IOWA ARBORIST ASSOCIATION

Call For Volunteers #NATCC2025 Texas, USA | 21-23 March 2025 Volunteers Needed Join us in New Braunfels, Texas, USA for the ISA 2025 NATCC The International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) is excited to announce that the North American Tree Climbing Championship (NATCC) is coming to the heart of...

Well, we are into a new year. This time of year it seems we all reflect back to review our past and analyze what our future might be and it is amazing how we have evolved. With our IAA elections coming up I have taken a look at what my part has been in the past years with the Iowa ... Read More...

Arboricultural Practices A Science-Based Approach, by Lindsey Purcell Soft cover, 362 pages. Available now at www.lpconsultinggroup.org As readers of TCI Magazine, we should all recognize the name Lindsey Purcell. Among the many articles he has authored in this magazine, his book first came to light...

IOWA BIG TREE REPORT FOR JULY THROUGH DECEMBER OF 2023 BY MARK ROUW, IOWA BIG TREE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE, February 20, 2024   This will be a shorter report than the previous ones since I was unable to get out to do tree work until quite late in the year. Despite fewer measured trees there were...

Iowa Big Tree Report for January Through June of 2023 Submitted By Mark Rouw, Iowa Big Tree Field Representative Although several different species of trees were measured, I would describe the first half of 2023 as the half- year of the cottonwoods. I don’t remember ever measuring so many...