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Recordings are available if you miss a session.
Tree Pruning Workshop / Taller de Poda de Árboles
In Person, Presented in Two Separate Class Rooms:
English and Spanish
October 22, 2020
6:00am - 10:30am
(Registration open at 6:00 am)
Yuma Civic Center, Yuma, Arizona
CDC distancing guidelines will be followed
$40 per person
4 ISA CEUs
ALL participants are automatically entered to win one of several chainsaws provided by Lowe's!
THE CITY OF YUMA & ACTC WILL FOLLOW ALL CDC GUIDELINES REGARDING COVID-19 SOCIAL DISTANCING, ETC
Everyone will have to go through the check in station to take your temperature; everyone is required to wear face coverings when in the building.
LIMITED ATTENDANCE DUE TO CDC GUIDELINES
Participants will obtain an understanding of tree growth and development, proper pruning methods, and safe techniques leading to a decrease in accidents and an increase in properly pruned trees for long term-care.
Schedule
6:00 – 6:30am Registration
6:30 am - 7:30 am Tree Growth and Development: This session will focus on tree biology and how planting, watering and pruning create (or undermine) the success of a tree based on its biology.
7:30 am - 8:30 am Proper Planting and Pruning Methods: Using what we learned in the first session about tree biology, we will dive into how to work with trees for the best outcomes. We will learn what happens when improper practices are applied to these living organisms and what the better options are.
8:30 am - 9:30 am Safely Working Around Trees: Trees are heavy and gravity is always at work! Knowing how to safely work around trees is a big part of properly managing them. We will look at safe practices for those managing trees and palms.
9:30 am - 10:30 am Utility Hazard Awareness: Understanding the risks in an electrified world will help you make better decisions about tree management and right tree right place planting.
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Tree Pruning Workshop - Taller de Poda de Árboles October 22 2020
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Annual Meeting for the National Museum of Forest Service History
The National Museum of Forest Service History is partnering with the Arizona Community Tree Council to provide the museum's Annual Meeting on October 26, 2020 at 3:00pm Mountain Time.
This is a Free, Virtual Event
Attendance is open to museum members and their guests.
Preregistered attendees will receive the Zoom link to join the meeting.
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AGENDA
2:40- 3:00
Zoom Meeting Space Opens
3:00 - 3:05
Welcome Message
Executive Director Lisa Tate
3:05 - 3:20
State of the Museum & Board Introductions
President Tom Thompson
3:20 - 3:50
Keynote: Caring for the Land, Preserving the Past
Dr. Char Miller Ph.D
Char Miller is the W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and History at Pomona College, in Claremont, California. His most recent books include Theodore Roosevelt: Naturalist in the Arena (2020), Hetch Hetchy: A History in Documents (2020), The Nature of Hope: Grassroots Organizing, Environmental Justice, and Political Change (2019), Ogallala: Water for a Dry Land (2018), San Antonio: A Tricentennial History (2018), and Where There’s Smoke: The Environmental Science, Public Policy, and Politics of Marijuana. Other books include Not So Golden State: Sustainability vs. the California Dream (2016) and America’s Great National Forests, Wildernesses, and Grasslands (2016). An award-winning teacher and writer, Miller
is a Senior Fellow at the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, a Fellow of the Forest History Society and serves on the Board of Directors of the National Museum of Forest Service History.
3:50 - 4:00
Membership Q & A
4:00
Adjourn
Details Here
Tree Workers Workshop
Friday, November 13, 2020
6:30 am - 3:00 pm
7 ISA CEUs Available
5 CTSP CEUs Available
LOCATION:
City of Chandler Tumbleweed Rec Center,
Cotton Room,
745 E. Germann, Chandler AZ 85286
EARLY Registration Fees thru October 31:
ACTC Member Rate $95
Non-Member Rate $125
REGULAR Registration Fees after October 31:
ACTC Member Rate $110
Non-Member Rate $140
THE CITY OF CHANDLER & ACTC WILL FOLLOW ALL CDC GUIDELINES REGARDING COVID-19 SOCIAL DISTANCING, ETC
Everyone will have to go through the check in station that takes your picture and temperature and are required to wear face coverings when in the building.
MORNING SESSION at
Tumbleweed Rec Center, Cotton Room,
AFTER LUNCH, CLASS at
FOLLEY MEMORIAL PARK
(601 E Frye Rd, Chandler, AZ 85225)
SCHEDULE 6:15 - 6:45am Registration and Coffee 6:45 - 7:45am Tree Health and Science How trees grow and defend against decay; how to recognize signs of decay. 7:45 - 8:45am Pruning The costs and benefits of pruning; the physiology of pruning; pruning techniques. 8:45 - 9:00am Break 9:00 - 10:00am Removal How to safely and efficiently perform tree removals; height estimation, felling, climbing, bucking and lifting; the use of cranes during tree removal. 10:00 - 11:00am Cabling and Bracing Reasons for installing cables and braces; hardware and tools; attachment techniques. 11:00am - Noon Lunch Lunch is on your own. AFTER LUNCH, CLASS at FOLLEY MEMORIAL PARK (601 E Frye Rd, Chandler, AZ 85225) Noon - 1:00pm Safety/Climbing Current safety regulations; personal protection equipment, chainsaw safety; electrical hazards; climbing equipment, ropes and knots; methods for ascending, descending and working in trees. 1:00 - 2:00pm Rigging Use of rigging ropes and equipment; techniques for proper rigging. 2:00 - 3:00pm Review
ISA is excited to announce that the 2020 ISA Annual International Conference and Trade Show in Albuquerque, New Mexico has been rescheduled for 15-17 December 2020. For the first time ever, ISA will host a virtual experience along with the live conference in Albuquerque.
Details Here!
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