Michael Levy, ISAT Support
Hiring an Arborist
What is arboriculture? Arboriculture is defined as the cultivation of trees and shrubs, this includes the planting and care of individual trees and trees in small groups. What is an arborist? An arborist is an individual trained in the care of trees and shrubs. This training can come from formal college education or years of experience. There are several areas of practice
ISA Online learning Sale
10% Off Sale with Code ONLINETEN! For a limited time, ISA is offering a 10% discount on online educational courses! Throughout the month of April, continue your arboricultural education by taking advantage of this one-time offer by using code ONLINETEN at checkout. Available through 30 April 2020, this discount is available to everyone. For ISA members, this is IN ADDITION
COVID-19 Update for Arborists
For the latest on how the pandemic is affection the Arborist Community in Texas including workshops, online learning, your credentials, and your business including SBA loans and employer paid leave mandate and coronavirus safety for arborists, check out the ISAT COVID-19 update webpage here.
ISA – OUR PRIORITY DURING COVID-19 IS THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS
March 16, 2020 OUR PRIORITY DURING COVID-19 IS THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS At ISA, our biggest priority is the health and safety of our members, credential holders, credential candidates, partners, volunteers, and staff. As the global landscape changes daily due to the Covid-19 pandemic and government and public health officials work to contain this virus and minimize
Volunteer opportunities for Texas Tree Climbing Competition Arbor Fair are now open!
Volunteer opportunities for Texas Tree Climbing Competition Arbor Fair are now open! Sign up today to help at the ISAT table here.
Support Team Texas and Mino in the Tour de Trees
Help Mino ride for trees! Support Mino and Team Texas ISA in the Tour de Trees 2020! The Tour Des Trees is a community engagement event. In the past cyclists have participated in the annual long distance cycling adventure serving the community by planting trees, educating children and shining light on work done by aboriculture professionals and the importance of
Arborist Exchange Program
2019ExchangeProgram Final The Arborist Exchange Program offers municipal foresters, utility arborists, and tree non-profit managers around the world the opportunity to engage with colleagues and experience urban forestry challenges and successes in varying political and cultural settings. Participants will spend one week together in each other’s community learning about their jobs and how challenges are met under differing circumstances and with
Arborists Needed: Help Replant Native Trees Nov. 16th on the Texas Coast After Hurricane Harvey!
Help Replant Native Trees on the Texas Coast After Hurricane Harvey! Arborists Needed in Aransas County on November 16th On August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Texas coast with sustained winds of 130mph. Leaving behind $125 billion in damage and 104 casualties in the US alone, Hurricane Harvey is tied with Hurricane Katrina as the costliest tropical
2019 Texas Tree Conference – Thanks!
Thank you to all the attendees, speakers, volunteers and others who helped to make the 2019 Texas Tree Conference a big success. If you want to see the award winners, event pictures and speaker presentations, click here. See you next year in Waco!!!
Have you seen European elm scale?
Dr. Mike Merchant, a researcher in College Station is looking for wild populations of European elm scale https://bugguide.net/node/view/122456 (part of research on crape myrtle bark scale biocontrol). Specific host preference among the elms is uncertain at this time, but there is a National Elm Trials where they are looking for resistance in elms. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Elm_Trial American elm populations have been hit
