wcisa 2012 - IMPROVING TREE STRUCTURE WITH STRUCTURAL PRUNING WORKSHOPS

IMPROVING TREE STRUCTURE WITH STRUCTURAL PRUNING WORKSHOPS
Date: February 6, 2012 - February 13, 2012
Location: San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Rosa, Sacramento, et, California, UNITED STATES
Organizer: Western Chapter ISA
Sponsor: Cal Fire
Description: *Multiple locations throughout California between February 6th and 13th. The event flyer can be found on the Western Chapter ISA's event page under the Improving Tree Structure with Structural Pruning meetings (link provided).
Instructors: Brian Kempf, Ed Gilman, Jim Clark, Nelda Matheny
About the workshop: The Urban Tree Foundation has teamed with The University of Florida, HortScience, Inc. and the Western Chapter ISA in a CalFire grant to provide pruning education and outreach to arborists. The purpose of the workshop is to describe, demonstrate, and discuss current structural pruning strategies to accomplish specific goals for young, medium-aged, and old trees. We will discuss not only what and how to prune to improve structure and reduce the likelihood for failure in the short and long term, but also how the tree is likely to respond, incorporating current tree biomechanics research. This is an interactive program, designed for exchange of ideas and experiences of all attendees.
Agenda:
8:00 am Welcome and Introduction
8:45 am Consequences of Poor Structure
9:00 am Tree Structure, Biomechanics, and Strength
9:45 am Discussion
10:00 am Break
10:45 am Structural pruning young, medium-aged and mature trees
11:45 am Discussion
12:00 pm Lunch (provided)
1:00 pm Outdoor, hand-on structural pruning exercises: young, adolescent trees
2:30 pm Outdoor, hand-on structural pruning exercises: older trees
3:30 pm Discussion
4:00 pm Award CEU’s
*Please allow up to 6 weeks for processing of CEU’s
CEU's:
6 - Certified Arborist
6 - Certified Tree Worker
6 - Municipal Specialist
6 - Utility Specialist
6 - BCMA-Practice
Contact Name: Rose Epperson
Contact Phone: (559) 784-8733
Contact Email: repperson-AT-wcainc.com
Website: https://www.wcisa.net/Events/
Registration: $75-$100
Seats Available: 100
CEUs available: Yes
Start Date: 8:00 AM, February 6, 2012
End Date: 5:00 PM, February 13, 2012
Address: San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Rosa, Sacramento, et
California
93257
UNITED STATES