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David Riddell is a biologist who assists with a variety of natural resource projects, including wetlands studies, bat mist-netting surveys, and invasive species control. He is currently involved in the eradication of Typha angustifolia (narrow-leaved cattail) and Rhamnus frangula (glossy buckthorn) within 50 acres of wetlands to be restored along Pond Brook in Twinsburg, Ohio on land managed by Metro Parks, Serving Summit County. In 2005, he was a technical support specialist for the Asian Longhorned Beetle Eradication Program located in New York City. Mr. Riddell also has experience in urban and utility forestry. He worked on a project for FirstEnergy as a contract utility forester where he inventoried utility right-of-ways throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. His urban forestry experience stems from serving as a data technician on two U.S. Forest Service projects involving the Urban Forest Effects Model (UFORE) and by serving as an inventory arborist on several municipal street tree inventories. Mr. Riddell is a Certified Arborist (OH-5230A) through the International Society of Arboriculture and an Indiana and Ohio Certified Commercial Pesticide Applicator. Prior to his employment at Davey Resource Group, Mr. Riddell worked as a Biological Science Technician for the National Park Service where he helped design and implement an invasive plant management program for the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Mr. Riddell graduated from Kent State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in conservation. | 