Jack Pizzo, RLA, ASLA, ICN

President, Senior Ecologist & Principal Landscape Architect

815.495.2300 ext. 104
m: 815.351.3250

Jack found Pizzo & Associates, Ltd. in 1988 and serves as the President, Senior Ecologist, and Principal Landscape Architect. Jack’s duties include directing the Management Team, marketing, speaking & education. Most importantly Jack serves as the ecological knowledge base for the company setting the philosophies, ethics, techniques and principles that have made Pizzo & Associates, Ltd. the industry leader in Ecological Restoration.

Jack is considered a prescribed fire expert and is regularly contracted as an instructor for the S-130/S-190 Wildland Firefighter training. In January of 2005 he served as an instructor at the Prescribed Fire Training Center.

Regarded as the expert in successful natural area restorations, Jack is often asked to speak at a variety of engagements. His exciting, enthusiastic, & informative presentations are in high demand and have resulted in bookings across the country including Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. He is also routinely interviewed for and/or asked to author papers for publication in print media. To date Jack has contributed to an array of media outlets such as “Let’s talk gardening with Mike Nowak” on WGN Radio, “Restoration Ecology” magazine, “Recreation” magazine, “The Landscape Contractor” magazine, “Natural Living” magazine, and “Common Interest” magazine… just to name a few.

Education:

  • University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
    • Bachelor of Science in Ornamental Horticulture 1984

Professional Memberships:

  • American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) – Full Member, Illinois Chapter
  • Illinois Landscape Contractors Association (ILCA)
  • Society for Ecological Restoration
  • Illinois Native Plant Society
  • International Erosion Control Association
  • Illinois Association for Floodplain and Storm Water Management
  • Natural Areas Association
  • Society of Wetland Scientists
  • Save the Prairie Society
  • Soil & Water Conservation Society

Professional Training:

  • Registered Landscape Architect License No. 157.000457 (Illinois)
  • Certified Herbicide Operator/ Applicator (0000)
  • Army Corps of Engineers 32-hour Wetland Delineation Training (2002)
  • S-130 Basic Firefighter Training (0000)
  • S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior (0000)
  • S-131 Firefighter Type 1 (0000)
  • S-234 Ignitions (0000)
  • Advanced Burn Training – National Interagency Prescribed Fire Burn Training Center (2002)
  • Completed Ignition Specialist Class 2 – National Interagency Prescribed Fire Burn Training Center (2005)
  • Army Corps of Engineers 32-hour Wetland Delineation Training (2002)
  • Illinois Certified Nursery Professional (1995)
Jack Pizzo, RLA, ASLA, ICN