Oliver Reichl's academic and professional background has concentrated on arboriculture / tree care, parks and protected areas management, and forest ecology. He has been consulting since 1995. He has worked with Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources and Ministry of the Environment, Parks Canada, the Metro Toronto & Region Conservation Authority, Sir Sandford Fleming College, and numerous tree care companies. He has been an active volunteer in the Ontario Herpetofaunal Summary, the North American Amphibian Monitoring Program, the Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program, the Ontario Odonata Atlas project, species-at-risk reporting, and annual Audobon bird counts.

• Degree: Honours Bachelor of Environmental Studies, (1989), U. of Waterloo
• Diploma: Forestry Technician, (1987), Sir Sandford Fleming College (SSFC)
• Diploma: Parks & Forest Recreation Technician, (1986), SSFC
• Urban Tree Maintenance certification, (1991), SSFC
• ISA-Ontario Certified Arborist #ON-1178A, (since 2007), ISA
• Certified Butternut Health Assessor
• 13 Years - Arborist, Consulting Arborist-Ecologist
• 14 Years - Naturalist & Resource Technician, Parks Canada
• Professor, Entomology & Pathology (1991), SSFC
• Ontario Benthos Biomonitoring Network certification, (2007), OMNR
• Ecological Monitoring & Assessment certification, (2007), Environment Canada
• Ontario Forestry Association White Pine Award recipient (1987)