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SIX ESSENTIAL PRACTICES FOR MANAG- ING ARBORIST TEAMS By Katie Gustafson Increasingly, companies are turning to digital tools that map job sites, deliver precise instruc- tions to crews, and provide performance insights that enhance future work. BUILDING A RIGGING KIT By Ben Culbreth While arborists can control costs by choosing only the necessary rigging components, cutting corners on critical items may compromise equipment quality and crew safety. BODIES BUILT FOR THE BRANCHES By Cindy O'Hara Tree care work is physically demanding, yet many workers pay less attention to their own wellbeing than to their equipment, leading to preventable injuries and fatigue.
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THE RETURN OF ARBOREXPO™ By ArborTIMES™
USING TREE GROWTH REGULATORS TO ENHANCE TREE HEALTH AND WORKER SAFETY By Patrick Anderson and Dane Buell Once primarily used to limit utility pruning, tree growth regulators (TGRs) are now valued in landscape management for enhancing tree health and resilience in urban and suburban settings. WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU Got a story idea you’d like to see? Send your ideas to editor@arbortimes.org . Do you have photos of your crew in action? Send them to info@arbortimes.org. Proper techniques and PPE — hard hats, eye and hearing protection, and fall protection — are a must for photos depicting field work. After years of change and challenges, ArborEXPO's return offers a much-needed opportunity for tree care professionals to reconnect with peers, partners, and the passion that drew them to the field.
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LATEST FROM THE INDUSTRY By ArborTIMES™ The Massachusetts
• The Cost of Skipping Spring Pruning • ANSI 300 and Estimates • Managing the Spring Surge And more! OUR SPRING ISSUE COMING IN APRIL
Arborists Association and The Trustees have launched a $300,000 campaign to build an arboriculture learning center at Millborn Farm.
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