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State Coordinators: Illinois Department of Natural Resources People You Should Know Illinois Arborist Association Executive Director: April Toney 877-617-8887 [email protected] Illinois Arborist Association Board of Directors: http://illinoisarborist.org/about-us/board-of-directors/ Coming Events in State March 21, 2018 Arborist Certification, Municipal Specialist and Utility Specialist Exams at the Moline Public Works Department. March 26-28, 2018 Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) Courses at the Mulch Center in Deerfield, IL. March 29, 2018 Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) Renewal Course at the Mulch Center in Deerfield, IL. March 27, 2018 Arborist Certification, Municipal Specialist and Utility Specialist Exams at the Logan Square Branch Library in Chicago. March 29, 2018 Arborist Certification, Municipal Specialist and Utility Specialist Exams at the Mulch Center in Deerfield, IL. April 5, 2018 Arborist Certification, Municipal Specialist and Utility Specialist Exams at the Village of Lombard. April 14, 2018 1st Aid CPR at Pheasant Run April 19, 2018 Northeast Municipal Foresters Meeting -- Pest Update with Fredric Miller. Location: Village of Lombard at 10:00am. RSVP April Toney at [email protected] April 21, 2018 Aerial Rescue at Reed Keppler Park April 28, 2018 CTW Prep Class at Pheasant Run May 5, 2018 CTW Exam at Reed Keppler Park May 8, 15, 22, and 23, 2018 Municipal Specialist Workshops and Exam at Village of Lombard May 9, 2018 Arborist Certification, Municipal Specialist and Utility Specialist Exams at the Homewood Landscape Building. May 24, 2018 Arborist Certification, Municipal Specialist and Utility Specialist Exams at the Mulch Center in Deerfield, IL. June 6 – August 8 Arborist Certification Workshops and Exam at the Homewood Landscape Building in Homewood, IL. Classes run every Wednesday night from 6:30-9:00pm. Exam will be held on August 8. You must pre-register for these workshops. July 18, 2018 IAA Summer Conference in Champaign, IL. July 26, 2018 Arborist Certification, Municipal Specialist and Utility Specialist Exams at the Mulch Center in Deerfield, IL. August 8, 2018 Arborist Certification, Municipal Specialist and Utility Specialist Exams at the Homewood Landscape Building. August 24, 2018 IAA Annual Golf Outing at St. Andrews Country Club. September 5 – November 7 Arborist Certification Workshops and Exam at the Homewood Landscape Building in Homewood, IL. Classes run every Wednesday night from 6:30-9:00pm. Exam will be held on November 7. You must pre-register for these workshops. September 6, 2018 Arborist Certification, Municipal Specialist and Utility Specialist Exams at the Mulch Center in Deerfield, IL. September 13 – November 15 Arborist Certification Workshops and Exam at the Mulch Center in Deerfield, IL. Classes run every Thursday night from 6:30-9:00pm. Exam will be held on November 15. You must pre-register for these workshops. November 7, 2018 Arborist Certification, Municipal Specialist, and Utility Specialist Exams at the Homewood Landscape Building. November 15, 2018 Arborist Certification, Municipal Specialist and Utility Specialist Exams at the Mulch Center in Deerfield, IL. December 11 -12, 2018 IAA Annual Conference and Trade Show in Tinley Park, IL. National Events of Interest August 5 – 8, 2018 ISA Conference, Columbus, Ohio http://www.isa-arbor.com/events/conference/index.aspx November 7 – 8 Partners in Community Forestry Conference, Irvine, CA https://www.arborday.org/programs/pcf/ 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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