Creating a Career Path in Utility Arboriculture, Steve Hilbert, Asplundh Tree Experts, LLC Steve will explore the different career paths that Utility Arboriculture can offer to arborist. There will be an overview of the many career path options along with discussions on how those career paths have been achieved from people in the industry.
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Diagnosing Abiotic Disorders Jim Downer University of California
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Effective Job Briefings Mike Tilford , CTSP, SavATree
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How to Conduct Performance Appraisals Cyrus DeVere, CTSP, A Plus Tree
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Mentoring: A Solution to Employee Problems and Growth Matt Hogarth, CTSP, Higher Ground Tree Care, LLC Have you ever wondered how to hold employees accountable for personal and professional growth; motivate them to break bad habits that undermine their success; build stronger teams; turn adversity into growth in your people; or how to keep your top performers? Dive into these and other “sticky” topics and share practical strategies that are front and center in the day-to-day world of tree work.
8:00 AM
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Organizing Operations for Maximum Efficiency Tad Jacobs, CTSP, QCL, Treemasters, Inc Learn how to break down your tree service operations into three major areas – office, production and maintenance – and gain insight on systems you can implement to maximize efficiency in these areas. Tree care companies of all sizes can benefit from the concepts covered and learn how to refine these concepts for their own business.
8:00 AM
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Cabling and Bracing - Back to Basics Kyle Donaldson, Harrison McPhee Inc and North American Training Solutions Delve into the evolution of cabling, from its original conception up to the newest techniques, and when and where are more sophisticated systems necessary. Static and dynamic systems will both be explored, as well as the need for a strong pruning regiment and regular inspections. Following the ANSI A300 Supplemental Support Systems standard will help alleviate liabilities.
9:15 AM
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Incorporating a Grapple Saw Crane Into Tree Service Operations (4 person panel) Joe Pipitone, Top Notch Tree Care; James Eaves, CTSP, Bofinger Tree Service; Josh Guin, QCL, Oak Brother Tree Care and Removal A panel format with a moderator will pose pre-written questions to four panelists ranging from different company size, demographic, crane size and brands. Questions answered will help paint the picture of how each company incorporated the new technology into their operation and will answer the questions of the attendees faced with similar integration possibilities. Advantages, challenges, and lessons that have been learned along the way will be described
9:15 AM
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Nutrition and Fertilization for Trees and Shrubs Zach Shier, Joseph Tree Service Exploring the reason trees need nutrients, how they obtain those nutrients, and the relationship between soil and tree health. Breaking down the relationship between organic matter, available nutrients, and the modern fertilizers we use, often showing how some of our fertilization practices may be out dated, and in some cases harmful to trees. Using a balanced and comprehensive tree health program, we learn to use diagnostic testing, as well as all of the tools in our arborist toolbox to positively effect a tree's health. Professionalizing the plant healthcare industry and adopting an education based mindset helps not only satisfy our clients' goals, while also do what is best and right for tree.
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Successful Commercial Contracting Peter Sortwell, Arborwell Understand the commercial real estate buyer and how to connect with them. What is commercial work, how is it different from residential? Challenges of commercial. Why commercial work? Who are your competitors? What makes you different? Understanding your marketplace. The “Relationship Sale”. Utilizing marketing strategies and channel partners. What it takes to close a deal. Company Culture
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Taking Safety to the Next Level Elizabeth Lay, Lewis Tree Service. At Lewis Tree, we are on a journey to transform from traditional, Behavior Based Safety to Safety II-Safety Differently focused on managing variable work to create safety in the high-risk work line clearance. Building adaptive capacity is critical to doing highly variable work well. There is no more highly variable work than line clearance: working outside in all kinds of weather, with trees – every tree is different, and close to energized lines. I will share how the acknowledgement of variability influences how safety is perceived and accomplished in everyday work. I will share tools and practices which we’ve developed and adapted for line clearance work: Building adaptive capacity to enable flexibility to respond to a variety of situations. Learning from Surprise. Use of Story. Serious Injury Potential close call mining, lessons from a storytelling coach. Creating space to practice: Drill Day Developing cognitive science-based Situation Awareness skills
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A300 Open Forum: How to Write Pruning Specs Bob Rouse, TCIA; ASC A300 Committee Members FREE for attendees Meet members of the A300 Tree Care Management Standards Committee and learn how to use A300 standards to craft accurate work proposals, specifications and work orders that will get you the job and streamline your operation.
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Aerial Rescue Tony Tresselt, North American Training Solutions A look at what the accident statistics are telling us and what actual situations we may experience should a rescue become necessary. A look at preparing for A.R. training as well as good sense on the job actions.
3:00 PM
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Competition Climbing Applied to Daily Tree Work Krista Strating ITCC Women’s Tree Climbing Champion
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Honing Your Plant Health Care Diagnostic Skills Dr. Michael Raupp, University of Maryland - Entomology. Biotic factors including insects and pathogens injure plants as they feed, make homes, lay eggs, and infect woody plants. This injury may damage or kill plants. Symptoms and signs of injury are often expressed on leaves, stems, and roots. In many cases, the cause or perpetrator of this injury will not be present on the plant when you arrive to inspect it. Only symptoms or signs may remain. Like a crime scene investigator, you can use these clues to help identify the environmental cause, insect, or pathogen causing the injury. Accurate identification will enable you to design the right strategy for managing the problem or pest in a timely and efficacious way. Using an approach called “symptomatology” we will explore how signs and symptoms are used to identify problems and create environmentally sustainable solutions.
3:00 PM
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Take the Lead and Inspire Your Crew! David Joseph, Joseph Tree, LLC How can a leader inspire crew members, with different roles and responsibilities, to work together towards a common goal? There are two dynamics here – those doing the leading and those being led. Each has a critical role. David Joseph, Co-Owner of Joseph Tree and a Captain with Columbus Division Fire, discusses how the foundation of any organization is effective leadership. Learn successful leadership methods to help you bridge the gap
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TCIA Trainers Open Forum Bob Rouse, TCIA; Beth Ibitz, TCIA: Bryan Dalton, TCIA FREE for attendees This is an opportunity for trainers to share and network. It will be lead by Bob Rouse, TCIA. We will start with a discussion of the TCIA trainer approval process required to offically use EHAP and Tree Care Academy programs as part of a workshop. We will then open the discussion to training related topics. All trainers are welcome, this is not limited to TCIA approved trainers.
3:30 PM
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Crane Crew Training Travis Vickerson, CTSP, QCL, Chippers Inc
4:30 PM
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Life Skills for Crews on the Edge Erick Palacios, Mowbrays Tree Service. Our industry has always been high risk, on the edge of the top 10 most dangerous careers in the world. You add to that Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Fires, pandemics, working long fatigued stressful hours away from home and family, personal problems and complex tree problems that require critical thinking and all this adds up to an even more hazardous profession. To keep the industrial complex infrastructure going and make civilized life easier for all of us, requires high level teams. And these teams require, high level People. A formal education along with hands on experience is great, but high level people have these other 3 qualities (Life Skills, People Skills and Customer Service) qualities lost in corporate America now in these days. Together we will share ideas and concepts to help you sharpen these skills or qualities to help a teams on the edge become elite teams and not only become more successful but more valuable and prepare you for more high level projects in this wonderful, exciting and most rewarding industry of Arboriculture.
4:30 PM
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Mechanical Advantage Systems and Practices David Stice WesSpur Tree Equipment
4:30 PM
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Urban Rigging Lawrence Schultz, Pfanner Man An in depth real life analysis of the challenges and considerations encountered in the concrete jungle. Rope rigging is the most demanding and technical type of work an arborist will encounter, especially when the space is limited and the targets are close. The fundamentals of the techniques we learn become the building blocks of the plan we construct to safely take apart each arboricultural puzzle we encounter. So how do we use those fundamentals to figure out the toughest puzzles in the tightest spaces? We have to apply our knowledge creatively. In this course we will take a look at unique combinations of those same old tried and true building blocks to accomplish the seemingly impossible.
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