist and Registered Consulting Arborist, focusing on tree risk assessment and structural evaluations near construction sites. Osei began his education with an undergraduate degree in forestry and has spent his career examining trunk decay, root stability, and storm vulnerability in mature trees across the Gulf South. He contributes articles on tree care to Biology Insights.