Lauren S Lanphear, Neighbor

Lauren Lanphear, President / Owner – Forest City Tree Protection Co., Inc.

Lauren grew up with the family tree business his grandfather founded in 1910, joining the Forest City Tree Protection Co. full-time upon graduation from Hiram College in 1979 (double major in botany and religion). After nearly 100 years at its South Euclid location, the company moved to Mayfield Village in September, 2014.

Lauren has a wealth of leadership experience within the green-industry and community organizations. He served the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) as its president in 1993 and was presented TCIA’s Award of Merit in 2004.

Both an ISA Certified Arborist and ISA Tree Risk Qualified, Lauren served on the board of the International Society of Arboriculture for 15 years, culminating in a two year term as its president, 2007-09. He chaired ISA’s 1996 Annual International Conference in Cleveland conference and is a recipient of ISA’s Honorary Life Member Award. He was recognized by the ISA with its Award of Achievement in 2011.

He served as the editor for the Ohio Chapter, ISA for 11 years, its president in 1986, and its chapter representative to International for more than 10 years. The Ohio Chapter presented Lauren with its Buckeye Award in 1987, Award of Merit and Golden Buckeye Award in 1988, and Honorary Life Membership in 1993.

Lauren has traveled the globe and spoken to professional groups throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, & Asia on Employee Recruitment and Retainment, Tree Fertilization, Hydraulic Sprayer Calibration, Tree Injection, and other relevant topics. He has presented testimony to state & local legislatures & regulatory agencies on pesticide issues. Lauren has personally trained over 1000+ applicators in Tree Injection and Tree Nutrition & Fertilization fundamentals and techniques. He has also spoken on a variety of tree care topics, both technical & non-technical, to Rotary Clubs, Garden Clubs, schools, and other community & civic organizations.

Lauren’s passion for arboriculture and leadership style reflect his core values: Live what you believe, be principled and trustworthy, deal with people not objects, and strive to understand others’ views. Lauren believes that involvement in professional organizations is not a vehicle for personal gain but rather a means to serve the profession and community.