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Certification Tests
Certification information and an application form can be
obtained
by clicking here.
As with all Certification
Examinations the application must be in the ISA office
12 working days prior to the Exam.
ISA Certified Arborist computer based exam now available
in Texas. To view computer based testing locations
please choose the link below. In order to schedule a
computer based exam, you MUST submit your
application and/or retake form to ISA. The testing
vendor will not allow you to schedule an exam directly
through them.
Computer based testing locations |
November 12, 2011
Certified Tree Worker Climber Specialist and Aerial Lift
Specialist Exam |
San Antonio |
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Jan. 7, 2012 |
Humble |
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March 30, 2012 |
San Antonio |
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April 11, 2012 |
Round Rock |
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May 14, 2012 |
Fort Worth |
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July 27, 2012 |
San Antonio |
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August 10, 2012 |
Amarillo |
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August 15, 2012 |
Round Rock |
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Sept. 28, 2012 |
Waco |
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May 17, 2012
Zilker Park
Austin |
Pre-Climbing
Competition Workshop
Advanced Climbing
and Rigging Techniques Workshop
Thursday, May 17
By
Mark Chisholm
Come and learn from the best.
Arborist, business owner and 3-time world champion Mark
Chisholm will present the latest in climbing and rigging
in this fast-paced one-day workshop. Registration is
$60.
Workshop Topics Include:
Current "Cutting-Edge" Climbing
Gear
Access Systems
Belay Anchoring Systems
Friction Hitch Configurations
Work Positioning Solutions
Single-Block Rigging Forces
Multiple-Block Rigging
Block Loading Factors
Angle of Deflection
Resultant Force
Doubled Whip Tackle Forces
Speedline Forces
Click here for more information
Click here for the registration brochure
Registration is now on site.
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Zilker Park, Austin
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May 18 -19, 2012
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Texas Tree
Climbing Competition
May 18-19, 2012
Zilker Park, Austin, Texas
Winner of this
year's competition will represent the Texas Chapter in
the internationals in Portland. This is the best event of the year
for a working climber to attend if you want to improve
your skills.
Click here
for more information
Registration is now on site.
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Zilker Park, Austin
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May 24, 2012
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Bilingual Tree Worker Workshop
May 24, 2012
San Antonio, Texas
The San Antonio Arborist Association
and the ISA Texas Chapter are sponsoring a Bilingual
Tree Worker Workshop on May 24, 2012 in San Antonio.
This is the third year this popular event has been
offered. It is targeted to regional tree workers in the
tree care industry with English as a second language.
While general local tree care topics will be discussed,
a major emphasis of the training will focus on improving
safety and client/worker communication skills. 5.75
CEU's.
Register online here
Click here for more information in English
Click here for more information in Spanish
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City of San Antonio NE Service Center
10303 Tool Yard, SA
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North Harris County May 16
Pearland May 17
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2012 Emerging
Communities Workshops
May 16 - North Harris County
Harris County Flood Control District
North Service Center
7522 Prairie Oak Drive, Houston, Texas
May 17 - Pearland
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Pearland Campus
1200 Pearland Parkway, Pearland, Texas
Many Texas
communities are growing at an astounding rate. Community
leaders need planning tools to prepare for high-velocity
growth before it happens —
not after.
Texas Emerging Communities is
designed to help these rapidly-expanding areas plan for
future growth. Sponsored by the Texas Forest Service and
the Houston Area Urban Forestry Council.
www.haufc.org
or
www.texasemergingcommunities.org
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Houston Area
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June 6&7, 2012
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Identification and Management of
Oak Wilt Workshop
The Texas Forest Service and the Texas
Chapter ISA are hosting the eighth annual workshop for
ISA
Certified Arborists
on how to identify and manage oak wilt.
Each participant that successfully
completes the training will be awarded a Certificate of
Training Completion. This training will be noted on the
www.texasoakwilt.org website as well as on any handouts and other material referencing qualified
individuals.
Dr. David Appel and TFS Staff Foresters will be
conducting the training. Registration is
limited.
Register online
here
Click here for the workshop agenda
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LBJ Wildflower Center,
Austin
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June 12, 2012
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6th Annual Rio Grande
Valley
Tree and Urban Forestry Conference
June 12, 2012 -
Edinburg, Texas
This years conference will have
some great speakers that will help the cities and
towns of the RGV to plan, grow & maintain a healthy
urban forest attracting businesses, residents,
beneficial wildlife, tourists, winter Texans,
eco-tourists and more to our wonderful Valley….
The registration fee will be kept as low as possible
and still provide a lunch, snacks, and great
speakers, as well as CEU’s for Arborists, Utility
Specialists and more.
Contact
Edward Kuprel
for more information.
Click here for registration information.
Click her for sponsorship information.
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Edinburg
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Sept. 26-28, 2012
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Mark Your Calendars
The 33rd annual Texas
Tree Conference, Academy, Awards, Tree School and
Trade Show
Waco Convention Center
September 26-28, 2012
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Waco
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August 5-11, 2012
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500 Miles for
Tree Research
2012 Tour des Trees
Benefits the Tree Fund
You can support Salvador
Alemany, Pete Smith and all the Texans in their ride to raise funds in the Tour de Trees.
The STIHL Tour
des Trees is a weeklong, 500-mile
cycling event held each year to
benefit the Tree Research and
Education Endowment Fund (TREE
Fund). Since its inception in 1992
the Tour des Trees has raised more
than $5 million for scientific
research and education programs
related to arboriculture (the
science of caring for trees in a
landscape) and urban forestry.
Each full-Tour
cyclist commits to raising $3500,
and the proceeds of the event
support the discovery of better
methods for propagation, planting
and care of urban trees. The Tour
also funds education programs aimed
at connecting young people with the
environment and with career
opportunities in the green industry.
With itineraries in the U.S., Canada
and abroad, the legacy of the Tour
des Trees includes a growing urban
forest planted by its cyclists and a
new appreciation among the residents
of its destination communities for
the trees which shade their lives.
Click
here to see your Texas Riders.
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Oregon |
Aug. 11-15, 2012
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Mark Your Calendars
ISA Annual
International Conference and Trade Show
August 11 –
15, 2012
Portland,
Oregon
Oregon
Convention Center
The ISA Conference and Trade Show is the premier
event for arborists from around the world. Consider
attending as a way to build your business network,
meet the industry's leaders, and learn from the best
in the profession.
Highlights of the conference include:
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International Tree Climbing
Championship
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Arbor Fair (Laurelhurst Park)
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Educational Sessions
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Trade Show
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Tree Academy Workshops
For Details and More Information
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Portland,OR
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Texas drought takes toll on the urban forest,
millions of shade trees dead
The Texas Forest Service estimates 5.6 million trees
that once shaded homes, streets and parks in communities
across Texas now are dead as a result of last year’s
unrelenting drought.
Texas Forest Service findings include:
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An estimated 5.6
million trees in urban areas were killed as a result
of the drought. This figure may represent as much as 10
percent of the total number of trees that make up the
urban forest.
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Because these dead trees are in populated areas, many
are a safety issue and will need to be removed. The
estimated cost to
remove these trees is $560 million.
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Urban trees do more than just beautify your community.
They also provide economic and environmental benefits
like cutting your heating and cooling bill, cleaning the
air you breathe and water you drink and boosting your
property values. The
estimated loss of
economic and environmental benefits provided by these
trees is roughly $280 million per year.
For expert advice on tree planting, care and
removal, click on 'Hiring an Arborist' on the left menu.
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Texas
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Other Events of
Interest |
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The National Tree Benefit
Calculator
What is that tree worth?
Find out
here on the National Tree Benefit Calculator
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2012 update - Texas
Supplement to the Guide for Tree Appraisal
This Texas Guide is designed to
be used by professionals who need to perform plant
appraisals involving casualties, damages and takings
of plant materials.
You can purchase the Texas Supplement here.
This document
represents the third approximation of the “Texas
Supplement to the Guide for Plant Appraisal”,
developed by the Texas Regional Plant Appraisal
Committee under the auspices of the Texas Chapter -
International Society of Arboriculture. It is
intended to be utilized as a companion or supplement
to the 9th Edition of the Guide for Plant Appraisal,
written by the Council of Tree and Landscape
Appraisers and published by the International
Society of Arboriculture.
If you are a member of ISA, you
can contact Mike Walterscheidt at
isat@eccwireless.com for
a free copy of the 2011 Texas Supplement. If not,
you can purchase it here and as a bonus, you will
also receive a free $40 Texas Chapter of the
International Society of Arboriculture 2011
membership.
You can purchase the Guide for Plant Appraisal, 9th
Edition here.
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ISA Online Learning Center |
ISA Online Learning
Center
The ISA Online Learning Center is
your portal to learning and professional development
in the field of arboriculture. Here, you will find
training courses such as the Introduction to
Arboriculture Interactive Series as well as other
courses on a variety of topics. Now, continuing
education is available online 24 hours a day no
matter where you are located.
As a
special launch offer, take the Tree Worker Safety
module for free
and attain CEUs by successfully completing the
course!
To get started, click the button
below to login using your ISA online account or to
create a free account to enter the ISA Online
Learning Center.
You do not have to be an ISA member to create an online account.
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Great Texas Tree Trail |
Share your tree
knowledge with your neighbors!
Have you ever wanted to brush up on your tree
identification skills or share your tree knowledge with
others? With the Great Texas Tree Trail you can do both!
If you have an iPhone or an Android smart phone, or even
if you just have a desktop or a laptop computer - you
can create and share a tree trail right where you live.
Your Texas Chapter ISA has teamed up with the Texas
Urban Forestry Council, Texas Forest Service and others
to create the Great Texas Tree Trail.
If you would like to be a “Trail Boss” and contribute a
Tree Trail, just go to
www.GreatTexasTreeTrail.org
and follow the directions on how to use or create a Tree
Trail.
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ISA Launches ArborPod
Podcasts, or Personal On-demand Broadcasts, have become
one of the most direct ways of receiving educational
programming specific to a particular topic of interest
through a series of digital audio or video recordings.
How does a podcast work? Audio or video files can be
automatically transmitted via Internet and downloaded to
a personal computer, smart phone, or MP3 player. A
podcast can be compared to a magazine subscription in
that the user subscribes to a podcast series and new
content is generated and received on a regular basis.
ISA has identified this medium as a highly accessible
and effective means of providing ongoing, arboricultural
information to tree care professionals to address
today’s most current and relevant topics. We are excited
and proud to have launched the first series of ArborPod™—Science
of Arboriculture—which is now available through iTunes.
Detective Dendro
Climbing and Rigging
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Free online training for boards, supporters
Tree Board University is a free online training program
that provides self-paced training modules for both
current tree board members and those interested in
assuming leadership roles.
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Arborist webcasts
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Webinar
Trainings from TCIA
The Tree
Care Industry Association is pleased to offer the
convenience and flexibility of a new learning tool – the
TCIA Webinar Series. These education and training
webinars will enable companies to educate a large number
of employees at once, reduce travel expenses, and
maintain consistent levels of productivity by
eliminating time out of the office. All you need to
participate is a computer with an Internet connection
for the visuals and a phone to call in for the audio
portion. As an added benefit, TCIA members receive
reduced pricing for all sessions.
Click here for more
info.
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Alliance for Community Trees Archived Webcasts
On the third Thursday of each month, the Alliance for
Community Trees (ACT) hosts a national webcast at 1 p.m.
EST. These webcasts are designed to provide information
and training for urban forestry volunteers, community
planners, and other professionals. All webcasts, from
June 2007 to the most recent in February 2011, are
archived on the ACT website and are free to view.
Sessions last approximately one hour and highlight
successful programs and practices from across the
nation.
RECENT WEBCASTS
Available for free download
* Storms
Over the Urban Forest- Part I: Natural Hazard Management
Planning
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Tapping Carbon Markets for Urban Forests
* Tree
Technology- Part II: CRMs
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Reaching Bilingual Audiences
To view archived ACT webcasts visit:
http://actrees.org/site/resources/webcasts
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