Events
iTree Town Hall Sessions
i-Tree is a set of tools designed to help communities maximize the benefits they receive from trees. We want to hear from YOU to help inform what the future may hold for i-Tree. PLEASE lend your voice by attending one of our 3 Town Hall listening sessions and/or submitting written comments. o Each Town Hall…
iTree Town Hall Sessions
i-Tree is a set of tools designed to help communities maximize the benefits they receive from trees. We want to hear from YOU to help inform what the future may hold for i-Tree. PLEASE lend your voice by attending one of our 3 Town Hall listening sessions and/or submitting written comments. o Each Town Hall…
ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) RENEWAL
Lakeside Park Pavilion 555 N. Park Avenue, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United StatesReg. Deadline: March 31, 2022
Max Cap: 30 attendees$220 – $260Forest Pest Damage from the Carbon Sequestration Perspective
Both native and non-native forest insects and diseases across the contiguous United States are reducing the ability of the nation’s forests to capture and store carbon dioxide. This webinar will describe a study published in Fall 2021 in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change that calculated forests damaged by insects sequestered 69% less carbon than…
TOWN HALL: MUNICIPAL TREE HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTING PUBLIC TREES FOR THE FUTURE
Memorial Student Center Ballroom 302 10th Ave E, Menomonie, Wisconsin, United StatesJoin us Thursday, May 19th, 2022, for the Town Hall: Municipal Tree Health Care Management and Protecting Public Trees for the Future. This event is open to SMA members, municipal foresters, tree care and landscape professionals, and property managers. We will be specifically discussing emerald ash borer management strategies for municipalities, top 10 tree health…
FreeBreeding for EAB-Resistance: What Does the Future Look like for Ash?
EAB threatens the survival of ash trees in the U.S. where it is a common hardwood species especially in riparian and wetland forests. Ash was also used extensively for soil conservation (including wind breaks) and in urban green spaces and streets. Surviving, or “lingering”, ash trees that had maintained healthy canopies for at least two…
Cranes 101 course
These all mobile crane nationally accredited certificate courses are NCCER/OSHA/ANSI approved programs for licensing crane operators. Crane operators must be licensed to operate per OSHA Subpart CC. For more information as to the content of this class, please view the descriptions here. The list below shows the types of cranes this course can cover, depending…
Urban Forestry Today Webinar: Woodbanks, Fuel Poverty & Urban Forestry: Exploring the Relationship
Join Clarisse Hart (Harvard Forest) and Drs. Eric Griffith (Duke University) and Rick Harper (Univ of Massachusetts) as they define and outline the existence of woodbanks in the U.S. & Canada; they will also explore the potential for collaborations between municipal & private arboriculture/ urban forestry operations that generate “waste-wood” through routine operations like pruning…
Free
Webinar: Engaging Community Residents in Heat Mitigation and Canopy Expansion
The West Mesa River Community Heat Action Project, a recent initiative of the Rio Reimagined partnership, focuses on addressing heat mitigation along the eastern reach of the Salt-Gila River corridor through Metropolitan Phoenix. The two-year project (2020-2022) engaged over 350 residents, 8 faith-based organizations, 15 social service organizations, and 34 local businesses, with more than…
2022 WAA Tree Climbing Championship
High Cliff State Park N7630 State Park Rd., Sherwood, WisconsinHigh Cliff State Park, Sherwood, WI Friday 10am Gear Inspection, followed by a walk-through of Preliminary Events. The first two preliminary events will start by 12pm on Friday the 10th. (Events to be determined). Saturday 7am Check in, 7:30am start, 2pm Masters’ Challenge. The success of our event would not be possible without the support…
CHAINSAW SAFETY CLASS – LEVEL 1
Indian Lake County Park 8183 State Highway 19, Cross PlainsSAWW Training is an umbrella organization that promotes safe and efficient chainsaw use, both professionally and recreationally, and oversees the development of training curriculums and the training of trainers. SAWW Certified Trainers are experts in their field. They are required to have extensive sawing experience, to participate in a rigorous certification process, and to refresh…
$125National Firewood Workshop 2022
Arlington Ag Research Station N695 Hopkins Road, Arlington, Wisconsin, United StatesFirewood plays a vital role in our state, especially in regions that do not have access to markets for small-diameter logs, and this year the National Firewood Workshop will be held in Wisconsin. The two-day educational and networking event supports the split-firewood industry by hosting business discussions with leading firewood industry professionals and offering outdoor…
$50CHAINSAW SAFETY CLASS – LEVEL 2
Indian Lake County Park 8183 State Highway 19, Cross PlainsSAWW Training is an umbrella organization that promotes safe and efficient chainsaw use, both professionally and recreationally, and oversees the development of training curriculums and the training of trainers. SAWW Certified Trainers are experts in their field. They are required to have extensive sawing experience, to participate in a rigorous certification process, and to refresh…
$125CHAINSAW SAFETY CLASS – LEVEL 2
Indian Lake County Park 8183 State Highway 19, Cross PlainsSAWW Training is an umbrella organization that promotes safe and efficient chainsaw use, both professionally and recreationally, and oversees the development of training curriculums and the training of trainers. SAWW Certified Trainers are experts in their field. They are required to have extensive sawing experience, to participate in a rigorous certification process, and to refresh…
$125Urban Forestry Today Webinar: Protection & Management of Mature Urban Trees
Join Dr. Kevin Smith, USDA FS, as he outlines how trees grow & mature with the potential to increase environmental benefits, and real-world strategies to protect and manage larger, mature trees in the urban landscape. 2.0 ISA CEU with live broadcast. Questions? Heather@NewEnglandISA.org
$15
WAA 2022 Summer Conference
Join the WAA in-person for the Summer Conference this year at the Stayer Center at Marian University in Fond du Lac, WI on Tuesday, July 19th. The Program Committee has put together another extraordinary agenda for this event. We are offering Two Tracks of Education, one indoors and one outdoors, covering information on pesticide regulations,…
ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Specialist, and Municipal Specialist Exam
Registration Deadline: July 1, 2022 Seats Available: 35 Please check the ISA website (www.isa-arbor.com) for more information and for registration under Credentials/ Exam Information. Registration for the exam is made directly with the ISA, and must be completed at least 12 working days in advance. This is an application process that has certain requirements. Here…
Managing Invasive Woody Shrubs Workshop
Fitchburg Public Library 5530 Lacy Rd, Fitchburg, Wisconsin, United StatesSpeakers: Mark Renz (Professor and Extension Specialist UW Madsion) Anne Pearce (Wisconsin First Detector Network Coordinator). Invasive woody shrubs like bush honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.) and common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) are some of the most impactful invasive plants in Wisconsin. They are common in forests, pastures, rights-of-ways, and even residential areas. In these areas they can…
Free
WAA Kids’ Climb
Bookworm Gardens 1415 Campus Dr., Sheboygan, WisconsinBookworm Gardens, Sheboygan 1415 Campus Dr., Sheboygan, WI 53081 Bring your family, children and neighbors for this year’s 1st Kids' Climb event! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED To make these events successful we need help. We need volunteers to be on the ground and also up in the tree. tasks include: helping parents fill out waiver forms,…
Mitigating Urban Heat Threats through a Community-Driven Framework
Extreme urban heat disproportionately affects poorer and communities of color in Richmond, VA, which is tied to long-standing histories of marginalization (such as the practice of redlining). This places these communities at a heightened state of precariousness in the face of worsening climate extremes, such as more frequent heat waves. Consequently, cities must manage and…
Free
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