Pennsylvania State University Arboriculture and Community Forest Training

Here is this month’s listing of upcoming arboriculture and community forestry events in and around Pennsylvania and online. For more information on a particular program, please use the listed contact information for that program.

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1. Tree Support and Protective Systems
Thursday, November 8, 2018, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Philadelphia, PA
Offered by Morris Arboretum

An important feature in the preservation of mature shade trees in the built environment involves the installation of various support cables, rods, and guying systems, as well as lightning protection. This one-day course will explore all aspects of these techniques as well as the best practices and standards of the industry. There will be field demonstrations of each technique and an opportunity to get hands-on practice. Alex is an ISA certified arborist with many years of experience in practical arboriculture and an acknowledged expert in cable splicing and installation.

CEUs: 6.0 CEUs for ISA Certified Arborists
Cost: $140, includes lunch
For more information and to register, visit https://experience.morrisarboretum.org/Info.aspx or call 215-247-5777, ext. 125

2. Trees Matter Symposium
November 14, 2018, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Silver Spring, MD

Montgomery Parks and Casey Trees, Washington D.C., present the seventh annual Trees Matter Symposium. Presentations will focus on the health and welfare of trees in our increasingly developed landscapes. Learn from some of the country’s leading experts about innovative efforts to plant, protect and preserve trees in urban and suburban settings. Trees provide many benefits: they cleanse and cool our air, stabilize our soils, provide wildlife habitat and beautify our urban and suburban areas. We encourage all arborists, landscape industry and environmental/green industry professionals, engineers, designers, housing developers and interested citizens to take advantage of this opportunity to learn new techniques and concepts on what can be done to ensure the survival of trees in our built environment.

CEUs: Maryland Licensed Tree Experts (5 Credits), ISA Certified Arborists (5 credits), Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional (5 credits), and Landscape Architect LACES (5 credits)
Cost: $95
For more information and to register, visit https://www.montgomeryparks.org/about/divisions/arboriculture/trees-matter-symposium/

3. Chipper and Chainsaw Operation in Spanish
Las operaciones de las motosierras y los chippers
Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Philadelphia, PA
Offered by Morris Arboretum

This course is designed for entry level arborists. The main goal of this one-day course is to acquaint students with chippers and chainsaws and their safe operation so that they will be fully competent to operate the machinery safely, and without direct supervision. This program is designed to give an additional credential to the crew member by introducing them to the fundamentals of machine operation. The course helps employers document training as well as identify and retain motivated employees. It will verify, according to OSHA guidelines, that the employer has provided the proper safety training necessary to operate this machinery. The Chipper and Chainsaw course is a component of the TCIA Tree Care Academy Program and meets their accreditation standard. Each student will receive a helmet decal, patch, certificate, and a laminated wallet card upon successful completion of the test.

CEUs: 6.0 CEUs for ISA Certified Arborists
Cost: $140
For more information and to register, visit https://experience.morrisarboretum.org/Info.aspx or call 215-247-5777, ext. 125

4. Webinar: Changing Urban Tree Canopy Cover in the U.S.
Urban Forestry Today Webcast Series – UMass Amherst, Department of Environmental Conservation
Thursday, November 15, 2018, 12 PM – 1 PM (Eastern Time)

Join Dr. David Nowak, USDA Forest Service, as he discusses the latest findings pertaining to how urban tree canopy cover and associated values are changing in the United States.

Cost: Free
CEUs: This webinar is eligible for 1.0 CEU with the International Society of Arboriculture and 0.5 Massachusetts Certified Arborist CEUs.
Where: Visit www.joinwebinar.com and enter the ID code: 150-883-555
For more information: http://www.urbanforestrytoday.org/ or email Rick Harper at rharper@eco.umass.edu

5. Webinar: Concrete Cloth: A Versatile Option for Stormwater Management and Erosion Control
Penn State Extension Community Forestry Management Monthly Webinar Series
Tuesday, November 20, 2018, 12 PM – 1 PM (Eastern Time)

Anne Duggan, CEO of KevCon/Pave Drain will present an array of land protection challenges where concrete cloth was incorporated in best management practices. Unlike an web of interlinked blocks, concrete cloth is described as a geosynthetic cementitious composite mat. Ms. Duggan here shows how KevCon’s harden-in place fabric innovation performed in a variety of site needs including erosion control, slope face protection, drainage swales etc.

Registration and connection details: Register at https://psu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_utRC-0EfQzWo8tyqCmVFlA

Use the link above to register for the webinar early, or at the time of the webinar. If you register prior to the webinar, you will receive an email with a link to access the webinar. If you register at the time of the webinar, you will be connected directly to the webinar following registration. We recommend registering and accessing the webinar room 15 minutes prior to the webinar start time to ensure you are able to connect.
Cost: Free
Continuing Education Credits: One Continuing Education Credit for Landscape Architects; SAF Certified Foresters (CFEs); and PLNA Certified Horticulturalist (PCH) will be offered to attendees. One CEU for ISA Certified Arborists will be awarded with 80% or higher score on webinar quiz. Certificates of attendance will be provided after the program.

For more information contact Scott Sjolander at 814-350-7749 or sas305@psu.edu

6. Webinar: The Emerald Ash Borer: Strategies for Conserving Ash in the Urban Forest
Utah State University Forestry Learn at Lunch Webinar Series
Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 2 PM – 3 PM Eastern Time

In cooperation with the TREE Fund, USU Forestry Extension presents the November Learn at Lunch Webinar. This presentation will review research that provides scientific basis for EAB management and conservation of ash in urban environments. Results of multiyear insecticide trials with soil applied, trunk injected, and bark applied systemic insecticides show that protection of even very large caliper ash trees is a viable option to consider as part of an integrated management program for EAB. The EAB Cost Calculator and tree inventories can be used to integrate treatments with removal schedules to develop proactive, strategic management programs for ash and the EAB “death curve” in the urban forest.

Registration and connection details: Register at https://extension.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FmFndHwpT0-VlI1qdf84sg
Cost: Free
Continuing Education Credits: One Continuing Education Credit for SAF Certified Foresters (CFEs) and ISA Certified Arborists

7. Designing Native and Ecological Plant Communities
Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Philadelphia, PA
Offered by Morris Arboretum

Join us as we translate the ecological principles of wild plant communities into planting design tools that will help you create better planting. Functional and ecological plantings, such as rain gardens and meadows, are increasing in popularity but simultaneously face severe challenges. They often fail to wow the public, offer a low level of ecological function, and simply don’t survive on low-budget maintenance. Examples of failed projects are plentiful and hurt the image of the native plant movement. We won’t solve these issues if we continue to compare planting design to painting on canvas and perceive plants as individual objects in space. It is time for a new approach—a plant-community-based method that has evolved in the world of ecological science. This interactive workshop will introduce you to the science behind stable and lasting plant combinations. You will learn the skill of creating plant communities in four hands-on design exercises and practice this technique in a hypothetical planting project at the end of the workshop.

CEUs: 5 CEUs for ISA certified arborists and LACES credits for landscape architects
Cost: $180
For more information and to register, visit https://experience.morrisarboretum.org/Info.aspx or call 215-247-5777, ext. 125

8. Tree Tenders Training

Join thousands of other concerned citizens like yourself. Become a Tree Tender and help increase tree canopy cover in your community. Tree Tenders® is a training program that empowers concerned residents to make dramatic strides towards restoring and caring for the tree canopy in their communities. The course is designed for lay people and experts alike. Become one of the Tree Tenders restoring and tending your part of the forest. Instruction is provided by DCNR’s Bureau of Forestry, in partnership with Penn State Extension, PHS, and other local urban forestry experts.

Tree Tenders training includes:
-Tree Biology
-Urban Stresses on Trees
-Tree Identification
-Tree Pruning and Root Care
-Tree Planting Techniques
-Community Organizing

Johnstown, PA
December 1, 2018
Offered by Penn State Extension
9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Register online at https://extension.psu.edu/tree-tenders
For more information, contact Brian Wolyniak at bjw229@psu.edu or call 412-482-3455

Pittsburgh, PA
December 1, 2018
Offered by Tree Pittsburgh
9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Register online at https://www.treepittsburgh.org/ways-to-give/volunteer
For more information, contact joe@treepittsburgh.org or 412-781-8733

Online
Thursdays, January 24- March 7, 2019
Offered by Penn State Extension
One hour sessions each week at 12 noon or 7 pm
Register online at https://extension.psu.edu/tree-tenders-online
For more information, contact Vinnie Cotrone at vjc1@psu.edu or call 570-825-1701

9. Financing Urban Tree Canopy: A How To for Chesapeake Communities
Thursday, December 13, 2018, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Washington, DC

The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, and the University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center invite you to a workshop on sustainable approaches to funding and financing an urban forestry program for Chesapeake Bay communities. This workshop comes with the launch of a newly developed written guide for Chesapeake Bay communities by the University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, and the US Forest Service with support from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. All participants will receive a hard copy of this guide at the workshop. This workshop is an opportunity to hear from and speak with experts as well as peers from across the Chesapeake Bay watershed on effective, transferable, and often novel approaches to leveraging existing resources or increasing access to funding for implementing urban tree canopy.

This workshop is intended for local government staff, elected officials, volunteer tree boards and/or commissions, and any other individuals or groups involved in urban tree canopy efforts in their community.

Cost: Free, pre-registration is required
For more information and to register, visit https://www.allianceforthebay.org/events/funding-urban-tree-canopy-for-chesapeake-communities-workshop/

10. Arborist Short Course
Offered by Penn State Extension

These four-day short courses teach the basics of arboriculture (tree care), including tree biology, tree risk assessment, tree planting, and other topics, providing training for those interested in taking the International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist Examination.

Specifically, this course covers:
— Diagnosis of plant diseases and arthropod pests
— Plant nutrition and fertilization
— Selection, installation and establishment of trees and shrubs
— Soil and water interaction and management
— Tree identification
— Tree assessment and risk management
— Proper pruning and the ANSI standards
— Construction impacts and management
— Safety and tree climbing

CEUs: ISA Certified Arborist, PCH, and PA Landscape Architect CEUs and Pesticide Credits are available for this course.

Registration is available online for all four locations at: https://extension.psu.edu/arborist-short-course
Please note different registration deadlines for each location.

Upcoming Arborist Short Courses:
Dallas, PA:
January 4, 11, 18, and 24, 2019
For more information, contact Vinnie Cotrone at vjc1@psu.edu or 570-825-1701.
Registration deadline: December 20, 2018

York, PA:
January 30 and 31, February 6 and 7, 2019
For more information, contact Tim Abbey at tma13@psu.edu or 717-755-5968.
Registration deadline: January 29, 2019

Additional locations (western PA) to be offered in early 2019 to be listed soon.

If you would like to have programs shared via this monthly newsletter, please email information to Brian Wolyniak by the 25th of the current month for publication in the following month’s newsletter.
Brian Wolyniak
Extension Urban Forester
bjw229@psu.edu
(412) 482-3455
Penn State Extension
1435 Bedford Avenue, Suite A
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Julianne Schieffer
Extension Urban Forester
jxs51@psu.edu
(610) 489-4315
Penn State Extension
1015 Bridge Rd
Collegeville, PA 19426

 

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