SMA Illinois Liaison Eric Hendrickson [email protected]

State Coordinators: 

Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Mike Brunk – Urban Forestry Administrator
217-558-2517
[email protected]

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 

August 11, 2021                                                   IAA TreeBiz Social After-Hours Event, Palatine, IL

August 17, 2021                                                   Certified Arborist, Municipal & Utility Specialist Exam, Lombard, IL

August 17, 19, 24, 26, & 28, 2021                    Tree Disease Course, Zoom Classes & Field Study, Wheaton, IL

August 18 & 19, 2021                                         Rigging Level I, Deerfield, IL

August 27, 2021                                                   Illinois Arborist Association Annual Golf Outing, Wheeling, IL

August 31, 2021                                                   Rigging Level I, Lake Zurich, IL

August 31, Sept 2, 7, 9, & 11, 2021                  Abiotic Problems Course, Zoom Classes & Field Study, Wheaton, IL

September 7 – November 11, 2021                 Certified Arborist Workshops, virtual (Lombard)

September 7 – September 28, 2021                Municipal Specialist Workshops, Homewood, IL

September 9 – November 11, 2021                 Certified Arborist Workshops, Homewood, IL

September 15, 2021                                           Urban Forestry Strike Team Training, Urbana, IL

September 29, 2021                                           Certified Arborist, Municipal & Utility Specialist Exam, Homewood, IL

October 5 & 6, 2021                                           Rigging Level II, Lake Zurich, IL

October 13 & 14, 2021                                       Rigging Level I, Elk Grove, IL

October 18, 2021                                                TRAQ Renewal Course, Urbana, IL

October 19-21, 2021                                          TRAQ Full Course, Urbana, IL

October 21, 2021                                                IAA Day of Service, Busse Woods, Forest Preserves of Cook County

October 21, 2021                                                Certified Arborist, Municipal & Utility Specialist Exam, Homewood, IL

October 26-29, 2021                                          SAWW Training, ENCAP

November 9 & 10, 2021                                     IAA Annual Conference and Trade Show, Tinley Park, IL

November 17, 2021                                            Certified Arborist, Municipal & Utility Specialist Exam, Zion, 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/

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. 

• Certified Arborist since 1993
• TRAQ obtained 2015
• 2015 elected Illinois Municipal Chair, re-elected 2017
• ISA Municipal Specialist 2017
• Member of Chicago Regional Trees Initiative Tree Planting and Stewardship work group