State Coordinators: Illinois Department of Natural Resources People You Should Know Illinois Arborist Association Executive Director: April Toney 877-617-8887 [email protected] Illinois Urban and Community Forestry Committee Chairperson: Robert Sproule [email protected] Illinois Arborist Association Board of Directors: http://illinoisarborist.org/about-us/board-of-directors/ Coming Events in State January 16,2020 NEMF Meeting – IPWMAN, Lombard, IL January 29 – April 1, 2020 Certified Arborist Workshops and Exam, Lombard, IL January 29 – April 1, 2020 Certified Arborist Workshops and Exam, Homewood, IL February 14, 2020 Stop the Bleed Training, Lombard, IL February 20, 2020 NEMF Meeting – topic TBD, Lombard, IL February 26 – May 6, 2020 Certified Arborist Workshops and Exam, Chicago Botanic Gardens March 2020 Certified Arborist exam, Downers Grove, IL (exact date TBD) March 19, 2020 NEMF Meeting – topic TBD, Lombard, IL April 3, 2020 NEMF Meeting – Fields on Caton Farms Tour May 16, 2020 Illinois Tree Climbing Competition May 21, 2020 NEMF Meeting – topic TBD, Lombard, IL May 2020 Certified Arborist exam, Downers Grove, IL (exact date TBD) June 25, 2020 Certified Arborist exam, Lombard, IL July 2020 Certified Arborist exam, Downers Grove, IL (exact date TBD) July 2020 Illinois Arborist Association Summer Conference (exact date TBD) August 26 – October 28, 2020 Certified Arborist Workshops and Exam, Vernon Hills, IL September 2020 Certified Arborist exam, Downers Grove, IL (exact date TBD) September 17, 2020 NEMF Meeting – topic TBD, Lombard, IL October 6 & 7, 2020 Illinois Arborist Association Annual Meeting and Trade Show November 21, 2020 NEMF Meeting – topic TBD, Lombard, IL December 19, 2020 NEMF Meeting – topic TBD, Lombard, IL Links of Interest Illinois Arborist Association: http://illinoisarborist.org/ http://illinoisarborist.org/services-we-provide/resources-for-municipal-arborists/ International Society of Arboriculture: http://www.isa-arbor.com/home.aspx Il Dept. of Natural Resources – Urban and Community Forestry: https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/conservation/Forestry/UrbanForestry/Pages/default.aspx Trees are Good: http://www.treesaregood.org/ Morton Arboretum: http://www.mortonarb.org/ Chicago Botanic Garden: https://www.chicagobotanic.org/ Tree Fund: https://www.treefund.org/ Arbor Day Foundation – IL: https://www.arborday.org/states/state.cfm?state=il U of I Pesticide Safety Education Program: http://web.extension.illinois.edu/psep/ University of Illinois Extension: http://web.extension.illinois.edu/dkk/ College of Dupage Horticulture Department: http://www.cod.edu/programs/horticulture/ Joilet Junior College Urban Forestry/Arboriculture: http://www.jjc.edu/academics/horticulture/environmental-horticulture Illinois Dept. of Ag EAB: https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/agr/Insects/Pests/EmeraldAshBorer/Pages/default.aspx Illinois Urban Wood: http://illinoisurbanwood.org/ Wisconsin Arborist Association: http://www.waa-isa.org/ USDA APHIS: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/home/ Tree Care Industry Association: https://tcia.org/ Il Dept. of Labor Prevailing Wage – Landscaping FAQ: https://www.illinois.gov/idol/FAQs/Pages/Landscaping.aspx American Forests: http://www.americanforests.org/ Chicago Regional Trees Initiative: http://chicagorti.org/ SMA New Member Incentive: Get one year of the SMA magazine City Trees FREE on a trial basis. Please join your peers in this international community of practice. Sign up here! Biography I have been involved urban forestry since discovering the field as a summer seasonal for the University of Michigan’s Forestry Department in 1991. After a brief stint at Hendricksen, the Care of Trees , I moved to the Village of Glen Ellyn - Forestry in late 1992, working up to the crew leader/supervisor position. In 2013, I became the Forestry Supervisor for the Village of Lombard.
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