Meet Our Team
Caleb White
Caleb became an ISA certified arborist in 2013 (NY-5816A), and obtained his Tree Risk Assessment Qualification from the ISA in 2021. Caleb formed New Leaf Ecological Landscapes LLC in 2021, with the goal of facilitating thoughtful land use in support of our native ecosystems. He looks forward to working with the talented and committed staff of New Leaf Eco and managing the landscape in the Hudson Valley in a sustainable and responsible way.
Owner • ISA Certified Arborist NY-5816A • Tree Risk Assessment Qualification • DEC Commercia Pesticide Applicator
Deborah Wren
Deborah Wren was born and raised on a family-run dairy farm in Austerlitz, NY. After receiving her masters degree, she settled in as lead farmer with ECO City Farms in Maryland. In 2017, she set off on her own venture in native eco-restorative landscaping and returned to the Hudson Valley. In 2019, she completed her certification in landscape design from New York Institute of Art & Design and she is thrilled to bring this passion and experience to her role with New Leaf Eco Landscapes.
Landscape Designer • Operations Manager
Kristen Trowbridge
What do you enjoy most about landscaping?
It’s so satisfying! I love the feeling you get after a hard day’s work, it’s really energizing. I’m a flower child—I love being outside surrounded by beautiful blooms and foliage
Office Manager
Taylor Boria
What do you enjoy most about landscaping?
Cultivating relationships with plants is one of my favorite things about my work. Understanding the biology of them is gratifying. Each species we work with—even each plant itself—has a personality, and in order to foster it and allow the plant to flourish, you must learn everything you can about them and what is around them, both intuitively and academically. It is such an amazingly beautiful process that flourishes while in the field.
ISA Certified Arborist NY-6829A • Tree Risk Assessment Qualification • DEC Commercial Pesticide Applicator
Alan Bravo
How did your love for landscaping develop?
Since I was a little boy, I would go to work with my father and saw how he would work and provide for us. I saw and learned the many methods there were to maintain a good looking property.
Landscape Crew
Gloria Morales
How did your love for landscaping develop?
I am from the countryside, and the countryside is inside me. I grew up working and playing outside, so naturally, I love it. I like everything about flowers and vegetables and I have worked in this for most of my life. I worked at the Chatham Berry Farm for thirteen years in their greenhouses, and I have also worked harvesting apples, growing flowers and making Christmas wreaths.
Landscaping Crew
Our Mission -
To practice responsible land stewardship by promoting, facilitating, and managing properties to create and support ecologically diverse native landscapes.
We seek to practice responsible land stewardship by promoting, facilitating, and managing properties to create and support ecologically diverse native landscapes.
Inspired by our research in soil health, carbon sequestration, and other climate-change related concerns, we view our land stewardship work as vital to restoring and maintaining the well-being of our lands. We work collaboratively with each client to determine the scale, style, and native plant species best suited for their eco-restoration project. The goal of these projects is to provide critical habitat for birds and pollinators, improve soil health and sequester carbon, prevent erosion, and improve water quality.
