Evan the Arborist · Field Agent HQ

Welcome, Field Agent!

Evan, Josie and Billy the Beagle are so glad you found us. Spot three trees from your book, share them with Evan's Field Log, and you'll earn your Spotter certificate.

Field Agents: show a grown-up this page!

Get the certificate How the Field Log works
Evan the Arborist with his magnifying glass, Billy the Beagle, and Josie the Climber waving

For grown-ups

How Evan's Field Log works

Your Field Agent finds a tree from the book. You share a photo of the find, and Evan writes back in character with a clue or a tree fact. Grown-ups do all the posting and messaging.

  1. Find it

    Look for a tree from the book: the whole tree, a cone, a leaf, a needle or a patch of bark all count.

  2. Snap the find, not the finder

    Photograph the tree or the clue only. No faces, no kids in the picture, no house numbers.

  3. Share it

    Post it with #EvansFieldLog and tag @theconsultingarborist, or send it by direct message. Sign it with the Field Agent name.

  4. Collect the certificate

    After three finds, come back here and download the Spotter certificate to print and present.

Field names only

Please don't share a child's real name, age, school or photo with us. We won't ask for them, and we'll never repost a photo that shows a person.

Private is fine

A direct message counts just the same as a public post. Social accounts are for people 13 and over, so share from your own account.

For grown-ups

Download the Spotter certificate

Join the Evan the Arborist list and your certificate downloads straight away as a PDF, ready to print and present.

Make up a field name together, like Ranger Moss or Captain Cone. Please don't use your child's real name. This name stays on your device and is never sent to us.

Where are you? (optional, for the right edition)

Your certificate is downloading

Print it on Letter or A4 paper, landscape, and choose "Fit to page" if your printer asks.

From Harris Arboricultural Consulting Ltd. (The Consulting Arborist), Vancouver, BC. We only keep your email, your edition and your consent. See our privacy policy.

Evan's Field Log SPOTTER Congratulations, Field Agent You spotted three Pacific Northwest trees and shared them with Evan's Field Log. That makes you an official Spotter! Awarded on EvanEvan the ArboristChief Field Naturalist JosieJosie the ClimberCanopy Inspector SNIFF TESTED ★ BY BILLY ★ Billy the Beagle Chief Sniffer
Your certificate, with today's date

Field Agent safety

  • Explore with a grown-up, and stay away from trees on windy days.
  • Look, don't taste: never eat berries, leaves or mushrooms you find.
  • Collect only fallen cones and leaves, and only where it's allowed.
  • Never climb a tree. Josie is a trained climber with a helmet, harness and ropes.