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 May 16, 2020 Illinois Tree Climbing Competition & Arbor Fair, Zion, IL http://illinoisarborist.org/illinois-tree-climbing-championship/
May 18, 2020 Certified Arborist exam, Downers Grove, IL
July 20, 2020 Certified Arborist exam, Downers Grove, IL
July 14 & 15, 2020 Illinois Arborist Association Summer Conference http://illinoisarborist.org/summer-conference/
August 26 – October 28, 2020 Certified Arborist Workshops and Exam, Vernon Hills, IL
August 28, 2020 Annual Golf Outing http://illinoisarborist.org/annual-golf-outing/
September 14, 2020 Certified Arborist exam, Downers Grove, IL
September 17, 2020 NEMF Meeting – topic TBD, Lombard, IL
October 6 & 7, 2020 Illinois Arborist Association Annual Meeting and Trade Show, Tinley Park, IL
November 21, 2020 NEMF Meeting – topic TBD, Lombard, IL
November 23, 2020 Certified Arborist exam, Downers Grove, 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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