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Texas Urban Forestry Congress Meeting Date Announced
The Texas Urban Forestry Congress serves as a forum for networking, education, and advocacy for those interested in impacting forests of Texas. Join us for the Second Winter Meeting to learn and connect with others fostering change in our urban canopies in Texas. This meeting will take place at the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge. Please click on Register
Wildlife Risk Reduction Workshop: Nov. 4th-5th
The threat wildfire poses to residents of Texas increases everyday as more communities are built in natural areas. Recent fire seasons have seen increasing property loss and death associated with wildfire. We know that it is not a question of if a fire will start, but when. As professionals who have daily interaction with the public, arborists can reduce
TPAQ Curriculum and Certificate Program: December 5-6, 2025
TPAQ curriculum is an introductory training course that will train green industry professionals in the theory and application of current tree and plant appraisal approaches, methods, and techniques to develop and implement an appraisal assignment. If you are a green industry professional who wishes to learn about tree, plant, and landscape appraisal, this course is for you. The TPAQ Certificate
2026 Prescriptive Pruning – January 13-15, 2026
January 13-15, 2026 TCU Kelly Alumni Center Fort Worth, Texas Goal: Improve communication between prescriber, production arborist and tree owner. Increase clarity when preparing work orders. What this program does: The new paradigm shifts the decision of which branches to prune from the production arborist to an informed prescriber. It establishes a protocol resulting in consistency between the arborist preparing
Fort Worth adopts first urban forest plan, vows to address tree clearing fines later
Fort Worth City Council member Gyna Bivens believes the city needs to “do right by its trees.” A self-proclaimed tree hugger, she has been outspoken about preserving Fort Worth’s existing trees and penalizing developers that illegally clear trees for development projects. Bivens encouraged the rest of council June 25 to adopt the Fort Worth Urban Forest Master Plan, a first of its
A Tiny Satellite Made From Wood Is Actually Going Into Earth’s Orbit
SPACE30 May 2024 ByAFP The world’s first wooden satellite has been built by Japanese researchers who said their tiny cuboid craft will be blasted off on a SpaceX rocket in September. Each side of the experimental satellite developed by scientists at Kyoto University and logging company Sumitomo Forestry measures just 10 centimeters (four inches). The creators expect the wooden material
Certified Arborist Test Preparation Course
Friday, September 4th to September 25th, 2015 9:00 am – 4:00 pm San Antonio Botanical Garden Registration Link Course Description: This course was designed to help prepare professional arborists to take the ISA Certified Arborist examination. The teaching cadre has over 210 combined years of experience in the tree care industry. Nonprofessionals are also welcome to attend the entire course or
