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
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
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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
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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 |