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• 2026 ACTC SPONSOR/EXHIBITOR Sign Up

  • Start
    January 01, 2026
  • End
    December 31, 2026
  • Location
    Arizona

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• ACTC 2027 TCC SEEKING VOLUNTEERS - Tree Climbing Championship

  • Start
    October 27, 2026
  •  
    6:00 AM
  • End
    March 08, 2027
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Arrowhead Park, Chandler, Arizona

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  Arizona Community Tree Council

  2027 Tree Climbing Championship

  Arrowhead Park | Chandler, AZ

  SATURDAY MARCH 13, 2027

  
  

  CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
  

  Volunteers needed for

  Friday March 12

  • Tree prep and Event setup and Competitor Gear check 

  
  

  Saturday March 13

  • Climbing competition

  
  

  VOLUNTEER Positions Needed:

  Qualified Judges (Certified Arborists)

  Scorekeepers

  Runners

  Climb Techs

  Event Stewards

  Tree Site Prep & Climb Set Up

  Climb Take Down & Clean Up

  Other Positions

  
  

  
  

  VOLUNTEERS will be provided with:

  • Meals
  • Event shirt
  • Earn CEU's
  • Key volunteers will be provided with hotel accommodation

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

   

  
  

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• ACTC Preparación para el examen de Arbolista Certificado 2 días en Español/2-Day Certified Arborist Review in Spanish

  • Start
    November 05, 2026
  •  
    7:15 AM
  • End
    November 06, 2026
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Phoenix, Arizona
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  El Consejo Comunitario de Árboles de Arizona presenta

  ACTC Preparación para el examen de Arbolista Certificado

  2 días en Español

  5 y 6 de noviembre 2026

  7:30am-4:00pm

  Ubicación: Phoenix, Arizona

  Precio para socios: $180

  Precio para no socios: $200
  

  Para más Informacion en Español: Frank Saldana 928-941-2147
  

  Para más información en inglés: Terri Gibbs 602-354-3023

  
  
  

  
  

  Arizona Community Tree Council Presents 

  2-Day Certified Arborist Review 

  en Español

  November 5 & 6, 2026

  7:30am-4:00pm

  Location:  Phoenix, Arizona
  

  Member: $180

  Non-Member: $200

  For more information in Spanish: Frank Saldaña 928-941-2147

  For more information in English: Terri Gibbs 602-354-3023

  
  

  ¿Qué es la ACTC Preparación para el examen de Arbolista Certificado, 2 días en Español?

  El Curso ACTC Preparación para el examen de Arbolista Certificadoes un programa de dos días diseñado para preparar a los estudiantes para tomar el examen de Arbolista Certificado de la ISA. También es una excelente introducción al campo de la arboricultura, así como una gran reseña para los profesionales de la industria. El curso está abierto a todos los estudiantes. Los CEU se ofrecen para arboricultores certificados.

  ¿Qué voy a aprender?

  Las clases cubren los temas de examen más ponderados en la Guía de Estudio de Certificación de Arboristas de la ISA.

  Día 1 (5 de noviembre):

  • Conceptos básicos de poda y biología de árboles: los árboles paisajísticos requieren un mayor nivel de cuidado para mantener su integridad estructural y estética. La poda debe hacerse con una comprensión de la biología de los árboles. Una poda inadecuada puede crear daños duraderos o incluso acortar la vida del árbol. 
  • Manejo del suelo - ¿Qué es el suelo y cómo funciona para los árboles? La razón por la que los árboles están vivos, qué son los nutrientes, cómo el suelo almacena el agua y los nutrientes. Cómo funcionan las enmiendas en el suelo. 
  • Diagnóstico y tratamiento: cómo discernir y evaluar la anormalidad en la apariencia de un árbol comienza con un examen cuidadoso del problema. La identificación de los síntomas específicos del daño y la comprensión de sus causas, permite diagnosticar adecuadamente el problema y seleccionar un tratamiento adecuado.

  Día 2 (6 de noviembre):

  • Revisa los temas del Día 1- Poda, manejo del suelo, diagnóstico y tratamiento.
  • Gestión de riesgos de los árboles: comprender y abordar los riesgos asociados con los árboles hace que la propiedad sea más segura y prolonga la vida útil del árbol. Analizaremos qué crea el riesgo y las formas de abordar los riesgos asociados con los árboles.   
  • Prácticas de trabajo seguras: requisitos de seguridad y normas ANSII, peligros comunes como caerse de árboles, ser golpeado por árboles o ramas que caen, lesiones por motosierras, astilladoras de madera y líneas eléctricas energizadas. Cómo identificar los riesgos de seguridad y planificar prácticas de trabajo seguras.
    

  ¿Qué materiales necesito?

  La Nueva 4ª Edición de la Guía de Estudio para la Certificación de Arboristas de la ISA se incluye con su Inscripción Completa.

  Más información sobre el examen CAT de la ISA:

  Llame a ISA para obtener más detalles al 678-367-0981
  

  • La ISA requiere un mínimo de 3 años de experiencia de campo documentada antes de tomar el examen de Arborista Certificado. 
  • La serie del programa ACTC/CAT no incluye la inscripción al examen ni la tarifa del examen.
  • ACTC no es responsable de su inscripción en el examen 
  • CAT.Para realizar el examen, las personas deben estar registradas directamente en la ISA al menos 3 semanas antes del examen para ser elegibles para la prueba.
  • El Examen de Arborista Certificado de la ISA también requiere que se pague una tarifa directamente a la ISA.
  • Por favor, revise los requisitos para realizar el examen en http://www.isa-arbor.com/certification/becomeCertified/index.aspx
  • Llame a ISA para obtener más detalles al 678-367-0981.
    

  
  

  What is Certified Arborist Review?
  The Certified Arborist Review Course is a two-day program designed to prepare students to take the ISA Certified Arborist exam. It is also an excellent introduction to the field of arboriculture, as well as a great review for industry professionals. The course is open to all students. CEU's are offered for Certified Arborists.
  
  What will I learn?
  

  Classes cover the most heavily weighted exam topics in the ISA Arborists' Certification Study Guide.

  Day 1 (November 5):

  • Pruning and Tree Biology Basics - Landscape trees require a higher level of care to maintain their structural integrity and aesthetics. Pruning must be done with an understanding of tree biology. Improper pruning can create lasting damage or even shorten the tree's life.
  • Soil Management - What is soil and how it works for trees. The reason trees are alive, what nutrients are, how soil stores water and nutrients. How amendments work in soil.
  • Diagnosis and Treatment - How to discern and evaluate abnormality in a tree’s appearance begins with a careful examination of the problem. Identifying the specific symptoms of damage and understanding their causes, enables proper diagnose the problem and selection of an appropriate treatment.

  Day 2 (November 6):

  • Review the topics from Day 1- Pruning, soil management, diagnosis and treatment.   
  • Tree Risk Management - Understanding and addressing the risks associated with trees makes property safer and prolongs the life of the tree.  We will look at what creates risk and ways to address risks associated with trees.
  • Safe Work Practices - Safety requirements and ANSII standards, common hazards such as falling from trees, being struck by falling trees or branches, chainsaw injuries, wood chippers, and energized power lines.  How to identify safety risks and plan for safe work practices.

  What materials do I need?
  

  The New 4th Edition ISA Arborists' Certification Study Guide is included with your Full Registration. 

  More Info on the ISA CAT Exam: Call ISA for more details at 678-367-0981
  

  • The ISA requires a minimum of 3 years documented field experience before taking the Certified Arborist exam.
    
  • The ACTC/CAT Program series does not include the exam registration and exam fee.
  • ACTC is not responsible for your CAT exam registration.
    
  • The Certified Arborist Exam is proctored by the ISA. 
    
  • To take the exam, individuals must be registered directly with the ISA at least 3 weeks prior to the exam to be eligible for testing.
  • The ISA Certified Arborist Exam also requires a fee to be paid directly to the ISA. 
  • Please review the qualifications for taking the exam at http://www.isa-arbor.com/certification/becomeCertified/index.aspx
  • Call ISA for more details at 678-367-0981

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• ACTC Palm Safety Basics Training for Beginners / Non-Certified Tree Workers / Non-Members (English & Spanish)

  • When
    November 07, 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Queen Creek, Arizona

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  Arizona Community Tree Council Presents

  Palm Safety Basics Training for Beginners / Non-Certified Tree Workers / Non-Members

  Presented in English & Spanish

  Saturday, November 7, 2026

  Program:  8:00 am - 3:00 pm

  Location:  Phoenix, Arizona

  Class limit: 30

  FREE for Tree Workers who are:

  • Beginner Tree Workers
  • Beginner Palm Trimmers
  • NOT ISA Certified

  This is a demonstrational class. 

  
  

  SCHEDULE  

  7:30 - 8:00am  Check In

  8:00 - 9:30am  Palm Introduction

  9:30 - 11:00am  Principles of Palm Pruning  

  11:00 – 12pm  Lunch

  12pm 1:30pm  Palm Pruning Techniques, Starting from the Top Down

  1:30- 3:00pm  Palm Safety and Rescue Demonstration in Emergency Situations  

  PLEASE BRING

  • a bag lunch
  • a folding chair
  • PPE (eye protection and hardhat)
  • gloves
  • gaiter

  

  El Consejo Comunitario de Árboles de Arizona presenta

  Capacitación Básica Sobre Seguridad en Palmeras para principiantes, trabajadores de árboles no certificados y no miembros

  Presentado en ingles y español

  Sábado, 7 de noviembre de 2026
  

  Programa: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm

  Ubicación: Phoenix, Arizona

  Límite de clase: 30

  GRATIS para trabajadores de árboles:

  • Principiantes
  • No certificados por ISA

  Esta es una clase demostrativa.

  PROGRAMA

  7:30 - 8:00 a. m. Registro

  8:00 - 9:30 a. m. Introducción a las palmeras

  9:30 - 11:00 a. m. Principios de la poda de palmeras

  11:00 - 12:00 p. m. Almuerzo

  12:00 - 1:30 p. m. Técnicas de poda de palmeras, de arriba hacia abajo 1:30 - 3:00 p. m. Demostración de seguridad y rescate en situaciones de emergencia con palmeras

  POR FAVOR, TRAIGA:

  • Almuerzo para llevar
  • Una silla plegable
  • Equipo de protección personal (gafas de seguridad y casco)
  • Guantes
  • Polainas

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• ACTC Tree Care for Birds and Wildlife

  • When
    November 13, 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Phoenix, Arizona

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  Arizona Community Tree Council Presents

  Tree Care for Birds and Other Wildlife:
  

  Importance of Wildlife in Habitats

  November 13, 2026 | 8:00 am – Noon

   Phoenix, Arizona

  4 ISA CEUs

  Registration Fees:
  

  ACTC Member $75

  Non-Member $85

  The objective of this workshop is to reach a broad audience to promote best practices to reduce impact of tree care on birds and other wildlife, and to increase all values of sustainable forests.  Well-trained presenters from Liberty Wildlife will provide encounters with some amazing birds, and teach about the natural history of each animal.

  Each attendee will receive the booklet, Tree Care for Wildlife Best Management Practices.

  
  

  ISA Certified Arborists that complete this course are able to be listed as Wildlife Trained Arborists.
  

   

  
  

  Schedule

  7:30 – 8:00 am	Check In
  8:00 – 8:30 am	Introduction, Importance of Wildlife in Habitats, Breeding Seasons
  8:30 – 9:00 am	Wildlife Laws and Regulations impacting tree work Why birds and wildlife are protected Federal, state, local, and environmental protections Possible consequences when laws are disregarded during tree work
  9:00 - 10:00 am	Minimizing Impacts Introduction, Pre-work Inspections, Talking with Tree Owners Why and how these guidelines were developed Identifying quality of habitats and time of year relevant to nesting Identifying training levels to protect wildlife during tree care Prep for each job site When to seek help and permits Identifying signs of wildlife What to do when wildlife conflicts exist First responder actions to protect injured or displaced wildlife Enhancing Habitat Natural and mitigation methods Dead & dying trees Putting your training to work with clients
  10:00 – 11:00 am	Outdoor Practice - Pre-work Inspections Inspecting Trees for Risk Factors Influencing Tree Failure Noninfectious Causes of Tree Failure Dead Trees and Branches Infectious Causes of Tree Failure Decay Root and Root Collar Diseases Cankers Tree-Hazard Management Hazard Rating System Hazard Abatement
  11:00 am – 12:00 pm	Wildlife Biologists, Wildlife Emergencies & Wildlife Rehab Centers Contacting Wildlife Biologists Wildlife Emergencies Wildlife Rehab Centers Encounters with amazing birds from Liberty Wildlife

  
  

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• ACTC Pruning Care for Young and Mature Trees

  • When
    November 20, 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Tucson, Arizona

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  Arizona Community Tree Council presents

  Pruning Care for Young and Mature Trees 

  
  

  Friday, November 20, 2026

  8:00am – 3:00pm

  Tucson, AZ

  Member $135  | Non-Member $150

  
  

  6 ISA CEUs

  
  

  Participants will obtain an understanding of tree growth and development plus proper pruning methods which lead to an increase in properly pruned trees for long term-care. 

  This is a Demonstrational class.

  Presented by: Randall Port and Pedro Perez Randall Port is the owner of Urban Forestry of Tucson. Randall's certifications and qualifications include:  ISA Board Certified Master Arborist (BCMA) ISA Certified Arborist (CA) ISA Prescription Pruning Qualified Arborist (PPQ) ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) Pedro Perez is the Owner of The Hood Arborists LLC in Tucson. Pedro's  certifications and qualifications include:  ISA Certified Arborist (CA) ISA Prescription Pruning Qualified Arborist (PPQ) ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ)

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• SWAAN Webinar: Managing Mesquite for Yield: What a Century of Kiawe in Hawaiʻi Can Teach the Southwest

  • When
    December 03, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
  • Location
    Zoom Webinar

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  SWAAN Webinar:

  Managing Mesquite for Yield: What a Century of Kiawe in Hawaiʻi Can Teach the Southwest

  By: Neil Logan

  Thursday, December 3, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:15 am MST / Arizona time

  FREE

  
  

  Presentation Description:

  In 1828 a French priest planted a single mesquite tree in Honolulu. Within a century its descendants covered roughly 150,000 acres of Hawaiian lowland, and Hawaiʻi spent the next hundred years doing something almost nowhere else has done at landscape scale: managing Prosopis as a crop rather than fighting it as a weed. Honey, stock feed, firewood, charcoal, flour and shade all came off the same tree the mainland spends millions removing.

  Neil Logan has spent twenty years documenting that experiment, including retracing the 1827 voyage that brought the tree from Peru. This session covers what Hawaiʻi learned: which management regimes produced yield and which produced thickets, how pod and flour production works in practice, why managed stands behave very differently from unmanaged ones, and where the Hawaiian experience does and does not transfer to Southwestern rangelands.

  It also takes the harder question head on. The same genus is celebrated in Peru, eradicated in Australia and argued over in Hawaiʻi and the Southwest. Twenty years in, Neil still has not heard a version of that contradiction that fully satisfies him, and the Q&A is the part he is looking forward to most.

  Bio sketch:

  Neil Logan is an ethnobotanist and agroforestry consultant based in Kapaʻau, Hawaiʻi, where he runs the FARM Center. He has spent more than twenty years on the ecology, management and food use of Prosopis, and is the author of Legacy Legumes: Trees of Renewal and Abundance, published 1 December 2026 with a foreword by MacArthur Fellow Gary Paul Nabhan. His current fieldwork covers mesquite pod harvesting and milling systems and living fuel breaks as fire infrastructure in drylands.

  Up to 1.25 ISA CEUs

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• ACTC Hands-On Aerial Rescue Training

  • When
    December 04, 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Glendale, Arizona
  • Spaces left
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  Arizona Community Tree Council presents

  Hands-On Aerial Rescue Training

  
  

  Friday, December 4, 2026

  8:00am – 3:00pm

  Glendale, AZ

  
  

  6 ISA CEUs

  
  

  Member Participant $250

  NonMember Participant $280
  

  
  

  
  
  

  CLASS DESCRIPTION
  

  This course prepares climbers for the most likely emergency scenarios. Participants will work through scenarios that may be encountered in the field and how to risk assess, manage the scene, evaluate the injury, and perform climber extraction. Using hands-on experience, our instructors will focus on emergency preparedness and accident prevention.

  Other topics to be included are:

  • First Aid
  • Self-rescue
  • Climber extrication, rescuer ascent and work positioning
  • Most common tree rescue scenarios
  • Working with first responders

  Course Times: 8:00am – 3:00pm; lunch is provided.

  Please Bring to Class

  • Hardhat
  • Safety glasses
  • Appropriate footwear
  • Climbing harness
  • Work position lanyard, climbing line, ascending device

  
  

  CEUs:  Earn 6 ISA CEUs

  International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborists, Utility Specialists, Municipal Specialists, and Tree Workers will be eligible to receive CEUs

  
  

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• ACTC Executive Board Meeting

  • When
    December 10, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom

  ACTC Executive Board Meeting

  Thursday, December 10, 2025

  Meeting via Zoom

  The ACTC Executive Board meets every other month via Zoom.

  Meet the ACTC Executive Board Members

  
  

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• ACTC Firewise: Reducing Wildfire Risk

  • When
    December 10, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Online

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  Arizona Community Tree Council Presents

   Firewise: Reducing Wildfire Risk

  December 10, 2026

  10:00 am - 11:30 am

  Online Webinar

  Member: FREE  |  Non-Member: $20

  
  

  Presented by Wade Ward of the APS Fire Mitigation Program and  DFFM-Firewise

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• ACTC 2027 CAT Certified Arborist Training Course (6 Classes)

  • Start
    January 15, 2027
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    February 19, 2027
  •  
    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Avondale, Arizona
  • Spaces left
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  Arizona Community Tree Council  Presents  2027 Certified Arborist Training and Review a 6-Class Course designed to prepare tree-care industry workers for the ISA Certified Arborist Exam REGISTRATION OPENS SOON! LOCATION:  Avondale, Arizona CLASS DATES: Friday, January 15, 2027; 8:00 am - 3:00 pm (6 CEUs) Friday, January 22, 2027; 8:00 am - 3:00 pm (6 CEUs) Friday, January 29, 2027; 8:00 am - 3:00 pm (6 CEUs) Friday, February 5, 2027; 8:00 am - 3:00 pm (6 CEUs) Friday, February 12, 2027; 8:00 am - 3:00 pm (6 CEUs) Friday, February 19, 2027; 8:00 am - 3:00 pm (6 CEUs)

  
  

  MORE INFO

  
  

  Exam Date:  Saturday, February 20, 2027

  
  

  What is Certified Arborist Training (CAT)?
  The Certified Arborist Training Course is a series of classes designed to prepare students to take the ISA Certified Arborist exam. It is also an excellent introduction to the field of arboriculture, as well as a great review for industry professions. The course is open to all students. CEU's are offered for Certified Arborists.
  
  What will I learn?
  Classes cover all chapters in the ISA Arborists' Certification Study Guide.
  
  What materials do I need?

  The ISA Arborists' Certification Study Guide is included with your Full Registration. (All Daily Registrants are required to provide their own ISA Arborists' Certification Study Guide, and may purchase from ACTC or ISA)

  
  

  What if I am unable to attend all 6 classes? 

  Daily Registration is available. The ISA Arborists' Certification Study Guide is not included in the daily registration.  Daily registrants are required to provide their own ISA Arborists' Certification Study Guide. The ISA Arborists' Certification Study Guide may be purchased through your CAT Registration, or from the ISA Online Store.

  
  More Info on the ISA Certified Arborist Exam: 

  Call ISA for more questions and details at 678-367-0981

  •  There are limited seats for the exam.
  •  It is recommended to begin the Exam Application process as early as possible.
  •  It can take time to submit the paperwork and receive approval to register to take the exam.

  • To take the exam, individuals must apply directly with the ISA approximately 4 weeks prior to the exam to be eligible for testing.  Please follow up with ISA regarding the deadline for the scheduled exam of your preference.

  • The ISA requires a minimum of 3 years documented field experience before taking the Certified Arborist exam. If you are a self-employed business owner, a minimum of 36 months of invoicing is required.
  • The ACTC/CAT Program series does not include the exam application and exam fee.

  • ACTC is not responsible for your Certified Arborist Exam Application.

  • The Certified Arborist Exam is proctored by the ISA. 

  • The ISA Certified Arborist Exam requires an Exam Application and Exam Fee to be paid directly to the ISA. 

  • Please review the qualifications for taking the exam at  http://www.isa-arbor.com/certification/becomeCertified/index.aspx
    

  Call ISA for more details at 678-367-0981

  NOTE: A reminder email will be sent the week of the first day of class, and will include the exact location of the class.
  

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• ISA - Certified Arborist Exam

  • When
    February 20, 2027
  • Location
    Avondale, Arizona

  
  

  International Society of Arboriculture

  Certified Arborist Exam

  Saturday, February 20, 2027

  The Certified Arborist Exam is proctored by ISA, the International Society of Arboriculture. 

  To take the exam, individuals must be enrolled directly with the ISA.

  This is only an IN-PERSON EVENT

  The ISA Certified Arborist Exam also requires a fee to be paid directly to the ISA. 

  PLEASE CHECK WITH ISA FOR THE ENROLLMENT DEADLINE

  
  

  More Info on the ISA Certified Arborist Exam: 

  Call ISA for more questions and details at 678-367-0981

  •  There are limited seats for the exam.
  •  It is recommended to begin the Exam Application process as early as possible.
  •  It can take time to submit the paperwork and receive approval to register to take the exam.

  • To take the exam, individuals must apply directly with the ISA approximately 4 weeks prior to the exam to be eligible for testing.  Please follow up with ISA regarding the deadline for the scheduled exam of your preference.

  • The ISA requires a minimum of 3 years documented field experience before taking the Certified Arborist exam. If you are a self-employed business owner, a minimum of 36 months of invoicing is required.
  • The ACTC/CAT Program series does not include the exam application and exam fee.

  • ACTC is not responsible for your Certified Arborist Exam Application.

  • The Certified Arborist Exam is proctored by the ISA. 

  • The ISA Certified Arborist Exam requires an Exam Application and Exam Fee to be paid directly to the ISA. 

  • Please review the qualifications for taking the exam at  http://www.isa-arbor.com/certification/becomeCertified/index.aspx
    

  Call ISA for more details at 678-367-0981

  
  

  For more details, call ISA at 678-367-0981 or visit the ISA website.

  
  

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