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Certified Treecare Safety Professional (CTSP) workshops with certification exam Past Events TCIA Certified Treecare Safety Professional October/November Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT Certified Treecare Safety Professional (CTSP) workshop and certification exam Emerald Ash Borer Preparation Bark Peeling Workshops Spring 2007 2006 Summer Field Day, July 19, Gilbert, Iowa Click here for details 2005 Midwest ISA Conference. Click here for details and registration form 2005 Shade Tree Short Course, March 15 and 16. Click
here for details and registration form. 2005 Mauget Seminar, Countryside IL. Click here for details and registration
form. Vermeer Tour June 26, 2003 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm . Click here for details and registration forms. Safety Workshop Monday March 10, 2003 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm Iowa DNR Forest Nursery. Click here for details and registration forms. Shade Tree Short Course March 11-12, 2003. Iowa State University, Ames Iowa. Click here for more information. The IAA meeting will be at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11, 2003 in Room 175-179 Scheman. Certified Arborist Exam will be given around the date of the Shade
Tree Short Course at the State Forest Nursery. For information
contact John Walkowiak.
Shade Tree Short Course March 12-13, 2002. Iowa
State University,
Ames Iowa. Information to be announced. The IAA meeting will be at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 2002 in Room 175-179 Scheman. IOWA ARBORIST ASSOCIATION WINTER WORKSHOP Plant Health Care Workshop-Review On Friday, the 13th of July, Ames Iowa was invaded (no not by Freddy Kruger but) by over forty-five tree professionals from around the state. They were there to attend a workshop on Plant Health Care (PHC). Our board was extremely pleased at the diverse representation of the people that were present. Over a dozen of them were non-members and included tree farmers, nurserymen and women, and lawn care employees. We had many positive comments from these individuals and plan on continuing our cooperation with others in the green industry. Our day started with Dr. John Ball, our keynote speaker, who gave an overview of "PHC Process." John’s definition of PHC is to use the plant as the focus. The PHC program attempts to prevent problems through proper planting, site selection and maintenance. The mainstay of the PHC process is monitoring. Other keys to successful PHC programs include a site inventory, which identifies key plants and possible environmental stresses. Client interaction is crucial to a successful PHC program; clients can give you the history of the site as well as their expectations about their landscaping Dr. Jeff Iles followed by giving a presentation on "Plant Selection." His outdoor session stressed the importance of determining what is suitable for planting based upon the site. We looked at site constraints such as growing space, climate and microclimate, and soil characteristics. In July, it is difficult to think about snow, but we even looked at the effects of plantings on snow removal and how the plants would tolerate de-icing materials. Even though you may plant the right tree in the right place, factors beyond your control may allow insect and disease problems to occur. Our afternoon session, "Disease and Insects of Iowa," gave an update of the most current problems in the state. We started our session with a slide show highlighting recent problems and what the state may encounter in the future. Entomologists Dr. Woody Hart and Dr. Mark Shour teamed with pathologist/diagnosticians Paula Flynn and Barbara Ambruzus to lead us on a tour of current problems encountered on the Iowa State University (ISU) campus. Our day concluded with our keynote speaker giving a hands on approach to field diagnosis. We looked at some declining trees and then Dr. Ball drafted three people to play the roll of client and arborist to determine the history behind the declining tree. It was the arborist’s job to determine what had happened to the tree, when it had happened, and what or how he was going to rectify the problem. This gave the participants a chance to see how one gathers information and the importance of gaining a client’s trust. I would like to thank
the staff at
ISU for all the help in putting this program together. The next time
that
you see Barbara Ambruzus, Paula Flynn, Jeff Iles, Mark Shour and Woody
Hart thank them for all the continued support that they have provided
to
the IAA. I would also like to thank Chris Feeley with his help in this
program but also his assistance with the IAA web page. October 20, 2000. Construction Damage Workshop. Preventing construction damage, techniques for assisting injured trees, repairing soil impacted by construction activities, planting methods for poor soils, proper tree selection. Gary Johnson and Jeff Iles were the speakers. Rigging workshop held
in Amana and
was presented by Ken Palmer and Norm Hall from Arbormaster
Training.
The title was The Art and Science of Practical Rigging. |