ISA Southern - Winter 2020 issue

WINTER 2020 ISSUE

S O U T H E R N C H A P T E R O F T H E I N T E R N AT I O N A L S O C I E T Y O F A R B O R I C U LT U R E

ISA

S UTHERN

South Carolina Celebrates Trees!

City of Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg and Parks Staff Jason Kronsberg, David Grant, and Clark DeCiantis planted two single-stem Crape Myrtle street trees under a power line during their observance of Arbor Day. see story on page 4

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Message from the President

by Jimmy Walters

One of my favorite Christmas songs is “In the Bleak Midwinter.” Beautiful melody, great lyrics ... but the title makes me shiver! So far (as I write this in early January), we have been spared any bitter cold, snow, or ice in the South, and working conditions outdoors have been pretty decent.

Let’s hope the weather continues to be moderate.

It won’t last forever, though. Storms are inevitable, whether it’s winter precipitation or spring storms, and we need to be ready to respond. To help us be better trained and prepared, we have scheduled Dr. Kim Coder, Dr. Ed Gilman, and other excellent presenters for our annual conference in Winston-Salem, NC, in April. Mark your calendar for April 19-21 and make plans to be there.

Speaking of the annual conference, there will also be a Certified Arborist test given on Sunday afternoon, April 19, before the opening of the conference. A TRAQ renewal course will be given on Friday, April 17, prior to the conference, and the full course will be offered Wednesday through Friday immediately after the conference. Both of these courses will be held at the Forsyth County Extension office.

The Southern Chapter is now handling all the registration and arrangements for TRAQ courses in the Chapter. The Chapter

website will direct you to the process. If you put “TRAQ” and “Southern” in your search engine, you’ll get there. If you need to schedule a full course or renewal in your area, keep in mind that the Chapter needs 90 days lead time to make arrangements, and registration closes a month ahead of the course.

Don’t procrastinate or you’ll miss out!

Do you need other training? Your State Director can work with the Chapter to schedule training and enlist the expertise to provide it.

There may be other options, too. Are you a member of any state or local green industry organizations? All of our states have an Urban and Community Forestry Council, though the names vary (like Trees SC, Georgia Trees, etc).

Arborist associations like the Georgia Arborist Association and the Professional Arborist Association of Mississippi provide opportunities for training, networking, and fellowship among tree service professionals. Are you a utility arborist? You may have a vegetation management association that will be very beneficial (I’m very impressed with my SC Vegetation Management Association). How about the nursery and landscape industry associations? Check out these local opportunities and get involved with them. You might be surprised at what you’ve been missing.

I look forward to seeing you in Winston-Salem in April!

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Richland County

University of South Carolina

South Carolina Celebrates Arbor Day

by Sara Hollar, SC Director

Arbor Day in December? Yes! Every year South Carolina uses Arbor Day to kick off tree planting season on the first Friday in December. The winter months are a great time of year to plant trees in SC. The cooler temps and increase in rainfall allow new trees to acclimate to its new environment before the heat of spring and summer.

Planting when the weather is more favorable for establishment also helps with the survival rate of newly planted trees.

While we’re working to plant the trees, it’s also a great time to educate the public about proper tree planting and care, and encourage others to plant new trees.

Check out a few of the Arbor Day celebrations from around the state:

all-inclusive handicap access playground and sensory garden.

University of South Carolina Students, faculty, and Facilities Management staff celebrated Arbor Day on the Columbia campus by planting 10 trees. University of South Carolina has been a Tree Campus USA since 2009. n

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City of Aiken Mayor Rick Osbon, Public Works Director Lex Kirkland, and Grounds Supervisor Aaron Campbell planted a Magnolia grandiflora “Bracken’s Brown Beauty” with a child from each grade at Chukker Creek Elementary. n

City of Tega Cay Mayor David O’Neal, Mayor Pro Temp Heather Overman, Operations Manager Tim Gillette, and the All Play Together Board planted a tree next to a new n

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City of Tega Cay

2019-2020

Southern Chapter Officers President: Jimmy Walters Urban Forest Advisors LLC (864) 992-0252, jimmy.3t@gmail.com Executive Director: Skip Kincaid (888) 339-8733 skincaid@isasouthern.org

South Carolina

President Elect: Jason Gordon University of Georgia (706) 542-1011 Jason.Gordon@uga.edu

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Richland County The Richland Soil and Water Conservation District hosted a tree planting at LW Conder Elementary School in Columbia with 60 students and 20 teachers and adult volunteers. It also sponsored the Tree Circus school assembly program featuring Tim Womick and a special Arbor Day Proclamation by Richland County Councilman Jim Manning for 300 students and staff. Arbor Day goody bags were provided for 600 students and staff, thanks to Smokey Bear memorabilia contributions from the US Forest Service and SC Forestry Commission. n

City of Columbia The City of Columbia celebrated Arbor Day with a Trail of Trees program

by Tim Womick and tree planting at A.C. Moore Elementary School. n

Bennettsville Congratulations to this year’s Heritage Tree recipient, Bennettsville’s Bicentennial live oak. It was a great day celebrating this magnificent tree and the community that cares for it. n

Vice President: Kasey Krouse City of Knoxville (865) 215-6113 kkrouse@knoxvilletn.gov Treasurer: open Chapter Representative: David Vandergriff Griff Arbor|Hort (865) 705-4983 griffarbor@gmail.com TREE Fund Liaison: John Morris Alabama Power Company (205) 257-6870 jsmorris@southernco.com Past President: Beau Brodbeck Gulf Coast Research and Extension Office (251) 259-6507 brodbam@auburn.edu Media Director and Editor: Sarah Mitchell (336) 409-7805 sarahmitchell@live.com

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TRAQ is for everyone

by Skip Kincaid, Southern Chapter Executive Director

For many arborists, the area of tree risk assessment creates a bit of sweat as they try employ all of their experience and do the best they can. Most arborists are comfortable that they have the experience and knowledge recognizing defects and how those defects affect the likelihood of failure of a tree or tree part. But most arborists have told me that they simply lack confidence that they are performing tree risk assessment the right way that includes the steps needed to provide accurate and useful information to their client or supervisor.

Now that ISA has more than five years of experience with the Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) credential, there is a strong consensus that TRAQ is truly for everybody. In the first year of TRAQ, many felt that it was most appealing and useful for consulting types and arborists who specialize in diagnosing tree issues. But we now know that it appeals to all arborists!

Prior to earning the Municipal arborists, utility arborists, residential and TRAQ credential, commercial arborists (including sales arborists), property arborists often tell me managers, climbers, and on and on … have all found TRAQ they are afraid they will to be one of the most valuable credentials in their pocket. In miss some critical step fact, it is now the second largest credential that ISA offers, in performing a tree behind only the flagship ISA Certified Arborist® credential. inspection, or that they More than anything else, TRAQ teaches a process or lack skills in passing protocol for arborists to use when assessing trees for risk. along this information Prior to earning the TRAQ credential, arborists often to their client. tell me they are afraid they will miss some critical step in performing a tree inspection, or that they lack skills in passing along this information to their client. Our industry recognized this need and has developed new standards that provide clear guidance for performing a tree risk assessment. The new standard is known as the “ANSI A300 (Part 9) Tree Risk Assessment (2017)”. A companion guide, “Best PAGE 8

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Management Practices – Tree Risk Assessment” has been published by the ISA as well.

Earning the TRAQ credential also provides assurance that you will assess tree risk using a process or protocol that other arborists in our industry employ. Using a practice that is commonly accepted in our industry may reduce your liability should issues ever arise.

The TRAQ credential is a way to learn and display your skill as a tree risk assessor.

While similar to a “certification” like the Certified Arborist or Utility Specialist certifications, TRAQ is a “qualification” that requires learning a skill through programmed instruction and then testing that learned skill.

There are no CEUs with a qualification, just a renewal that is required after five years.

The single most important value of the TRAQ credential is that it provides a framework or process that is consistent with new standards. Learning this framework provides confidence that you are performing a tree risk in a fashion that is similar to the way other skilled arborists are performing them. It’s critical that arborists understand the process of making observations, recording those observations, and analyzing your data to assign risk ratings. Further, you will understand mitigation options that reduce risk to levels that are acceptable to your client.

Earning the TRAQ credential requires attending a class that is two-and-a-half days long and passing a practical exam and a written exam. Classes are promoted on the Southern Chapter website and includes links to register.

There is an extensive list of pre-requisites prior to registration.

Visit the Southern Chapter website to learn more about TRAQ and the prerequisites to apply. To find more information about TRAQ and a current list of available classes, visit www. isasouthern.org/traq-events.

If you are an arborist comfortable with identifying tree defects and the potential of those defects, consider earning the TRAQ credential and gain the skills to perform tree risk assessment with confidence. It’s a big commitment, but is well worth it!

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Upcoming Events

www.isasouthern.org

February 3, 2020 A Guide to Healthy Landscape Trees Vestavia Hills, AL n

Join Alabama Extension for a review of various pests and diseases that are likely to be a challenge in landscape trees as a result of the 2019 drought. Attendees will learn to diagnose, treat and manage landscape trees under drought stress. The workshop will conclude with a presentation on identifying and evaluating trees for risk and safety concerns. Details and registration is available at https:// www.aces.edu/event/a-guide-to-healthy-landscape-trees/.

February 10, 2020 TRAQ Renewal Course (one-day) n February 11-13, 2020 TRAQ Full Course Griffin, GA n

These courses are pending. Check the Southern Chapter website to see if registration is open. ISA TRAQ renewal course and a TRAQ full course. Applicants for the either course must register

by January 10. Course and registration information is available at https://www.isasouthern.org/traq-events.

February 13, 2020 Southeast Trees & The Law Symposium Raleigh, NC Speakers: Joe Samnick, Skip Kincaid, Hunt Choi n

Presented by North Carolina State University and the NC Urban Forest Council, this day-long intensely focused symposium will help attendees to avoid being part of the lawyer’s food chain.

Arborists, and more recently, landscape architects, face the everincreasing challenges of litigation and becoming a part of the dreadful process that negatively affects them and their family. The lessons learned and education presented are derived from the knowledge gained after 1000 litigated cases involving trees.

Topics will include neighbor law, wrongful death, personal injury, and attorney interpretations of the ANSI A300 series. Attendees will be presented with actual case law, and the resultant outcomes of that case law, as it relates to their daily activities in arboriculture.

Whether you are a government arborist, employee of a tree care service, or owner of an ancillary service in our professional community, learn from the mistakes of others so that the past is not repeated for you, your company, and your family. Details and registration information can be found at https://www.ncufc.org/ events.

February 18, 2020 TRAQ Renewal Course (one-day) n February 19-21, 2020 TRAQ Full Course Gulf Shores, AL n

ISA TRAQ renewal course and a TRAQ full course. Applicants for the either course must register 30 days prior to the session they plan to attend. Course and registration information is available at https://www.isasouthern.org/traq-events.

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February 20, 2020 Annual Tree Care Seminar Woodbine, GA Speakers: several n

This one-day event is hosted by the City of Woodbine GA Tree Board and includes several topics for arborists. 6.75 ISA CEUs are approved for the event. Details and registration information is available by calling 912-271-0133.

March 2-4, 2020 TRAQ Full Course Columbia, SC n

ISA TRAQ full course. Applicants for the course must register 30 days prior to the session they plan to attend. Course and registration information is available at https://www.isasouthern. org/traq-events.

March 3, 2020 ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Arborist, and Municipal Specialist EXAM Statesboro, GA n

ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Arborist, and Municipal Specialist Exams are scheduled for March 3, 2020. Applicants for the exam must register by Feb 3, 2020 at the ISA website. Registering for an exam includes creating or logging in to your ISA account at https:// www.isa-arbor.com/ and then clicking to find the test date and location. Registration deadline for this exam is February 3, 2020.

March 5, 2020 TRAQ Renewal Course (one-day) Camden, SC n

ISA TRAQ renewal course. Applicants must register 30 days prior to the session they plan to attend. Course and registration information is available at https://www.isasouthern.org/traq-events.

March 12, 2020 ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Arborist, and Municipal Specialist EXAM Greenville, NC n

ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Arborist, and Municipal Specialist Exams are scheduled for March 12, 2020. Applicants for the exam must register by Feb 12, 2020 at the ISA website. Registering for an exam includes creating or logging in to your ISA account at https:// www.isa-arbor.com/ and then clicking to find the test date and location. Registration deadline for this exam is February 12, 2020.

March 20, 2020 Trees and Law: Guide to Neighborhood Law and Negligence Mobile, AL Speakers: Joe Samnick, Skip Kincaid, Scott Rouse n

See February 13 listing for a detailed description. Information and details are available by calling Baldwin County Extension at 251.937.7176. Registration information at http://treesandlaw. ezregister.com.

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Upcoming Events

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March 20, 2020 ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Arborist, and Municipal Specialist EXAM Columbia, SC

August 26-27, 2020 ISA Certified Arborist Prep Class Columbia, SC Speaker: Jimmy Walters

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ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Arborist, and Municipal Specialist Exams are scheduled for March 20, 2020. Applicants for the exam must register by February 20, 2020 at the ISA website. Registering for an exam includes creating or logging in to your ISA account at https://www.isa-arbor.com/ and then clicking to find the test date and location. Registration deadline for this exam is March 20, 2020.

Thinking about becoming an International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist or just need to review the basics?

If so, join the ISA Southern Chapter and the South Carolina Forestry Commission for a two-day class reviewing the Arborist Certification Study Guide. Target Audience: Arborists, Tree Workers, Landscapers, Landscape Architects, Land Managers & Developers, & Nursery Care Professionals. ISA CEUs will be available for those that are already certified. For details and registration info click here.

April 17, 2020 TRAQ Renewal Course (one-day) Winston-Salem, NC n

ISA TRAQ renewal course. Applicants must register 30 days prior to the session they plan to attend. Course and registration information is available at https://www.isasouthern.org/traqevents.

April 18-21, 2020 ISA Southern Chapter Annual Conference and Tree Climbing Championship Winston-Salem, NC Speakers: Several including Dr. Kim Coder, Dr. Tom Smiley, Dr, Ed Gilman. Conference includes a full slate of utility arboriculture sessions. n

The ISA Southern Chapter Conference is always a much anticipated annual event. It provides something for everyone!

Two-full days of sessions (CA, tree worker, municipal, and utility) , pre-conference workshops, a large trade show and exhibit hall, Southern Chapter Tree Climbing Championship (Apr 18-19). The Shady Ladies will have events for spouses that plan to attend. Save the Dates! Conference and registration details will be posted soon at https://www.isasouthern.org/conference.

April 19, 2020 ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Arborist, and Municipal Specialist EXAM Winston-Salem, NC

August 28, 2020 ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Arborist, and Municipal Specialist EXAM Columbia, SC n

ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Arborist, and Municipal Specialist Exams are scheduled for Friday, August 28, 2020. Applicants for the exam must register by July 28, 2020 at the ISA website.

Registering for an exam includes creating or logging in to your ISA account at https://www.isa-arbor.com/ and then clicking to find the test date and location. Registration deadline for this exam is August 28, 2020.

September 14, 2020 TRAQ Renewal Course (one-day) n September 15-17, 2020 TRAQ Full Course Charlotte, NC n

ISA TRAQ renewal course and a TRAQ full course. Applicants for the either course must register 30 days prior to the session they plan to attend. Course and registration information is available at https://www.isasouthern.org/traq-events.

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ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Arborist, and Municipal Specialist Exams are scheduled for April 19, 2020 at the Southern Chapter Annual Conference. Applicants for the exam must register by March 19, 2020 at the ISA website. Registering for an exam includes creating or logging in to your ISA account at https:// www.isa-arbor.com/ and then clicking to find the test date and location. Registration deadline for this exam is March 19, 2020.

April 22-24, 2020 TRAQ Full Course Winston-Salem, NC n

ISA TRAQ full course. Applicants for the course must register 30 days prior to the session they plan to attend. Course and registration information is available at https://www.isasouthern. org/traq-events.

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November 13, 2020 ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Arborist, and Municipal Specialist EXAM Columbia, SC n

ISA Certified Arborist, Utility Arborist, and Municipal Specialist Exams are scheduled for November 13, 2020. Applicants for the exam must register by October 13, 2020 at the ISA website.

Registering for an exam includes creating or logging in to your ISA account at https://www.isa-arbor.com/ and then clicking to find the test date and location. Registration deadline for this exam is October 13, 2020.

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Registration is now open for the ISA Southern Chapter 78th Annual Conference & Trade Show, April 18-21, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Registration Details

Hotels

Schedule of Events

Call for Presentations: Do you have a great story to share about the results of your research, or a topic of interest to ar­borists? We have openings for our popular Lightning Round sessions and for Student Posters.

Submit Your Presentation Idea!

Trade Show: The show floor is going to be hopping this year. Along with the fantastic exhibitors, we will provide 2 lunches on the show floor. For companies interested in exhibiting, there are a few more booths available.

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Tree Climbing Championship: This year the 2-day event will be held in beautiful Miller Park. Registration is now open for volunteers and climbers.

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Climber Registration Learn More!

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Judge & Technician Registration

The working arborist

by Wes Hopper, Natural Resource Manager, City of Germantown, TN / Past President Definition: noun. A specialist in the cultivation and care of trees and For the past several years, I have witnessed what seems like shrubs, including tree surgery, the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of hundreds of new tree services pop up with new trucks, chippers, tree diseases, and the control of pests of trees. and trailers. I have also noticed the lack of use of proper PPE, When I started tree care 37 years ago, I had no clue what safety cones, etc. A large portion of these new tree climbers being an arborist entailed or how hard the work actually was. I aren’t really new. From what I’ve learned, they came from a quickly learned after my first week on the job that I better pay utility arborist background where safety regulations were more attention, do what I was told, and absolutely do not sit down than likely enforced. There is no doubt in my mind that some unless I was getting back in the truck to go home. My boss of these small tree care operations have not attended their first seemed to be rather impressed with my eagerness to learn more safety training class much less ever heard of a tree climbing about the science of trees, so he gave me permission to use his competition. It is hard for me to understand why someone office to study after work. After a couple years he started sending who knows they have an already hazardous occupation but is me to different educational programs, classes, and climbing unwilling to take a few extra steps to ensure that they make it workshops. Around seven or eight years after my first tree climb home safely to their families. my boss unexpectedly passed away. This left me without the As I am writing this article, I am preparing the Certified leadership that I was accustomed to, so I decided to become an Arborist Study Course for 2020. I am also planning to bring independent contractor and start my own tree care company. For the TRAQ course to the Mid-South very soon and hopefully the next twenty five years I worked hard climbing trees, dragging encourage both the working arborists that I haven’t met yet brush, and also selling the work. In order to keep up, as many of as well as the ones that I do know to continue to grow in you reading this know, choosing to not work weekends was not our industry and help them to avoid becoming complacent an option. I was a working arborist and loved it. in our industry.

In 1997 I attended and competed in my first Southern Chapter My goal in my career has been to become the best that I can Tree Climbing Championship. I went up against the likes of Tony be and to work with as many tree enthusiasts as I can. It doesn’t Brown, who by the way recently won the Masters in the Alabama matter if you are a climbing arborist or a non-climbing arborist.

State TCC. I later became interested in teaching tree climbing Take advantage of the continuing educational opportunities that techniques and other classes. I started teaching the Certified are offered and be the best that you can be.

Arborist Study Course at one of our local colleges. I was busier Stay safe and I hope to see all of you at our next Southern than ever and was still taking on the role of a working arborist.

Chapter conference in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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Southern Chapter Update

by Skip Kincaid, Southern Chapter Executive Director

Many people will tell you it’s winter slumber time but arborists know there really is no such thing. I have so much to report on from the Southern Chapter office! Our biggest news is that final plans for the ISA Southern Conference and Trade Show are in place. Be sure to check out all of the conference details on page 14 in this month’s newsletter and also at the Chapter website. It’s easy to register online for the April 18-21 event. The conference is surrounded by other events such as TRAQ renewal and full courses, a student workshop, and the Southern Chapter Tree Climbing Championships.

If you are a leader within one of the many state and regional organizations that support arboriculture in the southeast, keep your eyes open for registration information about the Southern Arboriculture Leaders Summit. This event will be held Sunday afternoon, April 19, in Winston-Salem, NC, as part of the Chapter Conference and Trade Show. I’m hoping to attract leaders who can share their success stories and help me learn how Southern Chapter can serve these organizations better. We have tools that everyone can use to make our profession strong and knowledge accessible. No hook here ... if your organization is stronger, arboriculture wins!

I hope that you have been receiving the newly planted “ISA Southern Bi-Weekly Branch.” I will email this update about current Chapter events and news every two weeks. I’d love to hear your thoughts about this tool. If it’s just another email intrusion, you can opt-out and we will do our best not to bug you. I don’t like unwelcome emails either!

But I do hope you will find the very current listing of events and CEU opportunities a great resource. I also list upcoming test dates, refresher courses, and TRAQ opportunities. The list of events includes Chapter-hosted events and also events that are organized by the large number of state and regional groups that provide continuing education and advancement of our profession.

There is no excuse for not finding CEU opportunities in the Southern Chapter!

I also hope you are enjoying this first fully digital version of the ISA Southern newsletter with enhanced functionality. Please don’t hesitate to share articles or news about workshops or timely news and events in your region. So many of us take for granted that what we do has little interest to others. We all want to hear about what YOU and your organization do, so share it with us. We’ll make you famous!

2019-2020 State Directors Alabama: Jack Rowe AL Cooperative Extension System (251) 589-5572 wjr0001@auburn.edu

Mississippi: David Fulgham (662) 255-5127 david@fulghamsinc.com

Arkansas: David Raines Raines Tree Care (479) 244-5228 david@rainestreecare.com

North Carolina: Laurie Reid Dukes City of Charlotte (980) 259-2771 Ldukes@charlottenc.gov

Georgia: Nancy Beckemeyer Georgia Power Company (404) 590-9376 nsbeckem@southernco.com

Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands: (open)

Louisiana: Hallie Dozier LSU AgCenter (225) 281-3264 hdozier@agcenter.lsu.edu

South Carolina: Sara Hollar City of Columbia (803) 545-3781 sara.hollar@columbiasc.gov

Tennessee: (open) At-Large: Perry Odom City of Tallahassee, FL (850) 891-5181 Perry.Odom@talgov.com

Southern Chapter ISA Website: www.isasouthern.org Phone: (888) 339-8733 E-mail: skincaid@isasouthern.org Skip Kincaid, Exec. Director 1609 Missouri Avenue St Louis, MO 63104