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About Certified Arbor Care

Certified Arbor Care is a professional tree service company located in Austin, Texas. Our team of ISA-Certified Arborists have the knowledge and experience needed to solve any tree-related problem you encounter and they pride themselves on their excellent quality of work and speedy response time. We are fully insured and carry general liability and workman’s compensation insurances. We also operate a tree consultation company that focuses specifically on arborist consultation services in the Austin area.

Whether you need tree trimming, pest and disease control, or emergency services, you can count on Certified Arbor Care to complete the job with the utmost professional care. We are passionate about trees, and want to help you maintain the integrity and beauty of the greenery on your property.

About Our Team

Debbie Evans

Owner / ISA Certified Arborist

Debbie has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biology from Stephen F. Austin State University (2000) and a Masters of Science Degree in Environmental Science from Stephen F. Austin State University (2001). She has been specifically in the arboriculture field since 2006 and currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Certified Arbor Care Inc.

Debbie’s certifications, licenses, qualifications, and memberships include:

  • ISA Certified Arborist: TX – 3609A
  • TDA Commercial Pesticide Applicators License:  TDA #0727016
  • Texas Oak Wilt Qualified: TOWQ – 220
  • Registered Consulting Arborist: RCA-572
  • Member of the American Society of Consulting Arborists

Debbie focuses on bids, consultations, and tree appraisals.  Should you have any questions about trees, appraisals, expert witness services, or consultations, please contact her at the office at 512.671.8733 or via our contact form.

Lee Evans

Owner / ISA Certified Arborist

Lee has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Forestry from the Arthur Temple College of Forestry at Stephen F. Austin State University (2000). He has been involved in the arboriculture industry since 2000 and started Certified Arbor Care, Inc. with Debbie in 2006. Currently, he is the President of Certified Arbor Care Inc.

Lee’s Debbie’s certifications, licenses, qualifications, and memberships include:

  • ISA Certified Arborist: TX – 1339A
  • TDA Commercial Pesticide Applicators License: TDA #0389620
  • Texas Oak Wilt Qualified: TOWQ – 221
  • Former Tree Risk Assessment Qualification
  • Former ISA Wildfire Risk Reduction Qualification: TXWRRQ-0018
  • Member of the Society of Commercial Arborists

Lee served on the Board of Directors for the Texas Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture from 2012-2014.

Currently, Lee focuses primarily on developing the commercial and consulting services of Certified Arbor Care Inc.  Should you have any questions about trees or our services, please contact Lee at the office: 512.671.8733 or via our contact form.

Nathan Abbott

Senior Residential Arborist

Nathan has a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Forestry from the Arthur Temple College of Forestry at Stephen F. Austin State University (2010). Nathan has been with us since January of 2011, and serves as the Residential Arborist for the Horseshoe Bay and Austin Areas.

Nathan’s certifications, licenses, and  qualifications include:

  • ISA Certified Arborist: TX – 3885A
  • TDA Commercial Applicators License: TDA #0703325
  • Texas Oak Wilt Qualified Arborist: TOWQ – 184
  •  Former ISA Wildfire Risk Reduction Qualification: TXWRRQ-0019

If you have any questions about our services or if you are interested in receiving a bid, please feel free to contact him at the office: 512.671.8733

Bella Reyes

ISA Certified Arborist

Bella has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Forestry from the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture from Stephen F. Austin State University (2019). She has been involved in the arboriculture industry since 2019. She currently serves as an arborist focusing on south Austin, Central Austin, and Bee Cave area. She joined Certified Arbor care May of 2022.

Bella’s certifications, licenses, and memberships include:

  • ISA Certified Arborist: TX-4670A
  • TDA Commercial Applicators License: TDA #0843398
  • Tree Risk Assessment Qualified Arborist
  • ISA Professional Member and Texas Chapter Member
  • Texas Oak Wilt Qualified: TOWQ – 462

If you have any questions about our services or if you are interested in receiving a bid, please feel free to contact her at the office: 512.865.6213

Darcy Hawkins

Office Manager

Darcy joined our team in 2012 and primarily focuses on answering the phone during normal business hours, accounts payable and receivable, time sheet management, sales staff paperwork, arborist scheduling, and is a notary republic. She has 27 years of office management experience and is key to keeping our arborists organized.

Lisa Page

Marketing and Customer Service Specialist

Lisa joined our team in 2019 and brings with her over 20 years of experience in landscape industry administration.  Lisa assists with addressing any concerns or questions clients have before or after their work has been completed and assists in keeping our team organized.  She is also helps with our website marketing, and answering the phones during normal business hours.

Jason Page

Landscape Division Manager

Jason joined our team in 2019.  He started in the green industry in 1996 and has a strong background in irrigation and all aspects of landscaping from construction to landscape management.  Jason manages our commercial landscape crews and is our go to guy for creative solutions to complex problems.

Jason’s Licenses include:

  • TCEQ Licensed irrigator:  LI0016689

Sam Garcia

Assistant Landscape Division Manager

Sam joined our team in September of 2020 and came to us with 2 years of previous experience in the tree and landscape fields. Sam graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University with a Bachelors Degree in Forestry and Wildlife Management in December 2018. Sam will continue to work with Jason Page to provide our Landscape Services with additional onsite arboriculture support.

Sam’s certifications, licenses, and  qualifications include:

  • ISA Certified Arborist: TX-4780A
  • TCEQ Licensed irrigator:  LI0027813

Jayson Kisselburg

Arborist/Lead Field Technician

Jayson joined our team in April of 2017 as a field technician. He came to us with 7 years of previous experience in the landscape industry specializing in fertilization and inset/disease management. Jayson serves our team as an ISA Certified Arborist and our Lead Field Technician.

Jayson’s certifications, license and qualification include:

  • ISA Certified Arborist TX4608A
  • TDA Commercial Pesticide Applicators License: TDA 0805970
  • Texas Oak Quilt Qualification: TOWQ-432

Rachel Abbott

Customer Service Specialist

Rachel joined our team in 2022 and comes with over 10 years of customer service experience. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Forestry with an emphasis in Wildlife Management from Stephen F. Austin State University (2011). She focuses on handling of the appointment scheduling for our team.

Douglas L. Dear

ASLA

Doug has a degree in Landscape Architecture from Mississippi State University and graduated in 1982. His Professional career in Landscape Architecture, landscape and irrigation design began in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in May of that year.

He moved to Austin in 1994 and as Landscape Architect, Environmental Consultant and Arborist, cultivated a proficient understanding of Austin’s Land Development Code, the Environmental Criteria Manual, and the City’s Tree Ordinance.

As a seasoned registered Landscape Architect and Certified Arborist with diverse background and work experience, Doug has worked with individual homeowners, builders and developers in Texas, thirteen other states and Montreal, Canada.

His influence on a successful outcome, incorporates a thorough understanding of how to maintain tree preservation requirements while blending a client’s design needs, schedule and budget, using code compliant construction techniques.

Doug’s registrations, certifications, licenses include:

  • Texas Registered Landscape Architect, TX 1838 and A.S.L.A. member
  • I.S.A. Certified Arborist, TX-3919A
  • I.S.A. Tree Risk Assessment Qualified, Arborist
  • Texas I.S.A. Oak Wilt Qualified, Arborist
  • Texas I.S.A. Wildfire Risk Reduction Qualified, TX-0120
  • Certified Erosion, Sedimentation and Storm Water inspector #9449
  • T.E.C.Q Licensed Irrigator, LI #0005131
  • T.C.E.Q. Licensed Backflow Assembly Tester, BP# 0002949

Personal:

He and his wife Cynthia are proud parents of seven kids and 6 grandkids.

They manage a small herd of registered Texas Longhorns in Hays County.

They love Rodeos and Texas history (their house is a two-thirds scale replica of “The Alamo”.

We Proudly Serve the Following Austin Areas

Barton Creek, Bee Caves, Blue Lake, Buda, Cedar Park, Del Valle, Dripping Springs, Florence, Georgetown, The Hills, Horseshoe Bay, Hudson Bend, Hutto, Johnson City, Jonestown, Kingsland, Kyle, Lago Vista, Lakeway, Leander, Meadow Lakes, New Braunfels, Oak Hill, Pflugerville, Round Rock, San Marcos, Spicewood, Sun City, Sunrise Beach Village, Westlake Hills.

512-671-8733 – Austin, Texas
512-671-8733 – Liberty Hill, Texas
830-613-6171 – Marble Falls, Texas

Call us today to schedule tree service in Austin such as tree trimming, tree removal, or stump grinding and more!

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