State Coordinators: Illinois Department of Natural Resources Jim Tresouthick Urban Conservation Program Admin 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 January 9, 2019 Chicago Regional Trees Initiative Partner Recognition Celebration at the Morton Arboretum January 17, 2019 CRTI Urban Forest Management and Planning Workshop at the Morton Arboretum https://chicagorti.org/TreeMgmtSymposium January 17 – March 21, 2019 Certified Arborist Workshops and Exam at Moline Public Works January 17 – March 21, 2019 Certified Arborist Workshops and Exam at the Mulch Center, Deerfield, IL January 22 – March 25, 2019 Certified Arborist Workshops and Exam at Village of Lombard January 22 – March 26, 2019 Certified Arborist Workshops and Exam at McHenry Public Works March 24 – April 18, 2019 Openlands’ Tree Keepers Spring Course, Willow Springs, IL https://chicagorti.org/sites/chicagorti/files/Spring%202019%20TreeKeepers%20Course.pdf April 9-10, 2019 CRTI Urban Forestry Basic Training, Round Lake, IL https://chicagorti.org/UFBT National Events of Interest August 11-14, 2019 ISA Annual International Conference and Trade Show, Knoxville, TN https://www.isa-arbor.com/events/conference/index.aspx November 20 – 21, 2019 Partners in Community Forestry Conference, Cleveland, OH 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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