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Join WCISA for our Annual Volunteer Work Day.
Our volunteer arborists' provide free tree work in exchange for a $15,000 donation to
The Britton Fund!
Tree work will take place on Saturday, Nov. 5th with optional prep work on Friday, Nov. 4th. For this special weekend we have coordinated free camping on Pixie Woods property, so come and enjoy a fun filled weekend with your family and friends. Our Sunday morning event will be a catch/release fishing experience.
Pixie Woods is a city-run amusement park geared toward children ages 1-6. Opened in 1954, Pixie Woods is Stockton's own fairyland for the "young in age and the young at heart." It will be closed to the public during our work day.
Pixie Woods
3121 Monte Diablo Ave.
Stockton, CA 95203
110 trees to prune - 30 removals - Various tree assessments - lots of fun and camaraderie
Dr. James Downer will be presenting a wonderful educational program on decay and assessment~ Approximately 3 CEUs
Volunteers Needed:
Grounds Persons - Climbers - Trimmers -Safety Observers - Tree Health Inspectors
Click here for additional information or call Rita at 866-785-8960
Registration fee is $15.00 per person. Registration includes camping, meals on Saturday and a tee shirt. After registration, a confirmation will be sent to you explaining lodging, transportation, and other details. Equipment & work related questions call: Andy Trotter at 714-920-1262 or
atrotter@wcainc.com
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Volunteers Needed for Statewide Tree Planting
WCISA has partnered with Invest from the Ground Up once again for a new state-wide tree planting event, CIRCLE. The California Initiative to Reduce Carbon and Limit Emissions (CIRCLE) will take place in nine cities across California.
Volunteer arborists are needed at each site to provide planting guidance to general volunteers.
The following cities are hosting their tree planting this
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Anaheim- Twaila Reid Park
Baldwin Park- Morgan Park
Bellflower - Simms Park
Ceres - Smyrna Park
Ontario - Westwind Park
Tracy - Lincoln Park
Thursday, November 17, 2016
National City - El Toyon Park
For more information
Visit the Website!
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2016 North American Tree Climbing Championship
This year's North American Tree Climbing Championship (NATCC) was held on October 1 and 2, 2016 and was hosted by the Niagara Parks and the Ontario Chapter of International Society of Arboriculture. Forty-nine of the top professional tree climbers from the United States and Canada took part and demonstrated their skills as professional arborists, all while competing for the title of North American Champion.
Congratulations to Jacob Claassen for placing second in the preliminary events and third overall at the North American Tree Climbing Championship.
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TRAQ Seminars
Need to recertify your Tree Risk Assessment Qualification or want to obtain the qualification; sign up for one of the following two workshops happening in December. For more information regarding the qualification.
See the
TRAQ Handbook
If you are interested in attending a TRAQ class but can't make it to either date, please contact Rita 866-788-8960, we are setting up classes this Fall for 2017.
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San Marino, CA
December 7 - 9, 2016
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San Jose, CA
December 12 - 14, 2016
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WCISA members named ISA
True Professionals of Arboriculture
Congratulations to our fellow WCISA members; winners of this year's ISA True Professional of Arboriculture Award. The True Professional recognition program honors arborists and tree care professionals for their positive impact on the industry in and around their communities.
To read about each winners accomplishments and professional career please click on their name.
2016 True Professional of Arboriculture Winners
2016 Award of Achievement Winner
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CA Forest Pest Council Needs Your Help
It's that time of the year again when the CA Forest Pest Council is in
need of gathering highlights from around the state for the 2016 CA Forest Pest Conditions Report. Please share information you have observed this year so the report may be as complete and meaningful as possible. If there are other professionals in your organization that you feel could also contribute, please share this information. Please see the
2015 CA Forest Pest Conditions Report
for more information.
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CEU Resources
Looking for more CEU opportunities? Don't forget to check out our Alternative CEU Resources page! It links to podcasts, online quizzes and more - accessible to you no matter your proximity to our regional conferences!
Here's the link.
New Online CEU Article Collections Available from ISA
Previously available only in print format, you can now purchase and access ISA's Collections of CEU Articles electronically along with the accompanying CEU quizzes, previously printed in Arborist News. The complete set of articles can help you earn up to 95.75 CEUs!
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Job Listings
In the market for a new job in arboriculture? Look no further than the WCISA
website! For details about posting a job listing please email
rita@wcisa.net. Listings are $50 per month.
- IECLT seeks Tree Climbers/Bucket Workers, Canyon Country, CA
- Integrity Tree seeks Tree Climbers, Phoenix, AZ
- City of El Segundo seeks Tree Maintenance Worker, El Segundo, CA
- Phillips and Jordan, Inc seeks Tree Care Safety Specialist, Madera, CA
- BrightView seeks Tree Care Business Developer, Sacramento, CA
- The Presidio Trust seeks Tree Worker/Arborist, San Francisco, CA
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Climbing Skills Workshop with A Plus Tree, Inc.
October 28, 2016
Benicia, CA
This workshop will provide tree care professionals with affordable hands-on training by volunteer instructors that have numerous years of field and competition experience. Climbers will increase their enjoyment and productivity, become more confident and efficient and gain skills with new tricks and tips with a 6 to 1 ratio with instructors.
From entry level to intermediate, this program will offer information and training for all levels. All participants will learn the latest innovative techniques from skilled and qualified climbers.
Climbing Stations:
- Learn to climb - Understand your equipment and knots
- Setting your climbing line - Practice your throw line
- Methods of entry - Footlock, body thrust, self belay, etc.
- Planning & Workclimb - Maneuvers, limb walk, and safety
- Aerial rescue - Practice the techniques necessary to save
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Urban Wood: From Trees to Furniture
November 17, 2016
San Luis Obispo, CA
This conference provides arborists, municipal partners and woodworkers with information about the utilization of urban lumber for making fine furniture. Reuse of wood allows for longer carbon storage times and helps reduce carbon loss to the atmosphere. This seminar will provide information about how to utilize urban species for lumber, which species to utilize, how to design projects with urban lumber species and how to mill and prepare urban trees for harvest and utilization as lumber.
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Annual Pest and Disease Conference
November 17, 2016
Saratoga, CA
Join us for our 12th Annual Pest & Disease Seminar! We'll hear an update on the laws and regulations for Santa Clara County and how to comply with the Healthy Schools Act. You can learn everything from biology and management to proactive vs. reactive treatment of tree pathogens. Also, we'll hear the lessons learned in Southern California from dealing with PHSB and the KSHB.
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Structural Pruning Seminars
Several Dates
Several California Locations
Whether you attended one of the first three outdoor workshops or not, you will be able to see how trees responded to pruning cuts made three and five years ago. There will be lots to see and discuss. This is the best way to learn pruning-by seeing for yourself how structure is improved with selected pruning cuts in the right position. This time, Mark Chisholm, three time International Tree Climbing Champion, will show us how to efficiently reach the right place: that is the edge of the tree crown.
Several Workshops has been set up throughout California:
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Santa Rosa, CA
December 6, 2016
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San Diego, CA
January 4, 2017
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Sacramento, CA
December 7, 2016
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Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 2017
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River-Friendly Landscaping
September 14 - November 16, 2016
Folsom, CA
Teaching landscape professionals how to grow their business by growing earth-friendly and river-friendly landscapes.
The Green Gardener Training Program is ten weekly classes that cover:
- River Friendly Landscaping Principles
- Soil Health
- Mulches and Compost
- Irrigation (2 classes)
- Right Plant, Right Place
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Pruning for plant health
- Fertilizers & Turf Care
- Marketing your green gardener business
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8th Western Hazard Tree Workshop
October 18 - 20, 2016
Bend, OR
Registration for this workshop is $295.00 before the early bird registration deadline of October 4th, 2016 (After October 4th, the registration will be $350.00) Single day registration is available for $150.00. Registration includes a copy of the proceedings, all conference sessions and refreshments during breaks, box lunches and drinks for all three days, an evening banquet at Deschutes Brewery Mountain Room, and bus transportation for the field trips.
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The Landscape Expo
October 19 - 20, 2016
Long Beach, CA
Stop by and visit WCISA at Booth 1230
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Desert Green XX - 20 Years of Desert Greening
Las Vegas, NV
October 20-21, 2016
Celebrate the 20th year of Las Vegas' premiere mix-opportunity - multi track educational programs - industry showcase - and optimum networking!
- Two days of Advanced Arboriculture
- Pest Management (with pesticide CEUs for Nevada, California, Arizona and Utah)
- Landscape Architecture
- Irrigation and Water Conservation
- Golf and Sports Turf Management
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Tree Identification
Chico, CA
October 22, 2016
In this workshop we will introduce trees found on the campus of California
State University, Chico (CSUC). We will talk about the key characteristics of their
leaves, bark and reproductive structures (either cones or flowers). We will also
provide information about the tree biology, pruning and urban forest management.
We will walk around the campus and identify trees, collect specimen and bring
them back to the lab for examination and review. Herbarium specimens will also
be available. Worksheets and tree identification resources will also be provided.
For more information or help with registration contact the biology office at 530-898-4235 or
chatfield@csuchico.edu
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Resilient Landscape-Transformation Strategies and Tools
Sanger, CA
October 27, 2016
In this workshop you will learn how to get ready for the future and how to implement a climate appropriate landscape in all communities. For more information about the workshop or to register Learn more and register here
Belmont Nursery
Henderson Experimental Gardens
1215 N. McCall
Sanger, CA 93657
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Tree Workers Workshop
Chandler, AZ
November 4, 2016
For more information and to register
Visit ACTC website
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TCIA Expo
Balitmore, MD
November 10 - 12, 2016
World's largest tree care show.
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Partners in Community Forestry Conference
Indianapolis, IN
November 16 - 17, 2016
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Tree Appraisal Workshop
Las Vegas, NV
November 21, 2016
Focusing on the CTLA Trunk Formula Method, this course gives an overview of the appraisal process and provides an opportunity to practice in the field. Review common mistakes and refine your craft as an appraising arborist. Registration is available at
http://www.jameskomen.com/
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ASCA Annual Conference 2016
Boston Park Plaza,
Boston, MA
November 30 - December 3, 2016
WCISA members receive discounted registration!
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