Web Site Review
Urban heat islands, areas that are 2 to 10 degrees Farenheight warmer than nearby rural areas, are becoming more common in southwest Missouri. You and your neighbors can cool your neighborhood, and lower utility bills with simple solutions, including planting trees. The Environmental Protection Agency has set up a information web site as a tool for homeowners, community planners, utility companies, and others at www.epa.gov/heatisland/
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Being thus prepared for us in all ways, and made beautiful, and good for food, and for building, and for instruments of our hands, this race of plants, deserving boundless affection and admiration from us, becomes, in proportion to their obtaining it, a nearly perfect test of our being in right temper of mind and way of life; so that no one can be far wrong in either who loves trees enough, and everyone is assuredly wrong in both who does not love them, if his life has brought them in his way. -- John Ruskin, 1819-1900, Modern Painters VI |
Attributes of a Professional
A professional:
learns every aspect of the job (proper pruning, planting, safety, application specifications, legal aspects, etc.); continually educates self and employees; carefully discovers what is needed and wanted; looks, speaks and dresses like a professional; keeps his or her work area clean and orderly; is focused and clear-headed; does not let mistakes slide by; jumps into difficult assignments; completes projects as soon as possible; remains level-headed and optimistic; handles money and accounts very carefully; faces up to other people´s upsets and problems; uses higher emotional tones: Enthusiasm, cheerfulness, interest, contentment; persists until the objective is achieved; produces more than expected; produces a high-quality product or service; follows the highest industry standards; becomes certified as an expert in chosen field; and not only belongs to a professional organization, but is active in that organization.
Are you a professional?
August 7 – 11
ISA's 80th Annual Conference and Trade Show, Pittsburgh, PA Contact: ISA, (isa@isa-arbor.com), 330-425-9330, www.isa-arbor.com/conference/default.asp
August 12
Missouri Community Forestry Council, MDC State Office, Jefferson City, MO Contact: Justine Gartner, (Justine.Gartner@mdc.mo.gov) 573-751-4115 Ext. 3116
August 13
Stem Girdling Roots Seminar, SMSU campus, Springfield, MO Contact: Cindy Garner (Cindy.Garner@MDC.mo.gov) 573-751-4115 Ext. 3116
September 14 – 15
Hazard Trees and Trees, People, and the Law Workshops, MDC Discovery Center, Kansas City, MO Contact: NADF Conferences (conferences@arborday.org), 402-474-5655, www.arborday.org/programs/conferences/tpl-hazardtrees/)
October 4 – 6
Building for Greener Communities, Arbor Day Farm Lied Lodge & Conference Center, Nebraska City, NE Contact: NADF Conferences (conferences@arborday.org), 402-474-5655, www.arborday.org/programs/conferences/greenercommunities/
October 5 – 6
Level I Climbing Skills Module, Muskogee, OK Contact: ArborMaster® Training, Inc. (Info@ArborMaster.com), 860-429-5028, www.arbormaster.com/Schedules/2004schedules.htm
October 7 – 8
Level I Precision Felling Module, Muskogee, OK Contact: ArborMaster® Training, Inc. (Info@ArborMaster.com), 860-429-5028, www.arbormaster.com/Schedules/2004schedules.htm
October 14
Missouri Community Forestry Council, MDC State Office, Jefferson City, MO Contact: Justine Gartner, (Justine.Gartner@mdc.mo.gov) 573-751-4115 Ext. 3116
October 28 – 30
TCI EXPO, COBO Conference/Exhibition Center
One Washington Blvd., Detroit, MI Contact: TCIA, (TCIA@TreeCareIndustry.org) 603-314-5380, www.treecareindustry.org/content/mtgs/meetings.htm
December 9
Missouri Community Forestry Council, MDC State Office, Jefferson City, MO Contact: Justine Gartner, (Justine.Gartner@mdc.mo.gov) 573-751-4115 Ext. 3116
Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come.
- Chinese proverb
Do not be afraid to go out on a limb ... That's where the fruit is.
- Anonymous
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To add or remove your subscription, update your address, change contact information, or convert from the paper to the email - web version of “The Stump”, contact:
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Jon Skinner
Urban Forester
Forestry Division
MO Dept. of Conservation
705 Illinois Ave., Ste. 6b
Joplin, MO 64801-5065
417-629-3423
Jon.Skinner@mdc.mo.gov
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