Samantha’s knowledge about the evolution and conservation of trees helps her support the Arboretum’s Center for Tree Science.

An environmental scientist with a plant ecology background, Samantha’s research includes urban ecology, ornithology, and studying both the above and below-ground functions of different tree species and how they may respond to significant environmental pressures, including climate change.

She is currently helping to implement a ‘tree observatory’ platform to enable the simultaneous collection of many different types of data on tree behavior, growth, and status.