Join WSPS for this free webinar, "Helping You Build a Strong Health & Safety Program": Wed Mar 20th 1:00-2:00PM EST In this interactive session, WSPS will discuss how to build a basic safety program, step by step, as well as identifying gaps in your existing program. We'll go over: Posting Requirements; Violence & Harassment; Health [...]
Join ReForest London and Westminster Ponds Centre for their Free 2-Day virtual conference: March 26th and 27th, 2024. This Solutions at Scale virtual conference event is all about overcoming challenges and includes opportunities to network, ask questions and join in on discussions. Over 8 free, pre-approved ISA CEUs are available over this two day conference. [...]
See a screening of Fungi: Web of Life! The film, narrated by Björk, and featuring Merlin Sheldrake explores the vast, hidden network of fungi that we are only just beginning to understand. From the ancient Tasmanian Tarkine Rainforest to the mystical wilds of China's Yunnan Province, come search for solutions to some of our planet's [...]
To take the reTRAQ Course you must currently hold the TRAQ qualification. The reTRAQ course includes refresher instruction in the morning, followed by a comprehensive exam in the afternoon. Be prepared to write the exam that day! Location: Mountainside Community Centre: 2205 Mt Forest Dr, Burlington, ON L7P 1H8. The course opens 7:30 AM on [...]
Learn how to splice various types of rope used in climbing and rigging, lifting and other applications in this introductory rope splicing course! Join Fleming College at their Frost Campus in Lindsay Ontario for this in-person two-day workshop: Saturday April 20 & Sunday April 21, 2024. See all the details online here. The course will [...]
Women in Arboriculture Ontario is excited to host the 6th Annual TreeFest on Saturday June 15th, 2024 at Coronation Park in Oakville! This event is open to everyone and is intended to support and encourage our female-identifying climbers. Join a supportive learning environment and meet your fellow tree workers from around the province. Get some [...]
Combating Boring Insects in Trees: This webinar offers a comprehensive examination of wood-boring insects and their implications for tree health. We will dissect the biology, behavior, and ecological significance of key species such as the emerald ash borer and Asian longhorn beetle. Arborists and landscape managers will gain valuable insights into proactive management strategies, including [...]
Tree Appraisal and the Principle of Substitution This webinar will discuss one of the foundational concepts in tree appraisal: the Principal of Substitution. A thing cannot appraise for more than a substitute of equivalent utility. Possibly the hardest step in applying this principal is selecting a “functional equivalent” to the subject tree or trees. When [...]
Competing Legal Interests in Street Trees (pre-recorded) Street trees are ubiquitous in urban areas. Municipalities often – but not always – assume control over the trees growing along public rights-of-way. But what degree of ownership and control do property owners and municipalities each have over the trees? This talk presents a sampling of several cases [...]
Join the Tree Trust Friday July 19 for a full day workshop of practical and valuable information led by Philip van Wassenaer, principal of Urban Forest Innovations, arborist and well-known lecturer. The day includes outdoor field learning. Lunch and refreshments are provided. Cost is $175. 7 CEUs are available. The event is sponsored by Eloquip [...]
Back by popular demand, this two-day immersive workshop is filled with fun, interactive group learning activities in the great outdoors! Designed specifically for arborists, you'll learn to scout and identify tree pests and beneficial insects.Registration is all-inclusive and includes course manual, all meals, and two-nights accommodation at Queens University Biological Station (north of Kingston, ON). [...]
PGRs in Tree Care Reducing the amount of top growth a plant puts on in a season can be beneficial from an aesthetic and pruning labor standpoint. Modern growth regulators offer a host of secondary health benefits that improve a plant's chances of surviving in our urbanized ecosystems. By the end of this talk attendees [...]
