TCI EXPO Social Wall

Had a great meeting at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL.The group worked with the A300 Standards including
Part 1, Pruning, Part 6, Planting and Transplanting, and Part 9, Tree Risk Assessment

Bob Rouse, TCIA
Sam Hill, Sam Hill Tree Care, A300 Chair
Tim Bushnell, Davey, past ...chair
Mark Hoenigman, Busy Bee Tree, PGMS
Mike Galvin, SavATree
Dr. Tom Smiley, Bartlett
Alison Herrell, Rainbow Ecoscience, TCIA Corporate Members
Dr. Rich Hauer, UWSP, ISA
Jill Johnson, USFS
Steve Hilbert, Asplundh
Gene Pouly, E.F. Pouly, PGMS
Pete Smith, NADF
Dave Baderstock, Davey
JP McDonnell, SavATree
Patrick Anderson, Rainbow Ecoscience, TCIA Corporate Members
Rhonda Wood, Disneyland, CA, ISA
Bill Haws, Southco, UAA
Wayne Dubin, Bartlett

To learn more about A300 Standards and how you can be involved in their reviews visit tcia.org/A300

¡Hola amigos y colegas de la industria del cuidado de los árboles y feliz Mes de Herencia Hispana!
Hello friendas & colleagues of the tree care industry and Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!
Soy Robin Kennedy, Programador bilingüe de cursos de TCIA.
I’m Robin Kennedy, Bilingual ...Course Developer with TCIA.
Estamos muy emocionados y orgullosos para poder ofrecerles los primeros cursos en español, en línea, desde el 1ero de septiembre.
We’ re very excited and proud to be able to offer you the first 5 courses on-line, in Spanish.
Son los siguientes: Introducción a la seguridad en arboricultura, El programa de reconocimiento de peligros eléctricos (El EHAP), y 3 cursos de operaciones de suelo: primero - Introducción, 2do – Especialista en astilladoras y Especialista en motosierras.
The new Spanish courses available on-line are: Introduction to Arboriculture Safety, EHAP, 3 Ground Ops courses, Introduction, Chipper Specialist and Chainsaw Specialist.
Si Uds. tienen preguntas, o quieren comentar, por favor comuníquense conmigo a rkennedy@tcia.org
El 4to curso va a estar disponible para la Navidad.
The 4th course will be available for Christmas.
Vamos a terminar el Mes de Herencia Hispana con seguridad, como siempre.
Let’s finish Hispanic Heritage Month with safety, as always.
¡Muchas gracias, chao!

Special shout out to Emily Bowman for her help with the EHAP and Intro to Arb Safety translations. ¡Muchas gracias, Emily Bowman! ¡No podríamos haberlo hecho sin ti!

To learn more about products from TCIA visit TCIA.org/onlinelearning

#tcia #treecareindustry #onlinelearning #treecareacademy #careerpathway #safetytraining #treecare #arboriculture #groundoperations #AerialLift #CraneOperation #EHAP #hispanicheritagemonth2022

We've got another great Webinar coming your way! Check out the Wage & Benefit Survey Webinar – October 13, 4 - 5 pm EST
The TCIA Wage & Benefits Benchmarking survey gives you reliable and current business data to help you see how your company stacks up against your peers.
...Learn more about how to leverage this survey data to help you make business decisions at an upcoming webinar hosted by TCIA’s Business Solutions team featuring Linda Xavier from Dynamic Benchmarking, There be a live Q&A at the end!
This webinar is FREE for TCIA members and will take place on Zoom on Thursday, October 13th at 4 pm EST.

Linda has served as an Account Manager for Dynamic Benchmarking for 6 years, guiding numerous clients through the development and deployment of benchmarking studies. She graduated from Rider University with a degree in Business Administration, is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and received a Benchmarking Professional certification from The KPI Institute.

To learn more call 800-733-2622 or visit tcia.org/business-solutions or go through the link in bio.

The TCIA Marketing Excellence Awards were created to acknowledge the outstanding marketing efforts and initiatives of our TCIA member companies.

The following companies have won this year and will be in attendance at the Marketing Excellence Awards Panel at TCI EXPO'22 to share their ...stories!

🌳 TCIA Company Members:
@RainbowTreeCompany
@SavATree_official
@DaveyTree

🌳 TCIA Corporate Members
@caringfortrees - Mauget
@PlanITGeo and @TreeStuffdotcom
@RoninLift

We're looking forward to another tremendous panel-led session at TCI EXPO’22 in Charlotte, in November 2022 where our winners will share their experiences and innovations!

Check out last year's winners and learn more at awards.tcia.org/marketing-excellence-awards or through the link in our bio.

Who's a "fungi"?! Our new members that have joined for the month of September are! They know how to get the best discounts on training products, and events (TCI EXPO anyone?!) and take advantage of many more member services so they have more time for fun!
Welcome:
🌳 Tree ...Care Company Members
Ashburn Tree
BH Enterprise & Landscaping Incorporated
Dubois Tree & Land Management
East Coast Tree Service
Environmental Tree Care Inc.
Jarvis Tree Experts
Jones Curb Appeal
Kingfisher Forest Management PLLP
Rent-A-Monkey
SkyView Tree Experts
SomPlus Inc
Spira Tree Care
Steadfast Tree Service
The Tree Surgeon
Tierra Kribe
Timberscape Industries
Treemaster
Urban Arbor Care
West Tree Service

🌳 Corporate Members
Benny Storage Systems
Clarity Market
Dimension Funding
Gunnison
Stearns Bank N.A.
Tree Leads on Demand
Volvo Construction Equipment and Services

For more information on what TCIA membership can do for your business check out member.tcia.org or the link in our bio.

Photo by Guido Blokker on Unsplash

There is just one month left to make nominations!

Safety is no accident! You and your team work hard to keep everyone going home to their loved ones every night.

Bring prestige to your company name and your employees’ careers by nominating them for a TCIA Safety Award.

... Ask yourself these questions:
🚨 Did one of your employee’s safety precautions prevent a serious accident?
🚨 Did he or she teach a fellow crew member how to do something in a safer way?
🚨 Has your company started/maintained effective safety protocols and strategies?

Then they and your company deserves to be recognized!

Nominations are open now and close on November 1, 2022, for activities that occurred in the previous calendar year.

The TCIA Safety Awards recognize exemplary action in two areas:
The Outstanding Individual/Crew Performance Award
recognizes an individual’s or crew’s heroic reaction to an emergency situation.
The Outstanding Company Contribution Award
recognizes a TCIA member’s proactive program to address safety issues.

Visit awards.tcia.org/safety-awards to see last year's winners and to make your nominations.

Organic Insect Management in Arboriculture: Theory, Practice, and Pesticides by Michael Raupp, Ph.D.

"One question that lies at the heart of pest management for organic crop producers and arborists attempting to manage pests organically is, what tactics and products are available to ...suppress pest populations once they are established and the decision has been made to intervene?"

Mike covers this and more in his article in the September issue of TCI Magazine. Read the full article at tcimag.tcia.org, or thru the linktr.ee in our bio.

Bonus: Mike Raupp is also a presenter at TCI EXPO this year: you can see his session "Scales in the City" on Friday, November 11, and with the All-Access Pass you can attend the conference and have digital access to all sessions until Dec. 31, 2022 to earn CEUs!

Speaker and Session TCI EXPO '22 Highlight:
Pruning Mitigation Strategies with
Lindsey Purcell, Lp Consulting Group
Thursday, November 10, 8:30 - 9:30 am
Join Lindsey for an important topic - included with your All-Access Pass!
Session details: Arborists face the challenges... of creating strong, stable structures within trees but also, reducing the risk that trees present. Proper pruning strategies can moderate risk to an acceptable level and minimize the need for extreme action. Learn how to manage risk with pruning procedures and design safer trees for your client.
Speaker Bio: Lindsey Purcell is a principal consultant in the arboricultural consulting business. His educational background includes an AS degree from Vincennes University, a BS degree from Purdue University and an M.Ed. degree from Indiana State University. Lindsey serves as Executive Director of the Indiana Arborist Association. He is senior member of Lp Consulting Group and offers expertise, resources, and guidance to help tree care businesses succeed in their industry. He is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist and an American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA) Registered Consulting Arborist.

Remember if you sign up for the All-Access Pass, this session as well as all 39 pre-recorded sessions (Nov. 10 - 12) will be available via digital access for you to earn CEUs until Dec. 31, 2022.

check out expo.tcia.org to learn more!

#tcia #tciexpo2022 #tciexpo #arbpro #treecareindustry #arbnation

TCIA is excited to be on location today with some tree care industry companies including Asplundh, ACRT, Timber PC Eversource, NH ELEC COOP, @arborisk Wright tree , Unitel, and Bartlett Tree, At the NH Veteran Cemetery in Boscawen, NH.
Tag us and we’ll share all the great work you’re doing... today! #salutingbranches2022 #tcia #treecareindustry
@salutingbranches @vermeercorp @lifeatbartlett @acrtservices

One area where Nick Rocco, CTSP and president of Tree Service Express, sees goals achieved through Accreditation is safety. “I was doing a lot of safety training before, but this really upped it to a new level,” he says. “It’s really given me the motivation to create a safety culture, and ...that’s one of the most important things for us to do. I was winging it before, but now I’m really dialing in on safety.”
Photo: Chris Tucker, crane operator for Tree Service Express, which travels for storm and disaster work, including to Connecticut for an ice storm, Illinois after a derecho and New Jersey for Hurricane Sandy. Photo courtesy of Nick Rocco.

Check out the TCIA Accredited company profile in the October issue of TCI Magazine. tcimag.tcia.org or thru the linktr.ee in our bio

Saluting Branches Day of Service is tomorrow, Sept 28. Let us know by tagging us what your plans are and how the day goes and we’ll share! #doinggoodwork #salutingbranches #tcia #treecareindustry @salutingbranches @vermeercorp

Did you know that TCIA offers a ton of free services that members can take advantage of?
As the ONLY national trade association that represents tree care companies, TCIA has a full suite of Business Solutions that are free for our members!
Take advantage of all or a couple, depending upon ...your current business needs.

Here's a run-down of just a few of them:

🌳 Storm Network
Join fellow TCIA members who are willing to help during extreme weather events. The database includes equipment and crews that can be available to help in emergency situations. Add your company to this important list!

🌳 Business Mentor Network
Seeking advice, sharing knowledge, and providing personalized feedback can help us become better tree care professionals, and raise the bar for the industry. Sign up to meet with, or become a mentor and expand your network within the industry!

🌳 Savings4Members
This cost-savings program includes pre-negotiated and vetted options from a wide array of national vendors. Get savings with fuel cards, on payroll credit card processing fees, hotel discounts and more.

🌳 CEO Pulse Survey
This quarterly survey measures the impact of external and internal events industry-wide to highlight areas that deserve attention in the tree care industry.

🌳 Wage & Benefits Survey
Companies of all sizes partake in this yearly survey to provide a valuable snapshot of industry metrics. This information can be used to refine employee recruitment and retention plans. The more involvement, the more valuable the data!

🌳 Webinars
Led by Industry experts and aimed to help members grow their tree care businesses.

For more information on these and other TCIA member services, email BusinessSolutions@tcia.org or
Call 800-733-2622 and set up an appointment with our Business Solutions team.