Photos by Jeremy King (Left, Center) and Tom Kimmerer (Right)
Tom Kimmerer
Consulting Forest Scientist
Consulting Forest Scientist
Lexington KY
Tom Kimmerer, PhD, is a scientist, author and photographer. He is a consulting forest scientist, working with landowners and with other scientists and natural resource management professionals to ensure a future for the woodland pastures of Kentucky and Tennessee.
He is the author of Venerable Trees - History, Biology and Conservation, and is working on a second book, Our Trees: The Intertwined Lives of People and Trees. Visit his Author page at Amazon. Kimmerer is a writer for American Forests, Planet Experts, and other publications. See a list of his recent stories.
Kimmerer is a conservation photographer specializing in tree and forest photography. He has published photos in several magazines. Samples of work are on his portfolio site.
Kimmerer has a B.S. in Forest Biology (Botany) from SUNY ESF and a PhD in both forestry and botany, with a specialization in tree physiology and biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He has done research and taught tree physiology, forest biology and urban forestry in the United States, Indonesia and Malaysia, and was a faculty member at the University of Kentucky. He was a Senior Fulbright Scholar in Malaysia. He has been an advisor and consultant on environmental and forestry issues for the governments of Malaysia and Indonesia, the American-Malaysian Chamber of Commerce, the Electric Power Research Institute, LG&E-Kentucky Utilities, and other organizations. See his publication list at Research Gate or Google Scholar.