Book Review
The Arborists’ Certification Study Guide by Sharon Lily is a valuable resource as a person studies for the ISA Certified Arborist Exam and as a quick reference later. The guide covers the topics of the exam as a combination of text and graphics. The guide does not pretend to be the only source of material for study, but forms the basis for all study towards the certification exam. The study guide is available in English, Spanish, and an audio CD in English is also available.
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People in suburbia see trees differently than foresters do. They cherish every one. It is useless to speak of the probability that a certain tree will die when the tree is in someone's backyard … You are talking about a personal asset, a friend, a monument, not about board feet of lumber. -- Roger Swain |
Kansas Arborist Association Annual Training - October 17 - 21
The Kansas Arborist Association Training Course was developed to educate and train people who work with trees. The week long course provides practical and book study of Tree anatomy; Basic tree care; Tree selection; Tree identification; Pruning; Tree climbing field trip; Tree surgery, bark tracing; Chainsaw safety; Shrub, evergreen, fruit tree pruning; Tree problem diagnosis; Environmental tree problems; Urban forest residues; Cabling and bracing; Insects; and Diseases.
This a good course for anyone new to tree work, looking to add to their skills, or studying for the ISA Certification Exam. Tuition is around $200 and well worth it. The class is limited to 40 people and fill quickly as soon as the registration is announced. KAA will send you a registration announcement, if you fill out and return an information form found at: www.kansasforests.org/KAA/Events/KAAtrainingcourse/kaatrainingbrochure.pdf. The main KAA web site is at: www.kansasforests.org/kaa/index.shtml
June 4
Third Annual ForestKeepers Conference, MDC Springfield Conservation and Nature Center, Springfield, MO, 10:00 AM Contact ForesterKeepers, 888-9-FOREST, Complimentary lunch, Registration required by May 31, http://216.119.79.248/training.asp
June 7
Electrical Hazards Awareness Program Workshop, Oklahoma State University Botanical Garden Educational Center, Stillwater, OK, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM Contact TCIA, 800-733-2622, Free Workshop 6.5 ISA CEU’s, Lunch $10, Registration required. www.treecareindustry.org/EHAP/
June 9
Missouri Community Forestry Council State Meeting, MDC State Office, Jefferson City, MO, 10:00 AM Contact: Justine Gartner (Justine.Gartner@mdc.mo.gov), 573-522-4115 Extn. 3116
June 11
2005 Midwestern ISA Tree Climber’s Championship, City Park, Manhattan, KS, 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM Contact J. David Mattox (mattox@ci.manhattan.ks.us), 785-587-2775, www.mwisa.unl.edu/Docs/2005%20Agenda.pdf
June 14 - 18
ANLA Retail Roadshow, Minneapolis, MN Contact American Nursery and Landscape Association 202-789-2900, www.anla.org/applications/Documents/Docs/Retail_Roadshow_05.pdf
August 4
ISA Certified Arborist Exam, Kansas Forest Service Office, Manhattan, KS Contact Eric Berg (eberg@oznet.ksu.edu), 785-532-3308, Registration Deadline July 19, Register at www.isa-arbor.com/certification/exams.aspx
August 6 - 10
2005 ISA Annual Conference & Trade Show, Gaylord Opryland
Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, TN Contact ISA (ISA@isa-arbor.org), 888-472-8733, Early-Bird Registration Deadline June 13, Regular deadline August 1, Register at www.isa-arbor.com
August 11
Missouri Community Forestry Council State Meeting, MDC State Office, Jefferson City, MO, 10:00 AM Contact: Justine Gartner (Justine.Gartner@mdc.mo.gov), 573-522-4115 Extn. 3116
Around a flowering tree, one finds many insects.
- Proverb from Guinea
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