Green Side Up Env. Services & Landscaping was founded by Doug Kennedy, a graduate of Sir Sandford Fleming College (Frost Campus) in Lindsay. Doug Kennedy is an Environmental Technologist, MNR certified Managed Forest Plan Approver (MFPA) and Butternut Health Assessor (BHA) and owner of GSU. He has been working in the environmental and horticultural industry since 1996 where he ventured into Northern Ontario as a tree planter. Since this time he has not looked back and continues to learn and push forward as a pioneer in the green industry. In addition to founding GSU, Doug is also active in the community. He has served on the City of Kawartha Lakes Environmental Advisory Committee (CKLEAC) and presently is an instructor and course developer at Sir Sandford Fleming College (SSFC). Doug developed the Mangaging Turf and Landscape in the Urban Forest course at SSFC and teaches all disiplines of Soil Sciences and Trees and Shrubs ID SSFC offers.