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3rd Annual Delaware Arborist & Tree Care Seminar – Feb. 19 & 20

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Thursday, January 24, 2013



Contact: Kyle Hoyd, Delaware Forest Service, (302) 698-4578
email: kyle.hoyd@delaware.gov

More information and updates: delawaretrees.com

What:  3rd Annual Delaware Arborist & Tree Care Seminar
When:  Tues., Feb. 19 & Wed., Feb. 20 – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day
Where:  Hagley Museum, 298 Buck Rd., Wilmington, Delaware

Who: Tree experts from academics and industry

  • John Ball, South Dakota State University
  • Don Blair, author of Arborist Equipment
  • Vinnie Cotrone, Penn State University Extension
  • Gregory Dahle, West Virginia University
  • Todd Davis, Delaware Department of Agriculture
  • Michael Hadley, Kerns Bros. Tree Service
  • Jimmy Kroon, Delaware Department of Agriculture
  • Jason Lubar, Morris Arboretum

    Cost: $70 for two full-day sessions (including lunch both days)

Click here for the 2013 Program Brochure and Official Registration Form

SEMINAR AGENDA

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19
MORNING
8:00  a.m. Registration – View Exhibits
8:40 a.m. Welcome
8:50 a.m. Blair’s Law – Don Blair, Arborist Equipment
9:50 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. Daily Inspections – John Ball and Don Blair
Noon Lunch
AFTERNOON
1:00 p.m. Preserving Trees During Construction – Jason Lubar, Morris Arboretum
2:50 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. Arborists as First Responders – John Ball, South Dakota State University
4:00 p.m. Closing Comments
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20
MORNING
8:00 a.m. Registration – View Exhibits
8:40 a.m. Welcome
8:50 a.m. Can Breaking Stuff Lead to Insights into Restoration Pruning? – Greg Dahle, West Virginia University
9:50 a.m. New Tree Risk Assessment BMP’s – Greg Dahle, West Virginia University
10:50 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Breakout #1: Fertilizers, Mychorizzae, and Biostimulants Research –
Vinnie Cotrone, Penn State Extension
11:00 a.m. Breakout #2: Controlling Noxious Weeds – Todd Davis, Del. Dept. of Agriculture
Noon Lunch
AFTERNOON
1:00 p.m. Breakout #1: Establishing Healthy Trees in Our Landscape – Vinnie Cotrone, Penn State Extension
1:00 p.m. Breakout #2: New Wastewood Regulations – Jimmy Kroon, Del. Dept. of Agriculture
2:00 p.m. Break
2:10 p.m. Lightning Protection – Michael Hadley, Kerns Bros. Tree Service
3:40 p.m. Closing Comments
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3rd Annual Delaware Arborist & Tree Care Seminar – Feb. 19 & 20

Department of Agriculture | Forest Service | Date Posted: Thursday, January 24, 2013



Contact: Kyle Hoyd, Delaware Forest Service, (302) 698-4578
email: kyle.hoyd@delaware.gov

More information and updates: delawaretrees.com

What:  3rd Annual Delaware Arborist & Tree Care Seminar
When:  Tues., Feb. 19 & Wed., Feb. 20 – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day
Where:  Hagley Museum, 298 Buck Rd., Wilmington, Delaware

Who: Tree experts from academics and industry

  • John Ball, South Dakota State University
  • Don Blair, author of Arborist Equipment
  • Vinnie Cotrone, Penn State University Extension
  • Gregory Dahle, West Virginia University
  • Todd Davis, Delaware Department of Agriculture
  • Michael Hadley, Kerns Bros. Tree Service
  • Jimmy Kroon, Delaware Department of Agriculture
  • Jason Lubar, Morris Arboretum

    Cost: $70 for two full-day sessions (including lunch both days)

Click here for the 2013 Program Brochure and Official Registration Form

SEMINAR AGENDA

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19
MORNING
8:00  a.m. Registration – View Exhibits
8:40 a.m. Welcome
8:50 a.m. Blair’s Law – Don Blair, Arborist Equipment
9:50 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. Daily Inspections – John Ball and Don Blair
Noon Lunch
AFTERNOON
1:00 p.m. Preserving Trees During Construction – Jason Lubar, Morris Arboretum
2:50 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. Arborists as First Responders – John Ball, South Dakota State University
4:00 p.m. Closing Comments
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20
MORNING
8:00 a.m. Registration – View Exhibits
8:40 a.m. Welcome
8:50 a.m. Can Breaking Stuff Lead to Insights into Restoration Pruning? – Greg Dahle, West Virginia University
9:50 a.m. New Tree Risk Assessment BMP’s – Greg Dahle, West Virginia University
10:50 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Breakout #1: Fertilizers, Mychorizzae, and Biostimulants Research –
Vinnie Cotrone, Penn State Extension
11:00 a.m. Breakout #2: Controlling Noxious Weeds – Todd Davis, Del. Dept. of Agriculture
Noon Lunch
AFTERNOON
1:00 p.m. Breakout #1: Establishing Healthy Trees in Our Landscape – Vinnie Cotrone, Penn State Extension
1:00 p.m. Breakout #2: New Wastewood Regulations – Jimmy Kroon, Del. Dept. of Agriculture
2:00 p.m. Break
2:10 p.m. Lightning Protection – Michael Hadley, Kerns Bros. Tree Service
3:40 p.m. Closing Comments
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