About Matt Merrill

A Maryland native, Matt first arrived to Nevada City in 2015, where the foothills gave semblance of his home in Appalachia. At that time, the drought and associated tree mortality was at its peak and as a practicing arborist, he saw opportunity. He began Yuba Forest Restoration (YFR) to provide much needed arborist services to the gold country region such as fuels reduction and defensible space. His background includes environmental science and GIS, forest pest control, plant health care, utility and urban forestry, forestry consulting, and private tree care.