Events & ProgramsAllGreen Industry EventsWAA Events May 24 2019 Free TREE Fund Webinar: Soil Assessment for Urban Trees Jul 23 2019 2019 Tree Climbing Championship & Arbor Fair Jul 24 2019 Tour des Trees and the TREE Fund Aug 14 2019 Certified Arborist Study Group – Tree Physiology and Biology Aug 14 2019 Certified Arborist Study Group – Plant Health Care/ Diseases and Treatment Aug 14 2019 Certified Arborist Study Group – Soil, Water and Nutrition Aug 14 2019 Certified Arborist Study Group – Tree Support and Protection Aug 14 2019 Certified Arborist Study Group – Risk Management Aug 14 2019 Certified Arborist Study Group – Tree Establishment and Pruning Aug 14 2019 Certified Arborist Study Group – Climbing and Safety Aug 14 2019 Certified Arborist Study Group – Tree ID and Selection Aug 14 2019 Certified Arborist Study Group – Trees and Construction/ Urban Forestry Aug 14 2019 ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Specialist, and Municipal Specialist Exam Aug 27 2019 Arbor Fair Aug 27 2019 2019 Fall Conference Sep 9 2019 TCIA’s 2019 SRT Climbing Workshop Sep 25 2019 ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Specialist, Municipal Specialist, Certified Tree Worker Climber Specialist, and Aerial Lift Specialist Written Exam Sep 26 2019 ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) RENEWAL WAA Day of Service Applications Due WAA Student Scholarship Applications Due WAA 2020 Nominations Due TCIA Crew Leader Qualification Workshop WI TCIA CTSP Workshop – Chicago TCI Winter Management Conference 2020 Garden & Landscape Expo Nov 26 2019 2020 WAA/DNR Annual Conference Dec 12 2019 ASTI Rigging for Arboriculture Workshop Jan 3 2020 Landscape Professionals Conference Free Webinar: Urban Forestry Today – Using Facebook & Social Media to Promote Urban Forestry Jan 15 2020 Plant Healthcare Seminar: Preserving Majestic Oak Trees in the Landscape Feb 21 2020 ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) – THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IT WILL BE RESCHEDULED. Cancelled: SAWW Level 2 Chainsaw Safety Training SAWW Level 1 Chainsaw Safety Training Cancelled: SAWW Level 3 Chainsaw Safety Training SAWW Level 1 Chainsaw Safety Training WAA 2020 Spring Day of Service Free TREE Fund Webinar: Why Do Tree Branches Fail? Urban Forestry Today Webinar Electrical Hazards Awareness for Arborists Webinar Apr 14 2020 Free TREE Fund Webinar: A simple technique for online street tree inventories – is it right for my community? Apr 14 2020 Free TREE Fund Webinar: Sidewalks, Urban Plazas and Tree Roots Apr 14 2020 Free TREE Fund Webinar: The Calm Before: Tree Adjustments to Wind & Ice Storm Loads Apr 14 2020 Free TREE Fund Webinar: Fighting Microbes with Microbes to Protect our Native Trees Apr 14 2020 Free TREE Fund Webinar: Enhancing Tree Health in Water Sensitive Urban Design: Role of Mycorrhizae Free Urban Forestry Today Webcast: Detection of Internal Decay in Trees using Tomography Urban Forest Connections Webinar: Addressing Tree Canopy Loss through Stronger Ordinances and other Policy Tools Free EAB University Webinar: Forest Invaders to Watch for and How to Manage Them Part 1: Emerald Ash Borer, Thousand Cankers Disease, and Asian Longhorned Beetle Free EAB University Webinar: Forest Invaders to Watch for and How to Manage Them Part 2: Spotted Lanternfly, Gypsy Moth, and Hemlock Wooly Adelgid Free EAB University Webinar: Integrated Chemical & Bio Control of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid: A Resource Manager’s Guide Free Webinar: Increasing The Profitability Of Your Service Company Free Webinar: Hiring, Selling & Selling Tree injection Free Webinar: Marketing Tools & Support Free Webinar: Turf Health Free Webinar: Bur Oak Blight & Two-lined Chestnut Borer Free Webinar: Diagnosing and Managing Abiotic Disorders Free Webinar: Plant Health Care Free Webinar: Beetlemania Free Webinar: Being Invaded by Invasives Chipper Safety Webinar Free NICH Webinar: Doing Business Under Difficult Circumstances – Finding the Resources You Need! Webinar: Stump Grinder Operations & Safety Free Webinar from ISA Michigan: Tree Defect Walk Free Webinar from ISA Michigan: Getting the Most Out of Tree Injections Free Webinar from ISA Michigan: Tree ID Free Webinar from ISA Michigan: Tree Selection FREE Milwaukee Area WAA Virtual Networking Meeting FREE Madison Area WAA Virtual Networking Meeting FREE Northern & Central Area WAA Virtual Networking Meeting May 18 2020 Free TREE Fund Webinar: Protecting Trees from Construction Impacts May 18 2020 Free TREE Fund Webinar: Soil Assessment for Urban Trees—Part 2: Actions May 18 2020 Free TREE Fund Webinar: Measuring Multi-stemmed Trees Free Urban Forestry Today Webinar: What’s my Tree Worth? Tree Appraisal Case Studies Free Webinar: Conifer Bark Beetles Free Webinar: Work Positioning for Safety with Craig Bachman Free Webinar: Aerial Friction and Rigging Tech Webinar with Rich Hattier Cancelled – TCIA Winter Management Conference ASCA All Access Spring Conference ASCA Consulting Academy Free Urban Forest Connections Webinar: The Science and Practice of Managing Forests in Cities Biochar Production Technology Webinar Jun 9 2020 Canceled (to be rescheduled) 2020 Tree Climbing Championship Free UAA Webinar: We are a Lifeline Free UAA Webinar: Does the “Right Tree, Right Place” Principle Unintentionally Wrong the Public Right-of-Way? Webinar: “Your Ash is on the Line” Project: Colorado Urban Wood Utilization Workshop Free Webinar for Kids: Professor Pricklethorn: Tree Talks for Kids Free Urban Forest Connections Webinar: Rx for Hot Cities: Urban Greening and Cooling to Reduce Heat-Related Mortality in Los Angeles and Beyond Free Utility Arborist Association Webinar: Incidental Line Clearance Arborists vs. Qualified Line Clearance Arborists Free Utility Arborist Association Webinar: Emerald Ash Borer and Impacts on Safety Free Utility Arborist Association Webinar: Do Utilities and Vegetation Management Contractors Really Need a Tree Risk Assessment Program? Free Urban Forestry Today Webinar: Energy Benefits of Trees TRAQ Renewal Course in Ohio TRAQ Qualification Course in Ohio Chainsaw Safety Webinar Free Treestuff Facebook Webinar: Successful Cabling Techniques with Nick Araya Free Treestuff Facebook Webinar: Tree Climbing Techniques with Taylor Hamel Free Treestuff Facebook Webinar: How to Make Money with PHC with Trent Dicks Free Webinar: Deciphering Plant Health and Vigor and their Effects on Pest Outbreaks Free Webinar: Alabama’s Amazing Oak Diversity Free Webinar: Tree Identification Procedures (common Georgia trees) Free Urban Forestry Today Webinar: Insect Pests in the Landscape Free Urban Forest Connections Webinar – Redlining’s Intensifying Harm: Rising Temperatures, Hotter Neighborhoods, and How Trees Can Help Free Utility Arborist Association Webinar: Emerald Ash Borer and Impacts on Safety Free Utility Arborist Association Webinar: LiDAR Uses with EVM Program and Wildfire Safety Free Webinar – Asian Longhorned Beetle: A New Invasive Tree Pest in South Carolina Free Webinar: The Economic and Plant Health Considerations of Tree Production Systems Webinar: Urban and Community Forestry Partner Forum Free Webinar: The Importance of Utility Line Clearance Free Urban Forest Connections Webinar: New Guidance for Tracking Long-term Tree Survival, Growth and Health Free Webinar: Woodland Owner Lunch and Learn – Seedling Genetics and Soil Fertility – Know What you are Planting and How to Care for It Free UAA Webinar: ROW Reclamation: Right-of-Way Done Right Aug 28 2020 WAA 2020 Virtual Summer/Fall Seminar Spanish Tree Worker Training (Capacitacion en Espanol para Trabajadores del arbol) SAWW -Chainsaw Safety Level 1 SAWW – Chainsaw Safety Level 1 (Women-only) ISA Virtual Annual Conference & Trade Show Nov 5 2020 WAA 2021 Day of Service Applications Due TCI Virtual Summit 2021 TCIA Executive Arborist Workshop Free Arborist Apprenticeship Webinar An Intro to Mapping & Spatial Data Applications for Arborists Dec 1 2020 2022 Certified Arborist Study Group Dec 1 2020 2022 Certified Arborist Study Group Dec 1 2020 2022 Certified Arborist Study Group Dec 1 2020 2022 Certified Arborist Study Group Dec 1 2020 2022 Certified Arborist Study Group Dec 1 2020 2022 Certified Arborist Study Group Dec 1 2020 2022 Certified Arborist Study Group Dec 1 2020 2022 Certified Arborist Study Group Dec 1 2020 2022 Certified Arborist Study Group Dec 7 2020 WAA 2021 Student Scholarship Applications Due Dec 7 2020 WAA 2021 Nominations Due TCIA Bucket Truck Safety Training and Certification LIVE Course TCIA Nationally Accredited Mobile Crane Operator Training and Licensing LIVE Course Dec 13 2020 TCIA Expo ’21 Dec 17 2020 WAA/DNR 2021 Virtual Annual Conference Jan 11 2021 ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Specialist, and Municipal Specialist Exam TREE Fund Webinar: Loading of a Tie-in Point While Climbing TREE Fund Webinar: LiDAR based urban tree inventory permits a better evaluation of tree services: an example from Montréal Canada Jan 15 2021 TREE Fund Webinar: Why do some trees transplant better than others?: a look at some new research on water uptake Jan 15 2021 TREE Fund Webinar: A Three Pronged Approach to understanding the defensive mechanisms in Green Ash resistant to EAB Jan 15 2021 TREE Fund Webinar: Long term effects of electrical right-of-way vegetation management on floral and faunal communities 2021 Minnesota Shade Tree Short Course Mar 2 2021 ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) RENEWAL Mar 2 2021 ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) RENEWAL BCMA Exam Online Prep Course Mar 9 2021 Aerial Rescue Training Workshop Mar 25 2021 2021 ISA Virtual Tree Climber Summit Mar 25 2021 2021 ISA Virtual Conference SMA Muni Mini Series Webinar: The Nuts & Bolts of Inventorying Trees SMA 57th Annual International Urban Forestry Conference & Trade Show SMA Municipal Forestry Institute (MFI) 2021 Tech Talk: Back to the Future-An Historical Look at Advancements in Arboriculture Qualified Line Clearance Arborist (QLCA) Chainsaw Safety and Technical Tree Felling (Online Learning provided by NATS) Electrical Hazard Awareness Training (Online Learning provided by NATS) Mar 26 2021 ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Specialist, and Municipal Specialist Exam Webinar: Planning for the Next Three Letter Urban Tree Canopy Changer: Lessons Learned with DED, EAB, ETC. Webinar – Non-Invasive Tree Risk Assessment Technologies WFC Workshop: Tree Planting: 20 minutes in the Life or Death of a Tree May 10 2021 TREE Fund Webinar: Digging into the Science of Tree Planting and Removing Packaging Materials May 10 2021 TREE Fund Webinar: Growing Trees in Paved Sites Urban Forestry Today Webinar: Diseases of Landscape Trees Urban Forest Connections Webinar: Taking Flight – Urban Forest Stewardship for Bird Conservation using i-Tree Eco Software EAB University Webinar: Thousand Canker Disease: Everything You Need to Know in Half an Hour EAB University Webinar: Hemlock Wooly Adelgid: Everything You Need to Know in Half an Hour Free Webinar: Tree Fertilization and PHC for Beginners Free Webinar: Palm Pruning from Start to Finish Free Webinar: The History of Arboriculture Free Webinar: Birds, Trees, and Science! May 25 2021 Urban Forestry Today Webinar: Mapping & Spatial Data Applications for Arborists – A Continuing Discussion Jun 10 2021 Urban Forestry Today Webinar: Summer Tree Summit Jun 23 2021 WAA First Annual Golf Outing Free Webinar: How to Bid and Win Higher Margin Work with Map-Based Software Jun 30 2021 2021 Tree Climbing Championship Free Webinar: The Influence of Municipal Pruning Practices on Urban Forest Health and Storm Resilience Jun 30 2021 Urban Forestry Today Webinar: Insect Pests of the Landscape Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) Renewal Course – Online/ MN Chapter Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) Renewal Course – Online/ PNW Chapter Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) Renewal – Urbana, IL Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) Renewal Course – Online/ Western Chapter Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) Renewal Course – Online/ New England Chapter Jul 12 2021 ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Specialist, and Municipal Specialist Exam Jul 16 2021 WAA 2021 In-Person Fall Seminar Jul 16 2021 WAA 2021 VIRTUAL Fall Seminar Southern WI Restoration Field Day Cranes 101 – Mobile Crane Nationally Accredited Certificate Program Aug 20 2021 ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) – Full Course Aug 20 2021 ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) RENEWAL Sep 17 2021 Aerial Rescue Training Workshop Sep 20 2021 Saluting Branches Sep 20 2021 Saluting Branches Free Webinar: Thousand Cankers Disease (TCD) SAWW Training Level 1 SAWW Training Level 2 SAWW Training Level 3 Oct 5 2021 Facilitando la selección de especies de árboles urbanos en un clima cambiante: desarrollo de una aplicación web / Facilitating urban trees species selection under a changing climate: web software development Free Urban Forest Connections Webinar: Urban Trees and Stormwater Management: Quantifying Impacts, Maximizing Benefits Oct 27 2021 Urban Forestry Today Webinar: Wildlife Management in Urban Forests & Landscapes Free Webinar: Spotting the Spot – Spotted Lanternfly Outreach and Engagement Free Webinar: Managing Invasive Forest Pests: A Futile or Fertile Effort? Free Webinar: Detecting, Identifying and Managing Box Tree Moth Free Webinar: The right tree for the right place: A tool to minimize risks and maximize benefits (presented in Spanish)/ El arbol correcto para el lugar correcto: Una herramienta para minimizar riesgos y maximizar beneficios Tree and Shrub Pruning Workshop Winter ID and Management of Native and Invasive Woody Species Nov 23 2021 Webinar: Urban Tree Risk Assessment: A How-to Approach for Measuring Risk and Understanding Liability Nov 23 2021 Webinar: Plant Health Care, Getting to the Root of the Issue Nov 23 2021 Webinar: Aerial Lift Safety and Inspection for The Arboriculture Industry Nov 23 2021 Webinar: Bees and Trees, Working with Pollinators Nov 24 2021 Urban Forestry Today Webinar: Selecting More Tough Trees for Tough Urban Sites Dec 6 2021 2022 WAA Day of Service Applications Due Dec 13 2021 2021 WAA Day of Service – UPDATED DATE! Dec 17 2021 2022 WAA/WIDNR VIRTUAL Annual Conference Dec 21 2021 2022 WAA/WIDNR IN-PERSON Annual Conference TCIA Executive Arborist Workshop Jan 7 2022 Urban Forestry Today Webinar: Safety Update with John Ball CHAINSAW SAFETY CLASS – LEVEL 1 CHAINSAW SAFETY CLASS – LEVEL 2 Jan 14 2022 ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Specialist, and Municipal Specialist Exam Climate Change & Urban Trees: What does the future hold? Long-term Impacts and Management of Emerald Ash Borer The biology and management of the invasive spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula Firewood Rules, Certifications, and Recommendations across the USA The worst kind of snowbird: the invasive of Asian longhorned beetle in South Carolina Tree of Heaven: Management and Identification Forest Pest Damage from the Carbon Sequestration Perspective Breeding for EAB-Resistance: What Does the Future Look like for Ash? Landscape Professionals Conference 2022 Feb 24 2022 ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) RENEWAL TOWN HALL: MUNICIPAL TREE HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTING PUBLIC TREES FOR THE FUTURE Mar 18 2022 Urban Forestry Today Webinar: They’re Coming: Disease & Insect Pests of the 2022 Growing Season Webinar: Tick Talk – An Update on Tick Research Mar 22 2022 2022 WAA Tree Climbing Championship iTree Town Hall Sessions iTree Town Hall Sessions iTree Town Hall Sessions Growing Green: Apple Tree Grafting with Dan Bussey Greenspace Preservation in Distressed Communities Cranes 101 course May 16 2022 Urban Forestry Today Webinar: Protection & Management of Mature Urban Trees May 17 2022 TCIA Expo 2022 May 17 2022 TCIA Winter Management Conference 2023 May 25 2022 WAA 2nd Annual Golf Outing May 26 2022 Webinar: Engaging Community Residents in Heat Mitigation and Canopy Expansion Jun 1 2022 Urban Forestry Today Webinar: Woodbanks, Fuel Poverty & Urban Forestry: Exploring the Relationship National Firewood Workshop 2022 Jun 3 2022 WAA 2022 Summer Conference Jun 6 2022 CHAINSAW SAFETY CLASS – LEVEL 1 Jun 6 2022 CHAINSAW SAFETY CLASS – LEVEL 2 Jun 6 2022 CHAINSAW SAFETY CLASS – LEVEL 1 Jun 6 2022 CHAINSAW SAFETY CLASS – LEVEL 1 Jun 6 2022 CHAINSAW SAFETY CLASS – LEVEL 2 Managing Invasive Woody Shrubs Workshop Jun 23 2022 ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Specialist, and Municipal Specialist Exam Jul 21 2022 WAA Kids’ Climb Jul 21 2022 WAA Kids’ Climb Mitigating Urban Heat Threats through a Community-Driven Framework Aug 15 2022 ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Specialist, and Municipal Specialist Exam Aug 18 2022 Trees & Utilities 2022 Conference Yard and Garden Cleanup with Diseases and Insects in Mind Fall “Lawndry” List Bringing the Garden Inside Aug 22 2022 TREE Fund Webinar: Examining the Connection Between Woody Plant Biodiversity and Arthropod Pest Management Interventions in Residential Landscapes Aug 23 2022 WAA Kids’ Climb at Fall Fun Fest Aug 26 2022 WAA 2022 Fall Seminar CHAINSAW SAFETY CLASS – LEVEL 2 CHAINSAW SAFETY CLASS – LEVEL 2 CHAINSAW SAFETY CLASS – LEVEL 1 CHAINSAW SAFETY CLASS – LEVEL 1 CHAINSAW SAFETY CLASS – LEVEL 2 CHAINSAW SAFETY CLASS – LEVEL 3 CHAINSAW SAFETY CLASS – LEVEL 1 CHAINSAW SAFETY CLASS – LEVEL 2 Sep 2 2022 Urban Forestry Today Webinar: Arboreta, Botanical Gardens & Urban Forestry: Managing Risk Sep 13 2022 Urban Forestry Today Webinar: The Biology of Tree Pruning Sep 19 2022 ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) RENEWAL Sep 19 2022 ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) – Full Course Sep 19 2022 Aerial Rescue Training Workshop CHAINSAW SAFETY CLASS – LEVEL 1 Winter Tree Identification Oct 19 2022 ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Specialist, and Municipal Specialist Exam Oct 24 2022 SAVE THE DATE: Friday, August 18th – 2023 Golf Outing Urban Forestry Around the Globe Decode Municipal Tree Ordinances Oct 27 2022 Urban Forestry Today Webinar: Prominent Diseases of Trees in the Urban Environment Winter Identification and Management of Woody Species Women Only – Chainsaw Startup, Maintenance and Filing for Beginners Coed – Chainsaw Startup, Maintenance and Filing for Beginners Dec 5 2022 Urban Forestry Today Webinar: Pruning Update Dec 7 2022 ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Specialist, and Municipal Specialist Exam Fundamentals of Plant Diseases Growing Healthy Plants: Basics in Plant Disease Management Dr. Death’s Plant Disease Predictions for 2023 The Science (and Art) of Plant Disease Diagnosis New and Emerging Plant Diseases Vegetable Diseases Diseases of Herbaceous Ornamentals Deciduous Tree and Shrub Diseases The Bad and the Ugly: Ten Plant Diseases NOT to Compost Diseases of Houseplants Diseases of Evergreens Ten Cool Diseases You Can Learn to Love (and Identify by Eye) Dec 15 2022 2023 WAA/WIDNR IN-PERSON Annual Conference Dec 19 2022 Urban Forestry Today Webinar: Tree Diagnostics: Tips for Success 2023 Landscape and Grounds Maintenance Short Courses 2023 Landscape and Grounds Maintenance Short Courses 2023 Landscape and Grounds Maintenance Short Courses 2023 Landscape and Grounds Maintenance Short Courses Dec 20 2022 2023 WAA Day of Service Applications Due Plant Diagnostics: The Step-by-Step Approach to Identifying Plant Problems Urban Forest Educators Symposium