Paul Ries

Paul Ries is the Principal Consultant for Insightful Nature LLC, a natural resources consulting, communications, and training company, and the Director of the Graduate Certificate in Urban Forestry Program at Oregon State University.

Paul holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Natural Resources and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership. He has over 30 years of experience in the natural resources and urban forestry fields, working at the state, local, non-profit, and academiclevels. His work as a college professor, state urban forestry program manager, wildland fire public information officer, and non-profit Executive Director has given him a wide range of experiences in a variety of organizational settings. His clients include state and local governmental agencies and non-profit organizations in the field of natural resources. Paul is a Past President of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) and has been an ISA Certified Arborist since 1988.