801 North Country Fair Drive Suite D Champaign IL 61821
Ryan Pankau is the Horticulture Educator for Illinois Extension serving Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, and Vermilion counties in central Illinois. Ryan has over two decades of experience as a forester and arborist, building his lifelong love of trees into the career he enjoys today. He has expertise with forest restoration and management as well as care of individual trees in the urban setting.
In recent years, Ryan has focused on integrating the concepts of ecology into the management of plants in the built environment to create more resilient landscapes that better support the native flora and fauna of Illinois. He is the author of the Garden Scoop Blog, which discusses a wide variety of plant-related topics specific to Illinois
Here are selected recordings of past presentations by Ryan:
“Pruning Shade Trees” – Feb. 28, 2023
“History of Forest Pest Outbreaks in North America” – May 18, 2022
“Tree Root Collar Disorders” – Feb. 16, 2022
“Native vs. Nativar” -Aug 25, 2020
“Pollinator Pockets” – Aug 20, 2020
“Forest Invaders: Common Invasive Plants of Illinois Forests” – May 21, 2020
“Tree Care in Urbans Soils” – March 15, 2018