EVENTS – Recent

TOPICS TO BE COVERED The International Standards Organization’s ISO 31000 – Risk Management Guidelines. Variations in risk management policies given different programs. The distinction between the technical tree risk assessment and the system-level policies specific to tree risk management. Logical fallacies employed in tree-related litigation yet misrepresent how risk is managed. The concept of As […]

ISA Board-Certified Master Arborist Exam Preparation Course, Chicago, IL Host: Natural Path Urban Forestry Consultants

Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) Course, Madison, Wisconsin Host: Wisconsin Arborist Association

Municipal Specialist Exam Preparation Course, (Online) Host: Natural Path Urban Forestry Consultants

Tree Risk Management Workshop, various towns, Nebraska Host: Nebraska Division of Forestry

Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) Course, Emilio Romagna, Italy Host: Society of Italian Arboriculture

Tree Risk Assessments in Urban Settings, Webinar Host: United States Forest Service

Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) Course, Lapham Peak State Park, Wisconsin Host: Wisconsin Arborist Association

Tree Risk Management Workshop Host: Natural Path Urban Forestry Consultants

Tree Risk Management Workshop, Atlanta, Georgia Host: Georgia Forestry Commission

Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) Course, Wellesley, Massachusetts Host: ISA New England Chapter

“Analyzing Tree Risk Exposure: A Tool for Managing Risk” Ravenna, Italy Host: Arboricoltura Estense

Tree Risk Assessment Methodology Workshop Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Host: Society of Brazilian Urban Arboriculture

Developing a Reasonable, Practical and Defensible Municipal Tree Risk Management Policy Host: Society of Municipal Arborist

ISA Certified Arborist Exam Preparation Course Host: ISA New England Chapter

Developing a Reasonable, Practical and Defensible Municipal Tree Risk Management Policy Host: ISA Pacific Northwest Chapter

Tree Risk Assessment Qualification Course Host: Wisconsin Arborist Association

Level 3 – Advanced Tree Risk Assessment Workshop Host: ISA New England Chapter with Arborcultora Estense

Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) Course Host: Minnesota Society of Arboriculture

Tree Risk Management Workshop, Genoa, Italy Host: Aborcultora Estense

Developing a Reasonable, Practical and Defensible Municipal Tree Risk Management Policy Host: ISA Western Chapter

Tree Risk Management Workshop, Savannah, Georgia Host: Georgia Forestry Commission

“Determining Risk Thresholds for Arborists and Urban Foresters” International Society of Arboriculture Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL

“An Assessment of Tree Valuation Systems” & “Determining Risk Thresholds for Arborists and Urban Foresters” Arboriculture Australia Annual Meeting, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Tree Risk Assessment Qualification Course Arboriculture Australia Pre-Conference Workshop, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Board-Certified Master Arborist & Municipal Specialist Training Institute of Arboricultural Studies – Hong Kong, Hong Kong China

Tree Risk Assessment Qualification Course ISA – Wisconsin Chapter, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Tree Risk Assessment Qualification Course ISA – Minnesota Chapter, Minneapolis, Minnesota

“An Overview of the ISA’s Tree Risk Assessment Qualification” & “Field Session on the Use of Advanced Tree Risk Diagnostic Tools” Society of Brazilian Urban Arboriculture’s International Forum on Tree Risk Assessments, Porto Allegre, Brazil

Tree Risk Assessment Qualification Course Host: ISA – New England Chapter Swan Point Cemetery, Providence RI (2/23 – 2/25); Connecticut Forest and Park Association, Rockfall, CT (2/26-2/28); Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, MA (3/2-3/4).

“Defining Municipal Tree Risk Thresholds” Host: Minnesota Shade Tree Short Course, Bethel University, Arden Hills, MN

Webinar: “Community Level Tree Risk Management” Host: Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program

“Managing Emerald Ash Borer in a Vermont Context” & “Managing Tree Risk in Rural Vermont Communities”

Heritage Oak Project

An Evaluation of Ordinal Tree Risk Rating Systems

“A Tree Failure Database for Riccione, Italy”

“What Can We Learn From Recent Tree-Related Litigation Cases” & “Our Evolving Understanding of Tree Risk Management”

“Our Evolving Understanding of Risk” and “Tree Inventories”

Liability, Risk and Urban Trees

Natural Path Urban Forestry Conference, Lisle, Illinois

“The Role of the Arborist in Creating a Tree Culture” International Union of Forest Research Organization’s Protected Areas and Place Making Conference, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil