Stan Kochanoff (MURP ’94) and David Jollymore, out-going President of ISA-Atlantic chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture.

Stan Kochanoff (MURP ’94) is the founder and principal of Environova Planning group. He has over 40 years of experience as a Landscape Architect, Planner, and Horticulturist in the landscape and environmental planning industry in Nova Scotia. Before completing the Master of Urban and Rural Planning, Stan attended Cornell University where he earned his BS (Landscape Design and Ornamental Horticulture) in 1966.

Stan just turned turned 78 and is still as passionate about the field as ever before! He continues landscape design planning but his main preoccupation has become moving large trees and doing tree and vegetation assessments.

Volunteerism

Always a committed volunteer, Stan continues to donate his time by working in his local communities-in-Bloom group as the Tree Canopy Coordinator for the Windsor Committee. He also oversees the Memorial Palliative Memory Garden for the hospital in Windsor. In July he spent two weeks going across Canada as a volunteer national judge assessing Communities-in-Bloom cities in Calgary and Brooks, Alberta, Coquitlam, BC and St. John’s NF. He enjoyed this experience, saw amazing things that these cities were doing to improve their community environments, and met some great people.

Recent Award

Just recently, Stan was honoured with a life membership award for his work from the International Society of Arboriculture chapter ISA-Atlantic. The award reads: “In recognition of his dedication and passion for promoting the Professional Practice of Arboriculture in Atlantic Canada and for his involvement and outstanding contributions to the chapter”.

Stan jokes that he is on his “Freedom 95 program”.  He remarks, “It is difficult to find younger people to do this type of work. It needs to be done and I enjoy it, so I will keep going as long as I can!”