Welcome to the Wisconsin Arborist Association's (WAA) website. Our
mission is 'Improving the understanding of trees and the practice of
arboriculture'.
The WAA was founded in 1964 by a small group of
individuals dedicated to improving the knowledge and quality of the
profession of arboriculture. Since that time it has grown into a large
organization of commercial, municipal, utility and academic arborists. These
members serve Wisconsin by providing private and public arboriculture
services and research. The WAA is a chapter of the International Society of
Arboriculture which has representation in over 30 countries.
--Nicholas Crawford, WAA President
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Web Site Updates
Check the Tree
Climbing Championship page for information regarding the 2012
event. The Registration
Form for competitors has also been posted.
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2012 Day of Service Events
WAA members have completed two successful events this
year. Many thanks to all the
companies and individuals who gave their time, talent and equipment
in both Kenosha and West Bend this year! Photo's of the Kenosha event have been posted in our
Photo
Gallery.
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WAA Summer Conference & 2012 Tree Climbing Championship
Mark your calendars for July 13th and 14th when WAA will host the Summer Conference and TCC over two consecutive days.
Events will be held at The Village Park in Pewaukee. Check this site later for more information.
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Certified Arborist Exam
Check this site later for the next Certified
Arborist exam date and information.
To obtain general information packets, maps, tree lists, etc. contact Ian Brown, Certification Chair, at 414-286-8233, or
email Ian Brown. As always,
registration for the exam is made directly with the ISA, and must be
completed at least 20 days in advance.
http://www.isa-arbor.com/certification/exams.aspx
Please note, any WAA member who wants to be listed as a Certified Arborist for Hire on the WAA web site should complete the
ISA Certified Arborist for Hire
Form. Contact Ian Brown at 414-286-8233 if you have any questions.
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Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund)
The TREE Fund provides research grants, scholarships and
educational programs to advance knowledge in the field of arboriculture and
urban forestry.
Dr. Richard Hauer of the University of Wisconsin at Stevens
Point was recently awarded the John Z. Duling Grant from the TREE Fund for his
project entitled "Economics and emerald ash borer management: a comparison of
doing nothing, preemptive removal, replacement and treatment in the urban
forest."
To learn more about TREE Fund visit http://www.treefund.org/about
The Bob Skiera
Memorial Fund began accepting donations
in 2010. Please consider designating your TREE Fund donations to the Bob Skiera
Memorial Fund https://secure.qgiv.com/for/?key=treefund
Team Wisconsin "Cheeseheads for Research" will be participating in the 2012 Tour des Trees ride. The 585 mile ride will launch from Portland, Oregon on August 5th and offer shorter-mileage options on some of the days. The Tour concludes in Portland on August 11 at Portland’s Laurelhurst Park. For more information check
http://stihltourdestrees.org/the-event. Anyone interested in joining Team Wisconsin should contact
Dick Rideout.
If you wish to support Team Wisconsin rider Dick
Rideout, tax deductable donations via credit card are accepted at
http://www.active.com/donate/STIHLTourdesTrees12/DRideout. As a reminder, please consider designating your TREE Fund
donations to the Bob Skiera Memorial Fund.
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