PNW-ISA returns to the Coeur d'Alene Resort for the Annual Training Conference '22! This year's in-person conference includes two Tree Academies, a Field Day with five station, Mish-an-Nock Cruise, a Women In Arboriculture education track, various arboriculture related conference programs, and more! Don't miss early bird registration rates which expire on September 5, 2022. Packages and a la carte registration options available. Register today!
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Women In Arboriculture A New Educational Track for the ATC ‘22
This year’s Annual Training Conference includes PNW-ISA’s first Women In Arboriculture education track. Below are programs specifically for women. Programs will be held in The Shore Room at Coeur d’Alene Resort. MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2022 Understanding and Integrating Feminine and Masculine Energy for Optimal Performance (Dr. Amanda Carpenter) Career Pathways: Insights & Opportunities for New & Curious Professionals (Kali Alcorn) Working Toward Successful Tree Protection During Development (Katherine Taylor) What it Takes to be a Leader (Rebecca Seibel) TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2022 Get Roped in to Tree Climbing Competitions (Tree Climbing Competitors) The Importance of Self-Care: Lessons I’ve Learned (so far) In My 30 Years as a Climbing Arborist (Wenda Li)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Registration (Chapter Members & Students) ......................................................... 4 Registration (Non-Members) ................................................................................. 6 ATC Tree Climbing Competition (10/1/22) ............................................................ 8 Saturday & Sunday Schedule (10/1/22 & 10/2/22) ............................................... 9 Tree Academy Program Descriptions (10/1/22) ................................................. 11 ATC Yoga Wake-Up & Refresh .......................................................................... 16 Field Day Program Descriptions (10/2/22) .......................................................... 17 Mish-an-Nock Cruise (10/2/22) ........................................................................... 25 Monday Programs & Descriptions (10/3/22) ...................................................... 26 Annual Chapter Awards (10/3/22) ..................................................................... 29 Tuesday Programs & Descriptions (10/4/22) ...................................................... 58 Save-the-Date ..................................................................................................... 74 ADVERTISERS Arbor Systems .................................................................................................... 12 Bartlett Tree Experts ........................................................................................... 16 Husqvarna .......................................................................................................... 20 Petzl ...................................................................................................................... 12 Plan-IT Geo ......................................................................................................... 73 Rinntech ............................................................................................................. 72 TCIA .................................................................................................................... 14 Trees and the Law in Canada .............................................................................. 43 UBC Forestry ...................................................................................................... 10 WesSpur ............................................................................................................. 64 WTD Equipment ................................................................................................. 60
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ATC ‘22 ARBORPALOOZA: EXPLORING THE WIDE WORLD OF TREES REGISTRATION PACKAGES - Chapter Member & Student Rates
TYPE
Early Bird Rate
Rate (After 9/5/22)
Option 1: 3-Day ATC Package (Sun-Tue, 10/2-10/4 - Mish-an-Nock Cruise, all Mon & Tue conference programs 10-11 CEUs, meals and Mon reception) Option 2: 2-Day ATC Package (Mon & Tue, 10/3-10/4 - All Mon & Tue conference programs 10-11 CEUs, meals and Mon reception) Option 3: Field Day + Tree Academy (Sat-Sun, 10/1-10/2 - Soil! Tree Academy 6.5 CEUs, Field Day 8 CEUs & Mish-an-Nock Cruise) Option 4: Field Day + Tree Academy (Sat-Sun, 10/1-10/2 - Tree Appraisal Tree Academy 6.5 CEUs, Field Day 8 CEUs & Mish- an-Nock Cruise) Option 5: Exhibitor ATC Registration (Sun-Tue, 10/2-10/4 - Mish-an-Nock Cruise, all Mon & Tue conference programs 10-11 CEUs, meals and Mon reception, and 6’x10’ exhibitor booth) Option 1a: Virtual Conference Add-On (Includes recordings of conference programs post-conference. Save $100 when buying with a package using promo code VIRTUAL22)
$699 (M) $499 (S)
$739 (M) $539 (S)
$439 (M) $239 (S) $329 (M) $259 (S)
$479 (M) $279 (S) $369 (M) $299 (S)
$329 (M) $259 (S)
$369 (M) $299 (S)
$899 (M)
$999 (M)
$199 w/Package After 10/4/22
$99 w/Package
(M) Member | (S) Student - Amounts shown in USD. Pay online at https://pnwisa.org/events/event_list.asp with a major credit card.
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TYPE
Early Bird Rate $99 (M) $79 (S) $99 (M) $79 (S) $149 (M) $99 (S)
Rate (After 9/5/22)
Option 6: Tree Academy - Soil!, Sat 10/1 (6.5 CEUs) Option 7: Tree Academy - Tree Appraisal, Sat 10/1 (6.5 CEUs) Option 8: Field Day, Sun 10/2 (8 CEUs)
$139 (M) $119 (S) $139 (M) $119 (S) $189 (M) $139 (S)
Option 9: Mish-an-Nock Cruise 10/2
$89
$99
Option 10: Monday 10/3 (10/3 - All Mon conference programs 6-7 CEUs, meals and ATC Reception) Option 11: Tuesday 10/4 (10/3 - All Tue conference programs 4 CEUs and meals) Option 12: Additional Exhibitor ATC Registration (Sun-Tue, 10/2-10/4 - Mish-an-Nock Cruise, all Mon & Tue conference programs 10-11 CEUs, meals and Mon reception) Option 13: Partner Add-On, Sun-Tue, 10/2-10/4 (Mish-an-Nock Cruise, all Mon & Tue conference programs 10-11 CEUs, meals and Mon reception) Option 14: Partner Add-On, Mon-Tue, 10/3-10/4 (Mish-an-Nock Cruise, all Mon & Tue conference programs 10-11 CEUs, meals and Mon reception) Option 1a: Virtual Conference Add-On (Includes recordings of conference programs post-conference.)
$249 (M) $149 (S) $199 (M) $99 (S)
$289 (M) $189 (S) $239 (M) $139 (S)
$399 (M)
$399 (M)
$365
$365
$279
$279
$199
$199
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REGISTRATION PACKAGES - Non-Member Rates
TYPE
Early Bird Rate
Rate (After 9/5/22)
Option 1: 3-Day ATC Package (Sun-Tue, 10/2-10/4 - Mish-an-Nock Cruise, all Mon & Tue conference programs 10-11 CEUs, meals and Mon reception) Option 2: 2-Day ATC Package (Mon & Tue, 10/3-10/4 - All Mon & Tue conference programs 10-11 CEUs, meals and Mon reception) Option 3: Field Day + Tree Academy (Sat-Sun, 10/1-10/2 - Soil! Tree Academy 6.5 CEUs, Field Day 8 CEUs & Mish-an-Nock Cruise) Option 4: Field Day + Tree Academy (Sat-Sun, 10/1-10/2 - Tree Appraisal Tree Academy 6.5 CEUs, Field Day 8 CEUs & Mish- an-Nock Cruise) Option 5: Exhibitor ATC Registration (Sun-Tue, 10/2-10/4 - Mish-an-Nock Cruise, all Mon & Tue conference programs 10-11 CEUs, meals and Mon reception, and 6’x10’ exhibitor booth) Option 1a: Virtual Conference Add-On (Includes recordings of conference programs post-conference. Save $100 when buying with a package using promo code VIRTUAL22)
$759 (NM) $799 (NM)
$509 (NM) $549 (NM)
$459 (NM) $499 (NM)
$459 (NM) $499 (NM)
$1,099 (NM)
$1,199 (NM)
$99 w/Package
$199 w/Package After 10/4/22
Non-Member amounts shown in USD. Pay online at https://pnwisa.org/events/event_list.asp with a major credit card.
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A LA CARTE OPTIONS - Non-Member Rates TYPE
Early Bird Rate
Rate (After 9/5/22)
Option 6: Tree Academy - Soil!, Sat 10/1 (6.5 CEUs) Option 7: Tree Academy - Tree Appraisal, Sat 10/1 (6.5 CEUs) Option 8: Field Day, Sun 10/2 (8 CEUs)
$169 (NM) $209 (NM)
$169 (NM) $209 (NM)
$219 (NM) $259 (NM)
Option 9: Mish-an-Nock Cruise 10/2
$89
$99
Option 10: Monday 10/3 (10/3 - All Mon conference programs 6-7 CEUs, meals and ATC Reception) Option 11: Tuesday 10/4 (10/3 - All Tue conference programs 4 CEUs and meals) Option 12: Additional Exhibitor ATC Registration (Sun-Tue, 10/2-10/4 - Mish-an-Nock Cruise, all Mon & Tue conference programs 10-11 CEUs, meals and Mon reception) Option 13: Partner Add-On, Sun-Tue, 10/2-10/4 (Mish-an-Nock Cruise, all Mon & Tue conference programs 10-11 CEUs, meals and Mon reception) Option 14: Partner Add-On, Mon-Tue, 10/3-10/4 (Mish-an-Nock Cruise, all Mon & Tue conference programs 10-11 CEUs, meals and Mon reception) Option 1a: Virtual Conference Add-On (Includes recordings of conference programs post-conference.)
$319 (NM) $359 (NM)
$269 (NM) $309 (NM)
$399
$399
$365
$365
$279
$279
$199
$199
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ATC TREE CLIMBING COMPETITION SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2022 COUER D’ALENE CITY PARK | 8 AM TO 6 PM
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Saturday, October 1, 2022 ATC Tree Climbing Competition .......................................................... 8 am to 6 pm Coeur d’Alene City Park Tree Academy 1: It’s All About SOIL! ........................................ 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Couer d’Alene Resort - Bay 5 Tree Academy 2: Tree Appraisal ............................................... 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Couer d’Alene Resort - Bay 6 Sunday, October 2, 2022 Field Day .................................................................................. 7:30 am to 4:45 pm Coeur d’Alene City Park Mish-an-Nock Cruise ................................................................ 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Coeur d’Alene Resort
This icon denotes an ATC program that will be available post-conference in PNW- ISA’s Learning Management System. Purchase the Virtual Conference Add-On for access to an additional 20+ CEUs!
Many thanks to this year’s Chapter-Wide TCC Sponsors!
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TREE ACADEMIES SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2022 COUER D’ALENE CITY PARK | 8:30 AM TO 4:30 PM
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Tree Academy 1: It’s All About SOIL! Saturday, October 1, 2022 | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (6.5 CEUs) Instructor: James Cassidy Location: Bay 5
Most people only have a vague idea of what soil is and how it works. You will learn more than you ever thought possible from this lecture. The reason you are alive, what nutrients are, how soil stores water and nutrients. The fundamentals that ALL humans on the planet Earth should know! Students will learn: • The importance of soils • How soils are different in different locations at various scales and why/how these differences ultimately determine human activities and potential • What is agriculture and its importance • What plants are and what and where they get their basic needs • How soils form • Where nutrients come from • How soil stores nutrients • How plants get nutrients from soil • How to use some useful on-line tools to determine soil types at any location in the US and how to dog deeper using these tools
James Cassidy has been an Instructor of Soil Science at Ore - gon State University for over 17 years. His introductory soil sci - ence class now has over 100+ students each term and is very popular. James is also the faculty advisor for the wildly popular OSU Organic Growers Club - OSU’s student farm. Coming from a non-traditional background (music industry for over 35+ years) he is passionate about soil and is popular with students because of
his dynamic speaking style. The student farm project has over 300 student volun - teers on it’s list-serve and continues to grow. The farm cultivates over 50 different fruit and vegetable crops and is just beginning it’s 22nd season.
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Tree Academy 2: Tree Appraisl Workshop Saturday, October 1, 2022 | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm (6.5 CEUs) Instructor: James Komen Location Bay: 6
Focusing on the CTLA Trunk Formula Technique, this workshop gives an overview of the appraisal process and provides an opportunity to practice in the field. Partic - ipants will review common mistakes and refine their craft as appraising arborists. The first portion of the course is a lecture that discusses the five primary compo - nents of the formula: trunk area, unit cost, condition rating, functional limitations, and external limitations. The second half of the course is a field application of the concepts discussed in the lecture. Participants will divide into groups and appraise several trees. The class will reconvene and discuss the results.
James Komen is a consulting arborist in California specializing in risk assessment and treeappraisal. He helps clients make informed management decisions for individual trees and fortree inventories. His work has been published in Arboriculture & Urban Forestry, ArboriculturalConsultant, Palms, Ontario Arborist and Western Ar - borist. He is an ISA TRAQ instructor andhas taught workshops on tree appraisal around the U.S. and Canada.
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Start your day off with a one hour re - storative and strengthening yoga prac - tice. All levels and abilities are wel - come. Wear comfortable clothes and a towel or yoga mat. Included with all ATC packages. Mon & Tue, October 3 & 4, 2022 7 am to 8 am | CDA Bay 1B ATC Yoga Wake-Up & Refresh
Instructor Thea Komen is a multi award winning dancer and musician from Los Angeles, CA. Her Youtube channel, Thea Bellydance, has over 100 million views.
She teaches belly dance and yoga on - line through Patreon and Teachable, and privately in the Los Angeles area.
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FIELD DAY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2022 COUER D’ALENE CITY PARK | 7:30 AM TO 4:45 PM
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Field Day Station 1: Pruning Trees to Well Written Specifications Sunday, October 2, 2022 | 7:30 am to 4:45 pm (2-CEUs/per station) Instructor: Gordon Mann Location: City Park Tree Pruning is the number one risk mitigation and tree management treatment arborists can perform. Specifications are the tool used to guide and verify the com - pliance of a project. The specifications have to be written clear enough to describe the work, and most importantly - not allow the work to be performed differently and still meet the specifications. How, where, and why we make cuts will define how the pruning operation is performed. This station will discuss alternatives and the impact of each alternative. The most important science to remember is that the leaves do the work on the trees. Trees should be pruned to reduce the risk and failure potential of branches. There are optimum ways to do this and retain an ap - pearance that looks like a natural tree.
Gordon Mann is a consulting Arborist in Auburn CA. He spent 30 years as a municipal tree manager for three communities. He de - signed and implemented the Sidewalk Repair Program in Red - wood City, CA from 1984-2007. He oversaw the root pruning of approximately 5,000 trees during that tenure. He administered the Tree Preservation Ordinance which required permits for pruning and removal of trees greater than 12” diameter on private property.
He served as SMA rep, now alternate and subcommittees member, on ANSI A300 committee. He has reviewed several ISA BMP drafts prior to publication. He led the Sacramento Tree Foundation’s Green Print regional initiative working with 22 cities and 6 counties to increase the canopy of trees in the populated areas of the Sac - ramento region. He is currently vice president of California Tree and Landscape Consulting and owner of Mann Made Resources, tree conservation products. He is passionate about standards, best practices, and well-written specifications.
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Field Day Station 2: Soil Field Skills Practicum Sunday, October 2, 2022 | 7:30 am to 4:45 pm (2-CEUs/per station) Instructor: James Cassidy Location: City Park In this station you will learn the fundamental principles needed to evaluate a local soil. By exposing a soil profile and performing hands-on, experiential techniques, as well as use of mobile device optimized applications, you can learn a lot about a soil before sending in a sample for analysis saving time and money. Onsite mea - surements and observations using your hands and eyes are your most trusted data when evaluating a worksite and learning basic skills will allow you to confirm or reject published data available from published soil resources. The more you know about the soil the better you will understand your local site and how it func - tions to support basic ecosystem services trees depend on.
James Cassidy has been an Instructor of Soil Science at Ore - gon State University for over 17 years. His introductory soil sci - ence class now has over 100+ students each term and is very popular. James is also the faculty advisor for the wildly popular OSU Organic Growers Club - OSU’s student farm. Coming from a non-traditional background (music industry for over 35+ years) he is passionate about soil and is popular with students because of
his dynamic speaking style. The student farm project has over 300 student volun - teers on it’s list-serve and continues to grow. The farm cultivates over 50 different fruit and vegetable crops and is just beginning it’s 22nd season.
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Field Day Station 3: Chainsaw Maintenance 101 Sunday, October 2, 2022 | 7:30 am to 4:45 pm (2-CEUs/per station) Instructor: Emily Roberts Location: City Park Together we will discuss the basics of chainsaw maintenance, including chain sharpening. We will breakdown chainsaws and identify basic components that re - quire regular maintenance, explore the proper procedures for maintaining these components, and identify the best tools available for proper chainsaw mainte - nance and sharpening. Additionally, we will dive into the reasons why maintain -
ing your chainsaws at recommended service intervals, using the proper tools and techniques, is important and how it will increase productivity, profit, and safety. Emily’s career in the tree industry began in 2008 with US Forest Service as a sawyer and hazard tree feller in Idaho. Her love for chainsaws was immediate and powerful. She has since worked with trees and chainsaws in many different forests all over the country, and became a full-time resident of the Pacific Northwest
in 2014. She was Washington State Parks’ first and only female arborist....so far. After taking her career upward into the canopy and further fueling a passion for proper care of the world’s most incredible organisms, she started her own residen - tial tree care company focused on preservation-based production arboriculture and consulting. Throughout the past several years, Emily has spent a large percentage of her time sharing her knowledge and passion with others in the industry through training and education as a lead instructor for North American Training Solutions, as well as other organizations. Emily is a recipient of PNW-ISA’s 2021 Arborist of the Year and 2019 Tree Worker of the Year awards. She is an ISA Certified Arbor - ist, is Tree Risk Assessment Qualified, and is a PNW-ISA Chapter member.
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Field Day Station 4: Root Washing Demonstration Sunday, October 2, 2022 | 7:30 am to 4:45 pm (2-CEUs/per station) Instructors: Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott, Jim Flott & Ray Gleason Location: City Park Bare root transplanting has been used since humans started walking the earth. It is the root of the nursery industry. The modern demand for immediate effect in the landscape or retention of existing landscape trees can be met by successful bare root transplanting of nursery caliper trees and large DBH trees economical - ly. Transplanting large diameter trees bare root is not new but the mechanics of harvesting and transportation are new. This field day station will demonstrate the process of moving trees bare root and provide you with avenues of revenue for your business.
Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott has a Ph.D. in Horticulture from Oregon State University and is an ISA certified arborist and an ASCA con - sulting arborist. She is WSU’s Extension Urban Horticulturist and a Professor in the Department of Horticulture, and holds two affili - ate professor positions at University of Washington. She conducts research in applied plant and soil sciences, publishing the results in scientific articles and university Extension fact sheets. In 2020, she was named the new editor for the Western Arborist magazine.
Jim Flott is president of Community Forestry Consultants, Inc. (CFC). CFC provides TreeWorks™ tree management software; inventories and appraisals; management plans; risk assessment and risk management plans; tree preservation plans; diagnosis; expert witness; forensic investigations; urban forestry program re - views; training workshops; and urban forestry, arboriculture, and horticulture consulting services to individuals, corporations, uni - versities, municipalities, county and state agencies, cemeteries, and golf courses in the United States and Canada. He received his B.S. degree
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in horticulture from Iowa State University and his M.S. degree in forest pathology from the University of Arizona and has over 40 years work experience in the hor - ticulture, urban forestry and arboriculture industries. He is an ISA certified arborist and certified municipal specialist; American Society of Consulting Arborists regis - tered consulting arborist; PNW-ISA TRACE instructor and certified tree risk asses - sor; and ISA TRAQ instructor and assessor.
Ray Gleason is co-owner/operator of Cascade Tree Experts, LLC in Olympia, WA. For over 20 years Ray has studied and applied forest science by effectively managing tree care and risk reduc - tion in alignment with the Washington State Parks Stewardship Program mission, vision, and values. His specialty is high-profile historical tree preservation services for state agencies, counties, municipalities, and school districts, including the notable Bush butternut tree. He also conducts high-risk tree removals, arbori -
cultural hardware installation, pruning, and air excavation transplants. He holds a bachelor’s degree in forest science from The Evergreen State College, is an ISA Certified Arborist (PN-1972A), and active member of the PNW-ISA Chapter.
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Field Day Station 5: Lessons from Rope Access - An Arborist’s Reflections on Discipline Sunday, October 2, 2022 | 7:30 am to 4:45 pm (2-CEUs/per station) Instructor: Allen Taylor In this station, Allen will share his experience with certification through the Soci - ety of Professional Rope Access Technicians (SPRAT) as well as climbing to the standards they require. He will also discuss various rope and climbing systems employed by rope access technicians and how they may or not be applicable to arboriculture. Training and certification is also a huge part ofthe SPRAT world, what can we in the ISA learn from their requirements? This station will also include climbing demonstrations to familiarize participants with some of the basic facets of rope access.
Allen Taylor is the lead arborist and founder of Conservation Tree Care. He is an Eagle Scout and graduated from the University of Vermont Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Re - sources with a BS in Forestry. His passion for ski mountaineering led him to the Pacific Northwest shortly after graduating and he
has never looked back. Allen is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist (PN-7316B), holds the Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ), and is a Registered Con - sulting Arborist (RCA#643) with the American Society of Consulting Arborists. He is also a SPRAT Level 1 rope access technician. When he isn’t working, Allen spends his time running, biking, climbing, and skiing.
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Mish-an-Nock Cruise Arborpalooza kicks into full gear on Sunday, October 2, 2022 with PNW-ISA’s Wel - come Reception aboard the Couer d’Alene Cruise Boat. Join us for a two-hour cruise around Lake Coeur d’Alene while enjoying delectable hors d’oeuvres and cocktails! The cruise is included in Sunday registration packages or a la carte. Save money with early bird rates if purchased by September 5, 2022.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2022 COEUR D’ALENE RESORT | COEUR D’ALENE, ID CONFERENCE PROGRAMS & PRESENTERS
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2022 Yoga Wake Up & Refresh with Thea Komen ....................................... 7 am to 8 am Couer d’Alene Resort - Bay 1B Breakfast & Networking with Exhibitors .................................... 7:30 am to 8:30 am Coeur d’Alene Resort - Bays 2 - 4 Keynote Address with Dr. Margaret Lowman ............................ 8:30 am to 9:30 am Coeur d’Alene Resort - Bays 2 - 4
Networking with Exhibitors ...................................................... 9:30 am to 10:30 am Coeur d’Alene Resort - Bays 2 - 4
Outdoor Walk & Talks ............................................................ 10:30 am to 11:30 am Two outdoor programs featuring Dr. Stephanie Adams & Jack Nisbet Must be pre-registered for these programs and meet at the ATC info booth. Conference Programs .......................................................... 10:30 am to 12:10 pm Coeur d’Alene Resort - Bays 5, 6 & Board Room 5 (7th floor) The Shore Room (Women In Arboriculture)
Lunch ......................................................................................... 12 pm to 12:55 pm Coeur d’Alene Resort - Bays 2 -4
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2022 Outdoor Walk & Talk ........................................................................... 1 pm to 2 pm Featuring Dr. Stephanie Adams. Must be pre-registered for this program and meet- ing location TBD.
Coffee Break ...................................................................................... 1 pm to 3 pm Conference Lobby Area (Outside Couer d’Alene Bays 2-6)
Conference Programs .................................................................... 1 pm to 5:15 pm Coeur d’Alene Resort - Bays 5, 6 & Boardroom 5 (7th floor) The Shore Room (Women In Arboriculture) Outdoor Walk & Talk ................................................................. 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm Featuring Jack Nisbet. Must be pre-registered for this program and meet at the ATC Info Booth.
ATC Reception .......................................................................... 5:15 pm to 6:30 pm Coeur d’Alene Resort - Bays 2 -4
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Annual Chapter Awards Ceremony Monday, October 3, 2022 | 5:15 pm - 6:30 pm
Coeur d’Alene Resort Bays 2 - 4 2022 Award Recipients will be announced during ATC Reception
PNW-ISA’s Annual Awards Ceremony is cause for celebration for the award winners, the audience, and the entire Chapter membership. To encourage more participation and bring a new level of prestige to the award winners, awards are restricted to three categories: Arborist of the Year, Tree Worker of the Year, and Volunteer of the Year. Anyone can nominate a prospective award winner. We encourage you to submit the name of an outstanding event volunteer, industry researcher of note, or your favorite arborist. Multiple submissions are accepted. To submit your nominations(s) by Friday, September 9, 2022, visit https:// pnwisa.org/page/chapter-awards-recognition and complete the form at the bottom of the web page.
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Keynote Address: The Arbornaut - A Life Discovering the Eighth Continent in the Trees Above Us Monday, October 3, 2022 | 8:30 am to 9:30 am (1 CEU) Presenter: Dr. Margaret “Canopymeg” Lowman Location: Bay 2 - 4
Author Margaret Lowman shares stories about her geek-childhood as a collector of wild flowers, bird nests, snake skins and other nature collectibles, which led her to being one of the world’s first arbornauts. Whereas astronauts explore out - er space, arbornauts investigate the treetops, where she and others have found that over 50% of the world’s land-based creatures live. Unfortunately, scientists have classified less than 10% of that biodiversity, so her stories inspire us to think about the urgency of forest conservation, and direct actions to save big trees and ultimately, keep our planet healthy. Lowman will discuss her exploration of forest canopies in many countries and provide hope for ways we can all work toward tree conservation. After 45 years exploring the treetops, Lowman now concentrates on saving these forests. In this talk, she describes her new program to save big trees and ultimately, keep our planet healthy. By building canopy walkways and training indigenous people as ecotourism operators, her newest program, Mission Green, aims to not only conserve these critical forests but also provide sustainable income to local communities within these forests via treetop walks.
To purchase your copy of The Arbornaut, visit canopymeg.com
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DR. MARGARET “CANOPYMEG” LOWMAN What causes me to leap out of bed each morning is the opportunity to explore, research, and conserve global forests; mentor the next generation (especially women and minorities) in sustainability and forest stewardship; and educate diverse audiences through story - telling.
My personal goals are to mentor 10m kids, sell 10m books, speak in front of 10k corporate leaders, conserve 10m acres of forest, and establish ten walkways in ten high biodiverse forests, where women and indigenous families can earn a sustain - able income from ecotourism and not logging. I am driven to educate leaders about the value of trees, so welcome opportunities to address corporate directors, CEOs, politicians, and decision-makers/disruptors to communicate the importance of healthy forests. My passion for science and exploration began as a little girl and subsequently de - fined my life’s work. I became a pioneer in the field of forest canopy science and am now considered one of the world’s first “arbornauts” or explorers of the cano - pies. Founding a new science, I designed hot-air balloons and walkways for tree - top exploration to solve mysteries in the world’s forests, especially insect pests and ecosystem health. I now leverage my international network and exploration, seek - ing best practices to solve environmental challenges. The nickname, Canopymeg, was bestowed by Bob Ballard of Titanic fame, when we were chief scientists for the Jason Project, and spoke to millions of middle school students during our virtual expeditions to the canopy and ocean floor, re - spectively. Thank you, Bob! I recently formed Canopymeg Inc. as a platform which spawns science communication activities (e.g. speaking, board roles, books, etc.) as well as non-profit activities (e.g. TREE Foundation and Mission Green). Other nicknames over the years have included “the real-life Lorax” (from Dr. Seuss) by National Geographic, and as one of the “Einsteins” of forest canopies by the Wall Street Journal.
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Currently, I serve as Executive Director/Founder of TREE Foundation in Saraso - ta, FL, established in 2000 as a 501(c)3 non-profit whose mission is to link local underserved children to nature, and promote tree research, education, and ex - ploration. I am also launching Mission Green, to build 10 canopy walkways in the world’s highest bio-diverse forests over the next 5 years. This project partners with renowned oceanographer, Sylvia Earle, who founded Mission Blue to save ocean “Hope Spots,” whereas I am focused on conserving rain forest biodiversity “Hot Spots.” My memoir, “T HE ARBORNAUT. A Life Discovering the Eighth Continent in the Trees Above Us” aims to inspire girls to seek careers in field biology. I current - ly serve as a visiting professor for the National University of Singapore; research professor for the University of Sains Malaysia; adjunct professor at Arizona State University; and National Geographic Explorer in Ethiopia to save their last 4% for - est fragments. After completing a Ph.D. program in Sydney in 1983, I remained in Australia for eight years demystifying rural eucalypt dieback epidemics and serving as the co-manager of a fifth-generation family-owned Merino sheep and cattle business. Returning to the U.S. in 1991, I became CEO of Selby Botanical Gardens in Sara - sota, FL, growing its operation to profitability and then ranked as one of America’s Top Ten Botanical Gardens. Following this, I was recruited into three academic/ leadership positions: New College of Florida as their inaugural director of environ - mental initiatives; North Carolina State University to direct the construction and launch of the Nature Research Center; and the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco as Inaugural Chief of Science and Sustainability to “reinvent muse - um science.” I returned to Florida in 2019 to launch Mission Green and focus on global forest conservation with TREE Foundation. Over the past 40 years, my work in forest canopy science involved groundbreaking work in 46 countries and all seven continents; co-chaired five international cano - py conferences; and authored over 150 scientific publications and nine books on forest science and sustainability. My first book, “Life in the Treetops,” received a cover review in the NY Times Sunday Book Review. Championing an awareness about how forest conservation is critical to the survival of humankind also led me to serve as a sustainability consultant for green business initiatives
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including Tommy Hilfiger Foundation, Rolex Corporation, and The Habitat (Malay - sia). I have served on multiple non-profit boards with education or sustainability missions: The Explorers Club, Earthwatch Institute, San Francisco Urban Tree Council, Ecological Society of America, Pacific Forest Trust, New College of Flor - ida, Leadership Florida, Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation, Scien - tific American, National Science Foundation Advisory Committees, Environmental Change Institute (Oxford University), National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), and Williams College. I actively pursue bottom-up conservation activities including community initiatives for schools, corporations, and teams to manage local resources more sustainably: climate change advisor to the Florida cabinet, local tree planting programs in mul - tiple countries, science book distribution to African and Amazonian school kids, and citizen science activities for communities. I love speaking to all ages - which I refer to as “K-thru-gray” – ranging from webinars, commencement addresses, to “meet-a-scientist” for youth. My academic training includes Williams College (BA, Biology); Aberdeen University (MSc, Ecology); Sydney University (Ph.D., Botany); Tuck School of Business (Executive Management Program), and Stanford Uni - versity (Aldo Leopold Leadership Program). I was selected as a Fulbright Senior Specialist Scholar to both India and Ethiopia. My outside interests are diverse. I am the proud mother of two wonderful boys who grew up climbing trees around the world with their scientist-mom. Carolyn Shoe - maker named an asteroid after me, comprising 16 acres circling Jupiter (16304 Lowman). My exploration across 46 countries has exposed me to amazing insects, including a love of “entomophagy” (yes, cooking bugs!). I enjoy birding, beaches, reading non-fiction books, and “all things nature,” with a personal motto of “no child left indoors.”
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Outdoor Walk & Talk #1: How Water Moves in Trees Monday, October 3, 2022 | 10:30 am to 11:30 am (1 CEU) Presenter: Dr. Stephanie Adams Location: Meet at the ATC Info Booth
It’s estimated that 94% of water that enters the tree roots will leave through the leaves. Only 1% of water is used for photosynthesis and 5% is used for growth. So why do trees need so much water? This presentation will explain how trees absorb and move water throughout their system and all of the functions it serves within the tree to maintain health, vigor, and longevity.
Dr. Stephanie Adams is a tree pathologist and an ISA Board Certi - fied Master Arborist. She serves as the Plant Health Care Leader at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. She is involved with the Illinois Chapter as Research Director, Belayed Speed Climb Head Judge, and volunteers for other events. She has been involved in the tree care industry for 22 years doing residential work, teach - ing, laboratory plant health diagnostics, and applied research.
Outdoor Walk & Talk #2: The Trees of Tubbs Hill Monday, October 3, 2022 | 10:30 am to 11:30 am (1 CEU) Presenter: Jack Nisbet Location: Meet at the ATC info Booth
This walk will travel east from the rocky point above the marina through areas of ninebark and Douglas-fir that include significant Armillaria mortality. We will view areas planted with seedlings of rot-resistant species, examine Norway maples that have been intentionally killed to make room for the new trees, and try to visualize the forest as it existed before the period of Euro-American contact. The hike will end in a grove of large western white pines and tamaracks thriving in colluvial soils at the very bottom of the hill—some on private land, some within the city park. Along the way we will learn how the city of Coeur d’Alene is adapting its 20 year- old master plan for the park to address such modern conditions.
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Spokane-based writer Jack Nisbet is the author of several collec - tions of essays that explore the human and natural history of the Northwest, including Purple Flat Top, Visible Bones , and Ancient Places . Nisbet has also written award-winning biographies of car - tographer David Thompson ( Sources of the River ) and naturalist David Douglas ( The Collector ). These two early visitors to the Pacific Northwest provided vital original information about the va - riety and tribal management of regional forests.
Nisbet’s most recent project, The Dreamer and the Doctor , traces the unlikely ad - ventures of late 19th-century Idaho homesteaders John and Carrie Leiberg. Be - tween 1895-1903, John Leiberg carried out landmark National Forest Reserve surveys in Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and Montana. Allelopathy - What it is and Why it Doesn’t Matter Monday, October 3, 2022 | 10:30 am to 11:30 am (1 CEU) Arborists have heard that black walnut trees ( Juglans nigra ) contain a toxic chemi - cal called juglone that will kill any other plants growing nearby. This phenomenon is called allelopathy, and in recent years many other possible allelopathic chemicals have been identified. This program will discuss the discovery of allelopathy and the practical significance of juglone and ohter possible allelopathic chemicals in the landscape. Presenter: Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott Location: Boardroo 5 (7th floor)
Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott has a Ph.D. in Horticulture from Oregon State University and is an ISA certified arborist and an ASCA con - sulting arborist. She is WSU’s Extension Urban Horticulturist and a Professor in the Department of Horticulture, and holds two af - filiate professor positions at University of Washington. She con - ducts research in applied plant and soil sciences, publishing the results in scientific articles and university Extension fact sheets. In 2020, she was named the new editor for the Western Arborist
magazine.
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Integrating Our Community Into the World of Trees Monday, October 3, 2022 | 10:30 am to 11:30 am (1 CEU) Presenter: Gordon Mann | Location Bay 5
The trees where people live are important to human survival. Humans need the benefits and services trees provide. Most communities do not have the expertise to grow trees that will provide sustainable benefits. It is a challenging task. The optimum way to build a community tree canopy is to have a Tree Management Plan that is the overarching reasons for growing trees. With an overarching goal or objective, such as a canopy goal, it drives all the decisions towards that goal. The tools are available for free so all communities can engage in the task. As arborists, we can assist the communities where we live to do a better job of caring for their trees. Most citizens can have a bigger impact in three minutes before their council or supervisors than agency staff can. If we want to have a sustainable tree canopy in our community, there are a few simple steps we can do. It may not be easy, but it is not complicated. We will discuss the necessary steps to have an impact in the community and the tools available for us to make it happen. Taking the steps to engage the community and drive the community leaders to follow a plan is the key to sustainably growing trees in our communities. We all can participate. Gordon Mann is a consulting Arborist in Auburn CA. He spent 30 years as a mu - nicipal tree manager for three communities. He designed and implemented the Sidewalk Repair Program in Redwood City, CA from 1984-2007. He oversaw the root pruning of approximately 5,000 trees during that tenure. He administered the Tree Preser - vation Ordinance which required permits for pruning and removal of trees greater than 12” diameter on private property. He served as SMA rep, now alternate and subcommittees member, on ANSI A300 committee. He has reviewed several ISA BMP drafts pri - or to publication. He led the Sacramento Tree Foundation’s Green Print regional initiative working with 22 cities and 6 counties to increase the canopy of trees in the populated areas of the Sacramento region. He is currently vice president of California Tree and Landscape Consulting and owner of Mann Made Resources, tree conservation products. He is passionate about standards, best practices, and well-written specifications.
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Fungal Fruiting Bodies On and Near Trees, and What They Mean Monday, October 3, 2022 | 10:30 am to 12 pm (1.5 CEUs) Presenter: Kelly Chadwick Location: Bay 6 We will learn how to evaluate the significance of mushrooms growing on and around trees including discussion of some of the major groups of fungi encountered. This presentation will help arborists embark upon a path of greater knowledge when as - sessing fungi threats and communicating to their clients. We will also touch upon the basics of identification. Kelly Chadwick is founder of Spirit Pruners, occasional writer for Out There Outdoors and Certified Specialist of Wine. He studies and teaches identification of fungi . He spent 14 years as a region - al manager in the fine wine business and attributes his successes to not following conventional doctrine or assumptions. He started pruning 11 years ago after an inspiring course at the local college and shortly after left his corporate wine job to prune full time. Spirit Pruners now has 14 employees with a focus on understanding all the needs of a property including wildlife habitat, aesthetics, the nature of the cli - ent, and their surrounding neighbors. Women In Arboriculture Welcome Dr. Margaret Lowman (Canopymeg & The Lorax”) Monday, October 3, 2022 | 10:40 am to 11 am Location: The Shore Room
PNW-ISA will kick-off its first Women In Arboriculture track with Keynote Speaker, Arbornaut, and Forest Ecologist, Dr. Margaret Lowman. Get an opportunity to meet Canopymeg in person and get ready to be inspired and motivated to change the world!
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Women In Arboriculture Understanding and Integrating Feminine and Masculine Energy for Optimal Performance of the Arborist Monday, October 3, 2022 | 11:05 am to 12:05 pm (1 CEU) Presenter: Dr. Amanda Carpenter Location: The Shore Room We all have a desire to awake with ample energy to perform the tasks required for our day-to-day needs. However, adequate stamina and energy to perform the heavy physical demands required of a production arborist is imperative. How ener - gy is expended and renewed is the key to human performance. Every human body has a combination of masculine and feminine energy that has nothing to do with gender. Attendees will discover the qualities of these energies and how to utilize them to optimize their performance as an arborist, a leader, and a human. Attendees will leave feeling informed and inspired with easy to implement strate - gies on how to optimize performance of the human body with the energy to live the life they desire.
Dr. Amanda A. Carpenter, PT, CProT, CEAS is a human perfor - mance expert with over 20 years of experience working in health care assisting people in reclaiming and maximize their health and vitality. She has both a doctorate and MS in physical therapy as well as a BS in health science, as well as certifications in professional training, ergonomic assessment, health coaching, and transforma - tional leadership. Dr. Carpenter is an expert in the science and practice of biomechanics and ergonomics, working with industrial
athletes and families to improve their health and vitality. She is an internationally recognized lecturer for the arboriculture industry, leading programs to optimize the health, productivity, and safety of industrial athletes and their families. She is the owner of Carpenter Physical Therapy, the owner and foundational health ed - ucator for COR Health Solutions, and the founder of the Leadership Performance Mastery Program. She has had the opportunity to work with thousands of injured athletes and workers and uses these experiences in her coaching and teaching.
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Lightening Session Tree Injection Best Practices: What’s New & Important for Arborists Monday, October 3, 2022 | 11:40 am to 12:10 pm (.50 CEU) Presenter: Alison Herrell Location: Board Room 5 (7th floor) Recently a team of university scientists and industry experts collaborated to re - view and update the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Best Management Practices - Tree Injection. This publication is a consensus document intended to serve as a guide for arborists to create common standards for tree injection in the green industry. Alison Herrell, one of the reviewers of the ISA Tree Injection BMP’s will speak on the use of tree injection in arboriculture and discuss the updated best practices for performing tree injections. Alison Herrell is an Arborologist with Rainbow Ecoscience. She provides plant healthcare protocol training and technical sup - port for Rainbow¹s clients (landscape and arborist professionals around the country). She holds a B.A. in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Valparaiso University and an M.S. in Environmen - tal Science from Indiana University School of Public and Environ - mental Affairs. Alison is an ISA certified arborist, TRAQ holder, and pesticide applicator in ID, OR, and WA with over 10 years of expe - rience including tree climbing, plant healthcare applications, research, education, and sales.
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Lightening Session We Are Stealing Healthy Soils From Our Clients One Load at a Time Monday, October 3, 2022 | 11:40 am to 12:10 pm (.50 CEU) Presenter: Allen Taylor Location: Bay 5 The hauling of wood chips and other organic “debris” from arboricultural job sites has been a staple of the industry for many years. We will discuss the negative implications this has for soil and tree health as well as a number of strategies for keeping these materials on site while still providing a professional finished product. Strategies range from specialty chipping equipment all the way down to cutting back on use of the rake and blower. Managing client expectations combined with taking an educational approach will allow you to leave your clients and their trees better off while focusing your energy on the tree care that really matters.
Allen Taylor is the lead arborist and founder of Conservation Tree Care. He is an Eagle Scout and graduated from the University of Vermont Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Re - sources with a BS in Forestry. His passion for ski mountaineering led him to the Pacific Northwest shortly after graduating and he has never looked back. Allen is an ISA Board Certified Master Ar - borist (PN-7316B), holds the Tree Risk Assessment Qualification
(TRAQ), and is a Registered Consulting Arborist (RCA#643) with the American So - ciety of Consulting Arborists. He is also a SPRAT Level 1 rope access technician. When he isn’t working, Allen spends his time running, biking, climbing, and skiing.
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