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The Southern Chapter – ISA and The Mid Atlantic Chapter – ISA (MAC-ISA) would like to invite you to register for the upcoming MAC-ISA Arborist Certification Course to be held July 16-18 at the SW Higher Education Center in Abingdon, Virginia.  The ISA Certification exam will be offered on July 19th at the same location, deadline to apply for the exam is July 1st.This course has been designed to assist tree care professionals and other professionals who wish to become ISA Certified Arborists. …See More

Our neighbor to the North, Trees Virginia is hosting Trees, The Dirty Truth on May 22 in Roanoke.The presentations include:“The Potential of Biochar for Tree Management”“Trees: A Green, Cost Effective Stormwater Management Practice” “Understanding Nursery Production – From Propagule to Tree”“New Tree and Plant Health Care Opportunities for 2013” and 3 concurrent rotating sessions after lunchRegistration is open at treesvirginia.orgSee More

I was on the WERC (Wood Education Resource Center) webinar yesterday when they announced 3 available resources on urban wood utilization.The first is from Purdue University.  It is Manufacturing and Marketing Eastern Hardwood Lumber Produced by Thi... by Daniel…See More

I was on the WERC (Wood Education Resource Center) webinar yesterday when they announced 3 available resources on urban wood utilization.The first is from Purdue University.  It is Manufacturing and Marketing Eastern Hardwood Lumber Produced by Thi... by Daniel…See More

Portland, Ore. January 16, 2013. Evidence is increasing from multiple scientific fields that exposure to the natural environment can improve human health. In a new study by the U.S. Forest Service, the presence of trees was associated with human health.For more information, visit the USFS Website Here.See More

From the US Forest Service:If you are lucky, you live in one of those parts of the world where Nature has one last fling before settling down into winter's sleep. In those lucky places, as days shorten and temperatures become crisp, the quiet green palette of summer foliage is transformed into the vivid autumn palette of reds, oranges, golds, and browns before the leaves fall off the trees. On special years, the colors are truly breathtaking.How does autumn color happen?…See More

Illinois Department of Natural Resources Division of Forest Resources and Illinois Forestry Development Council

From the US Forest Service:If you are lucky, you live in one of those parts of the world where Nature has one last fling before settling down into winter's sleep. In those lucky places, as days shorten and temperatures become crisp, the quiet green palette of summer foliage is transformed into the vivid autumn palette of reds, oranges, golds, and browns before the leaves fall off the trees. On special years, the colors are truly breathtaking.How does autumn color happen?…See More

With the chill in the air this morning, my thoughts turned to fall campfires and the warmth of wood burning stoves.  Then, the "forester voice" in me asked "where does that firewood come from?"  This seems like a good time for a reminder that many destructuve pests are spread by the movement of firewood in North Carolina and around the country.There is a great website called Don't Move Firewood.  The website includes:Information on…See More

From the US Forest Service:If you are lucky, you live in one of those parts of the world where Nature has one last fling before settling down into winter's sleep. In those lucky places, as days shorten and temperatures become crisp, the quiet green palette of summer foliage is transformed into the vivid autumn palette of reds, oranges, golds, and browns before the leaves fall off the trees. On special years, the colors are truly breathtaking.How does autumn color happen?…See More

Wisconsin Division of Forestry and Wisconsin Urban Forestry Council