Senior Arborist
Oaktopia
Santa Barbara, California
Dave Muffly is renown for successful mass tree plantings in virtually every possible planting context over a revolutionary career of nearly 40 years. In the 80s, Dave earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Stanford University, then abruptly branched into cutting edge native oak regeneration at Stanford, followed by thousands of non-profit urban plantings. In 2007, Dave became a Board Certified Master Arborist, and designed the visionary Freeway 101 Soundwall thousand tree equity planting. In the 2010s, Dave spent 7 years as Steve Job's select Senior Arborist, responsible for planting 9,000 trees of 130 types at the Apple Park megacampus.
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SUN-A10: Trees of the Future City: Selecting Urban Tree Species for Climate Adaptation
Sunday, October 12, 2025
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