The TreeHuggers

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 …

2022 ArborMaster Climbing Kit Prize Package

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 …

President’s Message: From Emma Hanigan November 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 ground …

Presidents Message: From Emma Hanigan 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 became …

TREE Press November 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 keenly aware of the importance of both containing and covering the costs of doing business. I’m equally …

TRAQ Program was a Success

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 for up coming Aerial Rescue and Rigging workshops on …