REGISTER TODAY 2026 Iowa Arborist Association’s Annual Tree Climbing Championship Saturday, May 2nd Riverside Park, Sioux City, Iowa You don’t need to be a seasoned veteran climber to compete. You will learn tons of cool tricks from the best and make lifelong friends. Don’t have the passion to climb but want to help…we need VOLUNTEERS!!!! Please contact Dave Ensley @ densley@asplundh.com …
See you in Ames next week. IAA membership business meeting is at lunch on Wednesday, Feb 18th Check the IAA booth for room number. Stop by the IAA booth to purchase your sway!! Hats and T-Shirts will be available for purchase. Hope to see you next week. https://www.regcytes.extension.iastate.edu/shadetree/
Iowa Arborist Association Upcoming Events Maple Syrup Tapping & Bottling Workshop Feb. 27 in Guthrie Center Maple Syrup Tapping & Bottling Workshop Chainsaw Safety & Tree Felling Workshop March 20 in Cedar Rapids 2026 Arborist Chainsaw Training ISA Certified Tree Climber (CTC) IAA and MSA are joining forces. CTC skills exam April 17, CTC Evaluator Training April …
Mark you calendars and plan to attend! Register today. 2026 Arborist Chainsaw Training
Attention all hotshot tree climbers! This certification is for climbers with 18 months experience or more. There are a lot of unknowns associated with the CTC process but each ISA Chapter is required to promote this certification and offer this exam. We intend to comply. We are confident that with your cooperation and contribution we will soon have …
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 Texas! Mark your calendars for March 21-23, 2025, as New Braunfels, TX, gets …
SUBMITTED BY MARK ROUW, IOWA BIG TREE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE I had some medical issues during this six months of tree measuring, but despite the setbacks, I was able to make good use of the time I had, and some significant trees were documented. January 5th I can’t say the first tree I measured in 2024 was a new find. In …
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 …
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 when an excerpt entitled “Planting Protocols for Challenging Urban Sites” was published in the November 2023 …
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 some significant trees found and …