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News & Announcements

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President’s Message: From Emma Hanigan November 2021

November 30, 2021

Happy Thanksgiving from the IAA. I have so much to be thankful about this year. I wanted to send a note just saying how thankful I am to be an arborist in Iowa and to our amazing Iowa Arborists Association members. Here is a quick recap of our fall and what is to come this winter. We had a. ...

September Iowa Tree Climbers Competition in Davenport was a Success!

October 1, 2021

The September Iowa Tree Climbers Competition in Davenport was a success. Thank you to all the volunteers, climbers, the City of Davenport and Advantage Tree Service . Congratulations to this year’s winner Tom Schumacher. ...

ArborMaster – TCC Climbing Kit Prize Package 2021

June 25, 2021

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Presidents Message: From Emma Hanigan 2021

April 21, 2021

What a year it has been. I have never been more proud to say I am an arborist in Iowa. This has been a busy and trying year for so many of us. Iowans really saw the great need for our profession. As some transitioned home the trees in their yard became much more than before, their yard trees ...

TREE Press November 2020

November 23, 2020

November 2020 “The oak’s distinction is its insistence and its flexibility. It specializes in not specializing.” – Logan, William Bryant in Oak: The Frame of Civilization Visit Our Website Building Sustainability: The 2020 Year-End Appeal As a Vice President for Bartlett Tree Experts, I’m ...

TRAQ Program was a Success

September 25, 2020

We had a very successful TRAQ program this week. All attendees were masked and socially distance in tact. We look forward in having another program in spring of 2021. The board would like to thank Jim Flott for an excellent program conducted. We look forward in Todd Kramer coming to Grinnell ...

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