By: Mike Cimprich, NE Representative, Iowa Arborist Association I have been a cyclist at some level or another my entire life. Whether I was riding to school, down the street to a friends’ or across town to the local swimming pool that had a high-dive board. More recently in my adult life, I ride weekly with a local group …
Wood Decay Fungi Common to the Northeast and Central United States, 2nd Edition Christopher J. Luley, Ph.D (August 2022) and available now at the ISA book store. ISBN 978-0-9767129-3-0 Most arborists may recognize the name Christopher Luley, after all, he has been a regular contributor to both Tree Care Industry Magazine and Arborist News for a couple of decades now. …
Written by: Scott Carlson The March 1st ,2021 TCI Magazine was the women’s issue. I read about Dawna, a lady who had had faced the challenges of the times. “Stepping away from my full-time massage-therapy career of 19 years due to restrictions related to COVID-19, I volunteered to work with our TreeHugger crew for the summer.” Her husband Denny and …
The Iowa Arborist Association is pleased to announce the 2022 ArborMaster Climbing Kit Prize Package for the Tree Climbing Champion (TCC), held in conjunction with the chapter’s 2022 Tree Climbing Championship (TCC) event. This climbing kit is being offered to each chapter champion (both man and woman, if applicable.) Each Prize Package Includes: Silky’s Sugoi Professional 390-33 Handsaw Buckingham Mfg’s …
Iowa Arborist association is excited to announce our 16th Annual Tree Climbing Championship! The event will be held on May 28th at Duck Creek Park at 3300 E. Locust St. in Davenport again this year. Watch this web site and https://www.facebook.com/IowaTCC/ for more details as they are announced. You don’t need to be a seasoned veteran climber to compete. You …
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 ground …
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.
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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 became …
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 keenly aware of the importance of both containing and covering the costs of doing business. I’m equally …