2017 Texas Tree Conference
September 27-29, 2017
Waco Convention Center

We are back! After hosting the International Conference last year the Texas Tree Conference is back in Waco for 2017. Mark your calendar now for the biggest and best Texas Tree Conference yet!

We

Certified Arborist, Municipal Specialist and Utility Specialist Exams
Certification information. As with all Certification Examinations the application must be in the ISA office twelve working days prior to the Exam.

Join the Texas Chapter ISA for the new ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) 2-day educational course followed by a 1/2 day assessment that includes both a written and field component. Your instructor will be Skip Kincaid.

Deadline to register is

Chipper Operator Specialist
Accidents involving brush chippers are a significant concern. This course covers hazard awareness and procedures for hooking up, transporting, setting up, operating, and maintaining a chipper. Attendees who pass the exam in the manual (included with registration) will

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE:
8:45am to 9:00am –sign in
9:00am to 9:45am -ID of Woody Invasive species in the Tyler Texas area
9:55am to 10:25am –Reporting invasive species on www.texasinvasives.org website
10:35am to 11:30am –Invasive species & the Wildland Urban Interface
11:30am to Noon –Lunch
Noon to 2:00pm –Travel to park, Invasive species ID walk & Treatment

TO REGISTER: Email Zaina Gates (Texas A&M Forest Service) at zgates@tfs.tamu.edu , your name and the number of people that will be attending the workshop with you.
Registration will be limited to 50 participants and ends on October 25, 2017.

The Partners in Community Forestry Conference and Partnering Events are designed to include engaging programming for an array of professionals, including arborists, utility and municipal employees, nonprofit volunteers and university students and faculty, to name a few.
Throughout the week, you will

Join the Texas Chapter ISA for a new tree climbing workshop for women, taught by women.
This will be the ISA Texas’ first women’s tree climbing workshop and it is designed for women who have never climbed trees before with ropes

ArborMaster returns to Irving, Texas this December
L1 Precision Tree Felling, Chainsaw Safety & Handling: December 4-5, 2017
For further information, visit www.ArborMaster.com or contact us at 860.429.5028 x 702
See You At The Top! ®