Our Magazine

The Ontario Arborist is the award-winning bi-monthly magazine of the Ontario Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISAO), a non-profit organization dedicated to research and education on proper tree care in Ontario. The Ontario Arborist keeps professionals updated on ISAO programs and activities, industry information, leading research and local events. The magazine has a regular distribution to more than 600 members and an expanded distribution in November when it is circulated to all members and a minimum of 700 additional green industry professionals. Issues are published in January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October and November/December.

Current issue: January/February 2012
• Conference 2012 Information
• What's Bugging Your Trees: Alternatives to Ash by Jen Llewellyn
• In The Field: Single Rope Technique (SRT) Climbing by Matt Logan
• Major Feature: Engaging Communities by Pat Kerr 

Previous issue: November/December 2011
• Business Sense: Professional Arborists vs. The Other Kind by Michael Richardson
• What's Bugging Your Trees: Scale Insects & Downy Mildew by Jen Llewellyn

Go to the Arborist Article Bank to view past Species Focus, Pests, Disease & Plant Health Care, What's Bugging Your Trees, Business Sense, Urban, Rural & International Tree Stories, Climate Change & Arboriculture, and other articles published previously in the magazine.

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Feedback & Articles: We welcome your comments on magazine content and any issue of relevance to the arboriculture community. Please feel free to submit a letter to the editor or story idea to Joy Black. 

Photographs: We are always on the look-out for high quality photographs, especially from the job site (but please ensure proper protective equipment is being worn). Send us whatever you have to keep on file. We provide photo credits and pay per use if necessary.

Editor & Publisher: Please direct all letters to the editor, article ideas and photographs to Joy Black, New Paradigm Communications, email, 519-371-6818.

E-Magazine Option: Save trees! Members have the option to receive the Ontario Arborist electronically in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format. Simply send a request to Joy Black.