Michael Levy, ISAT Support

The TRAQ re-qualification is a one-day refresher with five hours of instruction and three hours to take the exam. Registration Deadline is August 26, 2019. The TRAQ credential is valid for five years from the date it is earned. Current TRAQ holders can complete the course as early as 3 1/2 years into their qualification. Click here for more information

2019 Texas Tree Climbing Championship and Arbor Fair May 16-18, 2019 San Gabriel Park, Georgetown, Texas We need you! Sign up today! This year, in addition to the exciting competition, there will also be a bilingual pre-climb trauma and aerial rescue workshop, equipment and services vendors on display and a family-friendly Arbor Fair. Click here for more information

A workshop focusing on practical and advanced rigging, estimation of weight, and proper cuts associated with crane use. It will include class time and an outdoor demonstration. Mark Chisholm, working arborist, instructor and ISA world champion climber will lead the workshop.

What is killing my tree? Bug? Disease? Join Dr. David Appel and Sheila McBride for a hands-on tree diagnosis workshop at the Texas A&M Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab. This two-day workshop includes the fine points of field diagnosis and sample collecting and expert instruction in the lab on using diagnostic tools and techniques. Class size is limited for this hands-on

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The TRAQ re-qualification is a one-day refresher with five hours of instruction and three hours to take the exam. The TRAQ credential is valid for five years from the date it is earned. Current TRAQ holders can complete the course as early as 3 1/2 years into their qualification.   Click here for more information and to register

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. Permalink: https://isatexas.com/event/isa-tree-risk-as…ge-station-texas/ ‎

It is time for the 10th Bilingual Tree Care & Safety Workshop in San Antonio. Learn from tree care leaders Mark Chisolm and Eduardo Medina to take your knowledge and career to new heights. Keynote speaker Mark Chisolm and Eduardo Medina will conduct ‘Basic Rigging’ and ‘Rigging in Compromised Trees’ indoors. In the field demonstrations will visually show the rigging

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December 7, 2018 FORT WORTH, Texas—Reports of the presence of the deadly emerald ash borer (EAB) in Tarrant County have been confirmed. EAB has infested and killed ash trees in the Eagle Mountain Lake area. Texas A&M Forest Service began investigating within the high-risk area following the discovery of a single EAB specimen last year.  Prior to spring adult beetle

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Oak wilt is one of the most destructive tree diseases in the United States, and it has been known to kill oak trees in Central Texas at epidemic proportions. Texas A&M Forest Service urges Texans, hunters in particular, to take preventative measures and be cautious when collecting and purchasing firewood at this time of year to

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As reported last month, a keen-eyed young naturalist in Fort Worth submitted an observation of a green beetle on iNaturalist that was later identified as a possible emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis, EAB). State and federal biologists quickly mobilized to search the area. Allen Smith, Forest Health Coordinator for East Texas and Entomologist for Texas A&M Forest Service, presented an

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