Michael Levy, ISAT Support
Defend Texas Tree Ordinances – Petition Now Online
Special Session Tree Legislation No more tree protection in cities? The rapid growth of Texas cities has led to the citizens in dozens of fast growing cities passing ordinances that protect trees. Gov. Abbott recently vetoed the broadly supported SB 744 tree mitigation bill supported by both houses of the state legislature, the development community and municipal interests charged with
OSHA and NIOSH Team Up to Offer Updated Heat Safety App
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and OSHA have collaborated to update OSHA’s original Heat Safety Tool. The updated app, available for both Android and iPhone, provides a clearer user interface, while still providing the same information to help keep workers safe when working outdoors in hot weather. Extreme heat causes more deaths than any other weather-related hazard; each
Texas Tree Conference – Registration Now Open
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 anticipate over 1,000 attendees again and will have Texas, national and international speakers. There will be
Invasive Chinese Privet
Chinese privet is an evergreen shrub that is aggressive and troublesome, spreading easily and crowding out native plants. It often forms dense thickets, particularly in bottom-land forests and along fencerows, thus gaining access to forests, fields, and right-of-ways. Being shade tolerant, it can invade forest interiors as well. It colonizes by root sprouts and is spread widely by abundant bird-
Protecting Community and Urban Forestry in the Federal FY18 Budget
From the Sustainable Urban Forests Coalition Last month, the Administration released its proposed FY18 budget. At SUFC, we were deeply concerned about the devastating impact that the proposed budget would have on America’s urban and community forests. The SUFC Policy Working Group, spearheaded by Rebecca Turner of American Forests and Danielle Watson of the Society of American Foresters, submitted written
Local Tree Ordinances Under Fire in the Legislature
Dozens of cities in Texas have ordinances that protect trees. Gov. Abbott has vetoed a broadly supported SB 744 tree mitigation bill supported by both houses of the state legislature, the development community and municipal interests charged with protecting the urban forest. He has called for the abolishment of municipal tree protection ordinances across the state as one of the
Texas Chapter ISA Elections – Time for Nominations – Deadline
Nominate yourself or another ISAT Member Our 1,100 members need you! Deadline July 21st How can you share your knowledge and experience with others? How can you give something back and leave a legacy to your profession? How can you develop as a leader? Serve! Nominations are being sought from the ISAT membership to fill several positions on the ISAT Board
2017 Texas Tree Award Nominations – June 19th deadline!!!
2017 Texas Tree Award Nominations Nominations Due June 19th at 3 pm Celebrate the accomplishments of those who have dedicated their talents to spreading a leafy green canopy over Texas by nominating them for the 2017 Texas Community Forestry Awards Program. This program is open to anyone who has a role in building stronger communities by planting, maintaining or protecting
Webinar: Soil Profile Rebuilding: Rehabilitating Compacted Soils
Dr. Susan Day Associate Professor of Urban Forestry, Virginia Tech If you’ve ever been frustrated by trying to grow trees in the compacted, rock-hard soils left behind after urban development and construction, then this is the webinar for you. Dr. Day will teach you the secrets of Soil Profile Rebuilding (SPR), the soil rehabilitation method that allows you to remediate
Counting on Houston’s trees
The largest city in the largest state in America has an urban forest to match. And now, for the first time, information about Houston’s trees is available online. The My City’s Trees web application is a free tool that makes community tree data easily accessible to the public. With just a few clicks of a mouse, anyone with access to
