Professor, Urban Forestry, Arboriculture, Dendrology
PhD, Forest Recreation, 1968, Michigan State University; MS, 1965, Michigan State University; BS, 1962, University of Dayton, Ohio
Contact Information
123 Natural Resources
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1325
Phone: (517) 355-7533
Fax: (517) 432-1143
Email: kielbas3@msu.edu
Study Abroad
- Brazil - Biodiversity, Ecosystem Protection and Management held summer semesters 2001-2004
Research Interests
Amelioration of heavily compacted soils; soil and planting. Improvements on heavy clay soil; status of street trees nationally; management practices of U.S. urban foresters; urban tree nitrogen fertilizer comparison; dogwood genetic differences; Diplodia-resistant Austrian pine; social attitudes toward neighborhood trees; Herbicide use by U.S. utilities.
Activities and Awards
President of International Society of Arboriculture-1994. Joint appointee in Urban Studies Program. Urban forestry extension. ANR Alumni Distinguished Faculty Award-1991. ISA Award for Arboricultural Research-1984. ISA Author's Citation-1979.
Programs and Grants
- Monitoring the growth and development of urban forests over time in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Bowling Green, Ohio (American Forestry Association, U.S. Forest Service National Urban Forest Inventory Project)
- Michigan street tree conditions - A 20 city study
- Development planning for an urban forestry nature center (MSU Foundation)
Selected Publications
Kielbaso, J.J. 1995. The urban environment and the tree. Proceedings: The First Italian Conference on the Tree in the City. L'Albero in Citta Prime Giornate Internazionali Meranesi: 37-50. Merano, Italy. April. 4-6, 1995.
Kielbaso, J.J. 1994. Urban forestry - the international situation. Anais: II Congresso Brasileiro de Arborizacao Urbana: 3-12. Sao Luis, Brazil. September 18-24, 1994.
Heatley, R.C., J.J. Kielbaso and G.S. Howell. 1994. Environmental adaptation and ornamental display of Cornus florida ecotypes. JOA 20(6): 305-309.
Kielbaso, J.J., M.N. de Araujo, A.J. de Araujo, and W.N. Cannon. 1993. Monitoring the growth and development of urban forests in Bowling Green, Ohio and Lincoln, Nebraska. Submitted. American Forests National Urban Forest Inventory.
Kielbaso, J.J. and T.S. Bynum. 1993. Exploration of an urban forestry/juvenile justice model for adjudicated youth. Department of Forestry and School of Criminal Justice. Michigan State University. East Lansing, MI.
Kielbaso, J.J. 1993. Trees need love too. First Canadian Urban Forests Conference. May. Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Kielbaso, J.J. 1993. Urban forestry and quality of life in cities. First Panamerican Forestry Conference. Sept. Curitiba, Brasil.
Sampson, R.N., G.A. Moll, and J.J. Kielbaso. 1992. Opportunities to increase urban forests and the potential impacts on carbon storage and conservation. pp. 51-72. Cpt. 5 in: Forests and Global Change. (R.N. Sampson and D. Hair, eds.). American Forests, Washington, DC.
Wu, Z., S. Jamieson, and J. Kielbaso. 1991. Urban forest pest management. J. of Arboriculture 17(6):150-158.
Kielbaso, J. James and Vincent Cotrone. 1989. The state of the urban forest. Proceedings of Fourth Urban Forestry Conference. St. Louis 1989. p. 11-18.
Kielbaso, J.J., B. Beauchamp, K. Larison and C. Randall. 1988. "Trends in Urban Forestry Management", Baseline Data Report, Vol 20, NO. 1. (Washington, D.C.: International City Management Assoc., Jan/Feb 1988).
Smiley, E.T., J.J. Kielbaso and P.V. Nguyen. 1986. Soil factors associated with manganese deficiency of urban sugar and red maples. Journal of Arboriculture. 12(7): 169-173.