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.
--Brian Pelot, WAA President
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Web Site Updates
Check Calendar of Events for upcoming educational opportunities.
Public hearings are scheduled in February on proposed changes to
ATCP 29. For information and links, see our Legislative
Issues Page for the latest Legislative summary.
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2012 WAA/DNR Annual Conference and Trade Show
The 2012 WAA/DNR Annual Conference and Trade Show 'Engineering
an Innovative Urban Forest through Arboriculture & Urban
Forestry' will be held January 29-31, 2012 at the Hyatt on Main
& KI Convention Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. For detailed
information check the Program
Brochure.
Online registration is now closed. You may register on site Sunday,
January
29th from 11:30-4:00. Registration opens at 7:30 am on both
Monday and
Tuesday.
Please see the 2012
Conference Addendum
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Certified Arborist Exam
A certified Arborist Exam is scheduled for Monday, January 30, 2012 at
Hotel Sierra & KI Convention Center in Green Bay, WI. The exam
will be held in conjunction with the WAA/WDNR Annual Conference and
Trade Show.
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.
Registration due September 21, 2011.
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' is still hoping to
reach it's goal for the 2011 ride. Consider showing support for 1st
time Tour des Trees rider AJ Wallner. As a reminder, when making a gift to TREE FUND, be sure to
designate your gift to the Bob Skiera Fund. To donate go to http://www.active.com/donate/STIHLTourdesTrees11/TeamWis
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