Fall 2013
Canopy Coverage
The Official Newsletter of Mid-Atlantic Chapter International Society of Arboriculture Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia and District of Columbia
Annual Meeting in Fredericksburg, VA
Annual Meeting meals and the speakers shared a wealth of knowledge. Monday night we the contributors! Doug Petersen, Land he MAC-ISA Annual Meeting at had a relaxing opening reception filled and Tree Solutions, was our major Tthe Fredericksburg Hospitality with great networking opportunities at contributor. Other items were donated House began on Sunday this year with Shannon’s Bar at the hotel. Tuesday by: Ineke Dickman, Bonnie Deahl, Hugh two TREE Fund fundraisers: the third had another line up of informative Whitehead, Ed Milhous, Barbara White, Motorcycle Ride for Research and the speakers, an indoor exhibitor show, Nancy Herwig, Sherry Kern, Doug Siev- Golf Tournament at Meadows Farms and our annual business meeting with ers, Timothy Anderson, Lew Bloch, and Golf Course. Both were fun events the passing of Emily Zhou. Thank you to everyone with good turn outs. The weather was the gavel. The who purchased items. wet but everyone had a good time and annual student This year’s scholarship recipients rasied money for the TREE Fund. scholarship were outstanding helpers which made Field Day auction was held the auction process run very smoothly. was held at which raised the gorgeous $1433 for next campus of the year’s meeting. Auction table with Doug’s Mark your calendars for donated walking sticks University of Mary Excellent the 2014 Annual Meeting Washington and speakers, networking and the trade show provided great opportunities for October 6 and 7, 2014 general sessions Inn at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA were held at our learning. Without the help of numerous host hotel, the volunteers, generous cash donations Volunteer committees are forming Fredericksburg from our sponsors and contributors, the now, call 703-753-0499 to get Hospitality House. exhibitors and all who attended, this involved After a week of meeting could not have happened. A rain and Welcome remarks at Field Day, big thank you to everyone who helped from John Wiltenmuth, UMW. Nancy out! With over 300 people registered a cloudy Herwig (left), Joni Wilson,( right) Special Thanks to our morning on we had an all around successful event. 2013 Annual Meeting Monday the sun came out so we had a We hope you enjoy the coverage Sponsors beautiful fall day to enjoy the campus. throughout the issue. Special thanks to Joni Wilson our field AEP Appalachian Power day chair and all of her staff for doing Student Scholarship Arbor Tech Supply so much to make the day run smoothly. Auction: a Huge Success Asplundh Tree Experts The campus catering provided delicious Dominion Virginia Power his year’s auction had about 55 Forestry Equipment of VA Early items and brought in a total of Georgetown Insurance Service morning T breakfast $1433. Special thanks to Sherry Kern, Lewis Tree Service at the student/auction chair, and the student Penn Line Services University scholarship recipients for organiz- University of Mary Washington of Mary ing the auction. Without all the great Wetland Studies and Solutions Washington Ball Circle donations there would not have been Wolf Tree/Davey Tree an auction. A big thanks you to all of * Annual Meeting pictures provided by Patrick Teague Scenes from the 2013 MAC-ISA Annual Meeting Pictures from the MAC-ISA Annual Meeting Special thanks to Patrick Teague for taking photos which can be viewed at www.patrickteague.smugmug.com.
Ronnie Dunaway, Lewis Tree Service - Job Site Safety
Members networking
Peter Deahl: Pruning Ball Circle a great gathering and lunch spot Woody Shrubs Passing of the gavel
Greg Dahle mentoring students Field Diagnostics of Insect Problems: Michael Raupp
Field Day exhibitor Brian Callen: Evolution of Tree Climbing Gear Joni Wilson field day chair networking with our keynote guest speaker from Canada, MAC- ISA Election Results Philip Van Wassenaer Anne Little : Bareroot Planting n October 15th, at our annual The Bonnie Appleton for our initial amount to endow an Omeeting in Fredericksburg, VA, Memorial Fund: Dr. Bonnie annual scholarship for college junior or our new MAC-ISA Board of Directors seniors in the green industry field. We was officially installed. Keith Forry, Lee Appleton November are excited to announce our first major Rappahannock Electric Coop, is our 18, 1948 - July 21, 2012 pledge of $10,000 from Bartlett Tree new President and Robert Corletta, Experts. The Bonnie Appleton Memorial DC Dept of Transportation Urban Fund and Scholarship program will be Forestry is our new Vice President. nyone who met or worked with tributes and a legacy for all of Bonnie’s New board members elected to two ABonnie Appleton quickly realized accomplishments. year terms are: Toni Woods, Northern what an amazing person she was. Bonnie was a facilitator who brought Virginia Community College and Lauren She had a passion for her work in together arborists, horticulturalists, McCallister, ACRT, and reelected for horticulture, especially arboriculture, nursery personnel and utility another 2 years were Doug Petersen, and shared that enthusiasm with professionals to work collaboratively Land and Tree Solutions and Kevin all who knew her. She was known to solve industry issues. The tree care Sigmon, Applachian Electric Power. internationally as an author of 5 major industry will continue to benefit from Continuing as board members for books, 30 industry journal articles and all of her hard work. This scholarship their second year are: Judge Anthony, more than 800 articles for newspapers will help support worthy students Anthony Tree Experts, Greg Dahle, West and trade and consumer publications. continuing in her footsteps to benefit Virginia University, Brian LeCouteur, MAC-ISA and Trees Virginia have the green industry. Metro Washington Council of Gov’t, and established a named fund, The Bonnie If you are interested in contributing Luke McCall, City of Richmond. The Appleton Memorial Fund, with the TREE to the fund visit our website first official meeting of the board will be Fund and are working to raise $100,000 www.mac-isa.org for a form. December 5th at their planning retreat.
MAC-ISA Canopy Coverage 2 Fall 2013 Table of Contents Annual Meeting...... 1-2 Canopy Coverage The Bonnie Appleton Memorial Fund.2 A publication of the President’s Message...... 5 Mid-Atlantic Chapter International Society of Arboriculture PO Box 1200, Calendar of Events...... 5 Haymarket, VA 20168 Phone: 703-753-0499 • Fax: 703-894-4994 Certification/MAC-ISA News...... 6 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: http://www.mac-isa.org International/TREE Fund News...... 9 Newsletter Committee Ineke Dickman, Nancy Herwig, Donna Murphy, Joe Sullivan, Ben Thompson Scholarship Thanks...... 10 Submissions Annual Meeting Thanks...... 11 We welcome submissions from our readers. Deadlines for receipt are January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15. Please send your submissions via e-mail to [email protected] or via Academic News...... 13 regular mail to our main office. All contributions are subject to editing for clarity and length. Safety News...... 15 We especially encourage you to send: Letters to the editor • Notices of professional achievements of our members Legislative and Other News...... 16 • Educational events for our calendar • Synopsis of research or current practices • Articles on arboriculture, management and other topics of interest to our readers • Big Tree News...... 17 Suggestions for regular features Please call Nancy Herwig (703-753-0499) to discuss potential submissions in advance. Member News...... 18-19 Publication Schedule Canopy Coverage is published 4 times a year. Fall 2013 Advertisers Printed on recycled paper by Piedmont Press Advertising Sales American Arborist Supplies...... 15 Ineke Dickman, MAC-ISA Communications Phone: 703-753-0499 Arborsystems...... 11 E-mail: [email protected] Please contact Ineke Dickman about ad sizes and rates in Canopy Coverage. ASCA...... 7,12 Asplundh...... 14 Executive Committee Fanno...... 17 Keith Forry, President Forestry Equipment of VA...... 16 Robert Corletta, Vice President Paul Martin, Treasurer Mauget...... 10 Peter Deahl, Secretary Steve Genua, Council of Component Representative Mid-Atl. Hort. Short Course...... 8 Directors Nelson Tree Service...... 10 Judge Anthony, Term 2014 (MD) Greg Dahle, Term 2014 (WV) TCIA...... 4 Brian LeCouteur, Term 2014 (DC) Vermeer Mid-Atlantic...... 20 Lauren McCallister, Term 2015 (WV) Luke McCall, Term 2014 (VA) Volunteer Column: Doug Petersen, Term 2015 (VA) Kevin Sigmon, Term 2015 (VA) MAC-ISA Needs YOU! Toni Woods, Term 2015 (VA) Wanted: Other Services • Day of Safety Committee members – Certification Liaison: Stan Wageman help plan the June event TREE Fund Liaison: Vacant • Tree Climbing Championship general Staff volunteers – help at the April 5th event Executive Director: Nancy Herwig • 2014 and 2015 Annual Meeting commit- Administrative Assistant: Candance Teates tee members Communications Manager: Ineke Dickman • Newsletter writers and/or committee members Our Mission Volunteer now by calling the office at 703- “To promote a culture of safety while fostering education and research that supports 753-0499 or by email [email protected] the care and benefits of trees.”
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MAC-ISA CanopyREGISTER Coverage 4 EARLY & SAVE UP TO 25%! Fall 2013 President’s Message s the incoming President of are dinosaurs when it comes to social for hosting us, to the sponsors and AMAC-ISA, I want to thank our media and we lack the expertise to exhibitors who help us maintain members for the opportunity to serve establish a presence for MAC-ISA on financial stability, and the attendees the chapter for the next two years. It social media platforms. who make all of the work worthwhile. will be a challenge to accomplish as Our annual meeting is a great time to The indoor sessions on Tuesday much as we did under the leadership reconnect with friends and colleagues featured some great speakers and of Bonnie Deahl, but I think our new in the field of arboriculture and learn interesting topics as well. The Board and I will be up to the task. We the newest research and practices in presentations were well attended even have an excellent Board of Directors our professions. It is always a learning though the weather was gorgeous and that represents the geographic and experience for me and this year was a few members departed early to golf occupational diversity of our chapter no exception. When I asked one of the or head for home. Our 2014 annual who will provide guidance for MAC-ISA. newest members of our Rappahannock meeting will be held in Blacksburg, We encourage all of our members to Electric staff what he thought about his Virginia on the campus of Virginia be involved and to contact us with any first annual meeting, his reply echoed Tech and we hope to see even more concerns or suggestions that you have my thoughts – spending a couple days members attending next year. about our organization. with fellow arborists always reminds In closing, please remember that We had a great annual meeting me of why I got in this profession and MAC-ISA is your organization. Bring this week that would not have rekindles my enthusiasm for proper tree your concerns and suggestions for been possible without all of our care. improvement to the Board and our staff volunteers who devote many hours The field day had speakers talking so that we can continue to improve to the success of MAC-ISA. We about topics ranging from proper and provide you with the resources and need additional members to step up practices for tree and shrub care to support that you need. We cannot do and help us achieve the goals that the newest climbing techniques to this without your we have established through our equipment and job site safety. The help. strategic plan. We especially need diverse offerings had something assistance from members who are for everyone, regardless of their Respectfully, tech-savvy to establish the MAC- professional area of practice. The Keith R. Forry ISA on Facebook, Twitter, and other rain finally stopped and the clouds MAC-ISA social media platforms. The Board cleared to provide the attendees with President has been struggling to achieve these a glorious autumn afternoon. Thank goals for several years, but many of us you to University of Mary Washington
Calendar Of Events November 6-7, Pittsburgh, PA - Partners in December 4-7, Uncasville, CT - January 21-24, College Park, MD - Advanced Community Forestry National Conference, ASCA’s Annual Conference, Landscape Plant IPM PHC Short Course, http://www.arborday.org/ https://www.asca-consultants.org/ 301-405-3913, [email protected]
November 14-16, Charlotte, NC - TCIA Expo, December 10-12, Charlottesville, VA - January 22, Annandale, VA - Green Industry www.tcia.org MAC-ISA Arborist Certification Course, Professional Seminar and Pesticide 703-753-0499, www.mac-isa.org, 24 CEUs Applicator Recertification, 703-250-1368 November 16, Shepherdstown, WV - 5th www.greenindustryseminar.org, mbeanhouse@ “Turning a New Leaf” conference, 2014 aol.com, http://www.chesapeakelandscape.org/ January 8-10, Baltimore, MD - MANTS - February 3-4, Glen Allen, VA - Virginia November 19, Sterling VA, NOVA Urban Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show, 410-296- Association of Forest Health Professionals Forestry Conference: “Planning for 6959, 800-431-0066, www.mants.com Annual Meeting, 703-792-4066, Climate Resiliency in the Urban Forest”, http://vafhp.org/conference http://www.treesvirginia.org/ January 13-17, Newport News, VA, 2014 Mid- Atlantic Horticulture Short Course, March 4-6, TBA, MD – MAC-ISA Arborist November 20, Silver Spring, MD, - Trees www.mahsc.org Certification Course, 703-753-0499 or Matter Symposium: Trees and the Built www.mac-isa.org, 24 CEUs Environment, 301-650-2611, January 14-16, Ellicott City, MD - MAA Winter http://www.montgomeryparks.org Education and Recertification Seminar April 5, National Arboretum, Washington D.C.- 410-321-8082, http://www.mdarborist.com/ MAC-ISA Tree Climbing Championship, December 4-6, Gainesville VA - TRAQ Course, 703-753-0499 or www.mac-isa.org 703-753-0499, www.mac-isa.org, January 17, Newport News, VA, Arborist Certification Exam Please visit the Green Industry Calendar at www.isa-arbor/certification/exams.aspx www.mac-isa.org for more events.
MAC-ISA Canopy Coverage 5 Certification and other MAC-ISA News
MAC-ISA Arborist renovated training room in Lynchburg Virginia. The group said that the ISA Certification Tests Certification Course training was one of the best they had ever attended. Online Testing Available. Visit he December course in In August, 40 people attended www.isa-arbor.com for more Charlottesville is full but the 2014 T the course held at Morgan State information. calendar is being planned. University in Baltimore MD where we had two instructors and an intern lead Upcoming Exams – to apply visit Help prepare yourself for the ISA the group. www.isa-arbor/certification/ Arborist Certification test, brush up exams.aspx on essential information, and/or earn valuable CEUs. December 13 Charlottesville, VA January 17, Newport News, VA March 4-6, 2014, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, March 7, Site TBA, MD Site to be announced in MD, 24 CEUs Additional dates will be added. Instructor: Joe Murray $375 for members
Limited Space Available! New MAC-ISA Banner Call 703-753-0499. Online registration coming soon. Students conduct assessment during Baltimore id you notice our new MAC-ISA TRAQ training. Photo Courtesey of Beth Brantley DBanner at the Annual Meeting? If you missed it here is a picture! 2014 Course Dates - more information MAC-ISA currently has 194 TRAQ will be available on our website soon. qualified individuals, 143 from the TRACE program. Past Students comments: If you are interested in attending a future class contact the office to be “Joe’s enthusiasm & range of placed on a list. knowledge was engaging and helpful.” “Joe’s ability to communicate the Mark your Calendar! material in an engaging manner for 8 straight hours is priceless” 2014 MAC-ISA “Good review for already certified Tree Climbing arborists, essential for new ones.” Championship
TRAQ Courses Have April 5, at the National Received Rave Reviews Arboretum, Washington DC
AC-ISA has hosted two TRAQ Mcourses and has two more The banner was designed by courses (November with PennDel Board Member Brian LeCouteur and December in Gainesville VA) this with input from our Communications year. The first one was held in July in manager Ineke Dickman and the full cooperation with Virginia Department Board. It is meant to be portable of Transportation at their newly (which it is) and will be brought to all events that MAC-ISA organizes, or at which MAC-ISA has a presence. In the future, we also plan to create Planning committees are being a second one with our Mission formed, call the office if you would Statement! like to help out. 703-753-0499 Many thanks to Brian LeCouteur for his dedication and this wonderful design. It will be used a lot in the future! Thanks to Patrick Teague for Students conduct assessment during the VDOT TRAQ training taking the picture!
MAC-ISA Canopy Coverage 6 Fall 2013 201 3 ASCA Annual Conference December 4-7, 2013 Mohegan Sun • Uncasville, CT
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Get the free mobile app at http://gettag.mobi MAC-ISA Canopy Coverage 8 Fall 2013 International News ISA Members and And speaking of raining segues, ITCC Decoupling: Decoupling at the 2013 MAC-ISA Annual Meeting (removing the ITCC from the ISA Credential Holders: New in Fredericksburg Virginia this year, annual meeting) was approved for Information-Sharing our Riders for Research and TREE two years (2015, 2016) due to the Preferences Fund Golf Tournament golfers spent heat factor at the sites for the annual another soggy afternoon supporting conference (Orlando FL, Fort Worth our fund-raising efforts. Many thanks TX). Several CoR members had SA has recently restructured its to Gary Mallow, John Trammell and questions about timing of the ITCC Iinformation-sharing preferences Judge Anthony for arranging the (Rainy) as they need to coordinate with their that drive the types of promotional Ride for Research with kudos for all Chapter TCC events. ITCC will give communications you receive from ISA the participants! The golf tournament as much advanced notice as possible Headquarters. During the transition, was held at the Meadows Farms Golf Looking at February/March prior to the some of your preferences may have been Course with Meadows Farms and conference or October/November after inadvertently altered. To verify and/or Golfsmith Fairfax sponsoring prizes for the conference. update your current information-sharing our players. The winners, with a score Proposed Membership Model: preferences, please log in to your ISA of 68 and an eagle on the tie-breaker CoR approved and sent back to the account. hole, were Wayne Noll, Elise Polydoroff, ISA Board the proposal to go to an Jamey Powell, and Don Zimar. After anniversary year model vs. the current MAC-ISA Chapter everyone dried off their bikes and their calendar year. spikes, these diehards had raised TRAQ Update : ISA has put on Continues Prospecting for approximately $650 for the TREE Fund! eight TRAQ courses during 2013 and Gold with the TREE Fund In her presidential farewell address, by the end of 2014 are on the mark of Bonnie Deahl officially declared that having 40 completed one of the criteria for these future ISA News: The ISA Headquarters s with last year, the MAC-ISA events will be a rainy day! will be launching a new customer Chapter chose to reach the Gold A service center in the next few months. Level of support in the 2013 Chapter Doug Petersen, This is an effort to better serve the Challenge for the TREE Fund. The MAC-ISA Tree Fund Liaison membership by consolidating the levels of support are set based upon certification processing, memberships the numbers of chapter members Editor’s note, this will be Doug’s last column. The and sales into this new Customer on the books from the previous year. Tree Fund Liaison position is now vacant and available - call the office if you would like more Service Center. That raised our amount needed to information on this great position. Thanks Doug ISA Publication: The second reach the Gold Level to $34,050 this for all of your hard work!! edition of Tree Inventories from ISA year. And thanks to your donations Best Management practices has been and support at MAC-ISA functions, released. The member price is $8.00, we are very close to meeting that Gold ISA Council of and is available through ISA. The new goal! When we cross that threshold, Representatives (CoR) ISA catalog of books and services your staff and board will once Report became available in October. again raise our Personal Protection CoR Future: CoR, has been serving Equipment (PPE) headgear to your for three years. Changes are going success! We greatly appreciate your t the 2013 meeting of the CoR its on at the ISA Board level. CoR can generosity and your support of Chapter Ahistory, mission and progress was take weight off of the Board as their functions which make achieving these discussed. The purpose of CoR was workload shifts to being more strategic. worthwhile research projects possible; identified as being a conduit between A visioning committee has been for example, the Hyland R. James the chapters, professional affiliates formed, which includes our MAC-ISA Research Grants as recently awarded and associate organizations and the representative. to Dr. Susan Day, Virginia Polytechnic Board. It was established to provide a voice for the components (Chapters Institute and State University ($25,000) Submitted by Steve Genua, for the project, ”Improving Stormwater and affliates); as a sounding board MAC-ISA CoR Representative Capture of Urban Forests through Soil to bring issues to the Board and for Rehabilitation”! Also new this year is the Board to use CoR as a sounding International Tree the launch of the Bonnie Appleton board for changes that might impact Climbing Championship Memorial Fund to which, as a subset components and their members. The of the TREE Fund, any contributions CoR is an advisory group. As an ongratulations to Sam Cooper from our Chapter area count toward advisory group, the CoR has the ability for placing 8th and Jocelyn our Chapter Challenge Gold Level to make presentations to the Board. It CLohse for placing 16th in the goal. Two great opportunities to help is important for the CoR to meet and preliminary rankings of the ITCC! Way our industry help us with research and discuss the issues that impact the to go climbers! http://www.itcc-isa.com/events/itcc/results. education, come rain or shine! components. aspx
MAC-ISA Canopy Coverage 9 Scholarship Thanks Scholarship Recipients say Thanks
he annual meeting was beyond my expectations as a first time Tattendee. I really enjoyed the presentations and the networking opportunities. I’m looking forward to coming back next year, I had a blast. Thank you again for the scholarship and the amazing time. Josh Pritts
hank you for making it possible for us to attend the meeting. It Twas a great learning experience and it was a good opportunity to meet people in the business. Chad Ingram
really want to show my appreciation for the scholarship of MAC- IISA . It was a wonderful experience, I learned a lot from both the field trip and seminars. Emily Zhou
hank you for having me. This was a great opportunity to Tnetwork and learn what different fields are out there in the workforce that I can learn and look forward to a great career in something that I enjoy. Thank you again I had fun and I learned so much. Jonathan Rhodes
his scholarship enabled me to interact with urban forestry Tprofessionals I might not have otherwise met, and get excited about beginning my career in December! Thank you so much for the opportunity to participate!” Thanks! Liz Basham
hank you, Fredericksburg was phenomenal, I’ve haven’t had Tso much fun learning from such a great crew since boy scout camp. Perhaps more fun because, well... the beer! I wish I could have attended every educational event. Jules Bartow
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MAC-ISA Canopy Coverage 10 Fall 2013 Annual Meeting Thanks Special Thanks to the Annual Special Thanks to our Annual Meeting Exhibitors Meeting Planning Committee ACRT Kevin Jones 330-945-7500 Program Committee – Ben Thompson, Joel American Arborist Supply Dave Francis 610-430-1214 Koci, Sara Turner, David Dascenzo, and Arbor Tech Supply Mike Wintermyer 540-439-9038 Thomas Whitelock Asplundh Tree Experts Frank Hollomon 804-572-9500 Field Day – Joni Wilson (chair), Richard Blair, Bandit Industries Joe Deriscavage 800-952-0178 Joel Koci Davey Resource Group Mark Retig 865-773-5057 Students and Auction – Sherry Kern Dupont Land Management Neil Loyd 919-880-2311 Exhibits and Sponsors – Elise Crosby (chair), ECI Charles Hughes 813-961-7863 Jim Wentink Forestry Equipment of VA Bob Dray 434-525-2929 Audio Visual – Patrick Teague (chair), Peter Georgetown Insurance Service Ben Simmons 301-681-9645 Girardi, Josh Darkow Logistics - Barbara White K&M Lawn Garden & Staff – Nancy Herwig, Candance Teates, Arborist Supplies Stephanie Yowell 540-825-8371 Ineke Dickman MAC-ISA Book Kevin Sigmon 703-753-0499 Mauget Jim Rollins 419-360-1189 A big thank you to all the other volunteer Mid-Atlantic Stihl Matt Cecil 919-643-4006 support that made this meeting possible! Rainbow Treecare Scientific Advancements Jeff Picher 952-252-0538 TCIA Erica Strein 603-314-5380 ex 140 Tracked Lifts Inc. Mike Hrycak 201-206-2464 Vermeer Mid-Atlantic Steve Scruggs 804-798-0321 White Oak Equipment Brian McCarty 804-339-6109 Wolf Tree Mark Calko 800-231-1113 ext 21 Thank you to all contributors, silent auction and door prize donors. MAC-ISA table in the Exhibit hall. Also special thanks to Phil Hall who made all the speaker gifts and gave the chapter a Photo courtesy of Patrick Teague huge reduction on the price of the beautiful wood creations.
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MAC-ISA Canopy Coverage 12 Fall 2013 Academic News — Under the Canopy MAC Universities infestation. This was part of the 2013 and Landscape Architecture and the Biomechanics Research Week. Institute of Applied Agriculture (IAA) Collaborate on Urban certificate program have articulated a Forestry 2020: A Strategic News from Virginia Tech transfer advantage program, College Assessment for Growth of Forward, for IAA students who want to the Profession usan Day and Eric Wiseman along continue their education and receive Swith Co-Investigators at West a 4-year degree before entering Virginia University and the University the work force. College Forward niversities in our region, including of Maryland, received a grant from creates a more seamless transition UVirginia Tech (Lead Institution), the National Urban and Community for IAA students who plan to pursue a West Virginia University, University of Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC), degree in an agriculture, horticulture, Maryland, Virginia State and University US Forest Service for a study on “A landscape management, urban forestry of Maryland Eastern Shore have Regional Approach to Understanding or other agriculture -related field received funding from the National the Urban Forestry Workforce and at the University of Maryland. IAA Urban and Community Forestry Building its Capacity through Collegiate students who meet the requirements Advisory Council to undertake a Programs.” Urban Forestry 2020, as are admissible as degree-seeking three-year study of the urban forestry the program will be called, will address students and those who complete at profession. “We are really excited the challenges of providing enough least 30 college credit hours with a about this project,” says Susan Day qualified students to meet the future minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and of Virginia Tech, one of the lead needs of urban forestry professionals complete fundamental studies English investigators. “Our profession has and continued development of the and mathematics are highly likely to be developed to the point where we profession. admitted into the university. Provost really need to step back and see Mary Ann Rankin signed an agreement where we are, who urban foresters irginia Tech Urban Forestry that students may now receive resident are, why people do or do not want Vwelcomes two new graduate credit for approved courses that they to enter the profession and how students to its program. Kate Walker take while attending the IAA. This urban forest expertise is viewed by and Cene Ketcham started master’s means IAA courses will be included on related professions.” The project will degree programs in urban forestry this the student’s official UMCP transcript, include developing an inclusive group fall. Both are mid-career professionals and students will retain their GPA when of stakeholders and in-depth study most recently working in the greater they transfer into a baccalaureate by faculty and graduate students at DC area who are seeking a career program. participating universities. “We hope change into urban forestry. They will to not only build consensus among be developing degree projects with the Annual Meeting the diverse urban forestry community, assistance of Drs. Susan Day and Eric but develop strategies based on solid Wiseman. Scholarships research for moving the profession forward. Based on outcomes here he Virginia Tech Urban Forestry his year nine full scholarships in the Mid-Atlantic region, NUCFAC Club performed a tree climbing to attend the MAC-ISA Annual hopes to replicate this process in other T T demonstration and public outreach Meeting were awarded to students regions of the country. The project runs event during the annual Gobblerfest on from October 2013 to October 2016 representing five schools; Chad campus in August. Dozens of visitors Ingram and Jonathan Rhodes from and a web site with more information is stopped by the display to learn about Glenville College, Jules Bartow from being developed at: tree climbing techniques, the club, and http://urbanforestry.frec.vt.edu/2020 the degree programs in urban forestry. Northern Virginia Community College, The Club also planted an assortment Angela Baker from Virginia State News from West Virginia of oaks and conifers on campus during University, Emily Zhou from Virginia University Celebrate Sustainability in September. Tech and Liz Basham, Ken Beezley, The Club’s officers this year are Matt Aaron Carpenter and Josh Pritts from VU Forestry students participated Edelstein (President), Ariane Trani West Virginia University. Sherry Kern Win planting 130 trees at North (Vice-President), and Chris Miller our student chair said “This year’s Elementary school in Morgantown in (Secretary). group of scholarship recipients was an effort to beautify and add much outstanding! They made the auction needed shade to the school grounds. irginia Tech congratulates one of its closing out process incredibly easy.” Valumni, Ed Bradley for receiving the aron Carpenter, a graduate student Gold Leaf award this year. (See details Editors note: This year’s scholarships were Ain Arboriculture, presented a poster, in the Gold Leaf Awards story.) funded by the dollars raised at last year’s and Greg Dahle presented a paper at auction and by a grant from the USFS Urban & the ISA conference in Toronto Canada. News from the University Community Forestry Grant Program. The team then traveled to Shalersville of Maryland Dr. Joe Sullivan, U of MD edits “Under the Ohio to investigate the applicability of Canopy,” Canopy Coverage’s Academic News the newly acquired ARAMIS system to he University of Maryland, column. Please contact him with news about look at failure patterns in ash trees with Department of Plant Science students, activities, programs, research, or any varying degrees of Emerald Ash Borer T other items of interest at [email protected]
MAC-ISA Canopy Coverage 13 MAC-ISA Canopy Coverage 14 Fall 2013 Safety News: Risk Assessment Urban Forest Strike Team “Invades” and Arkansas and Todd participating in the Louisiana risk assessements after hurricane Katrina. Doug Petersen and Hampton Roads Craig Herwig, other MAC-ISA members from Fairfax County have also been on UFST deployments. Doug went to n early September 15 ISA certified arborists from 3 states Louisiana and Arkansas and Craig went to Louisiana after I“invaded” Hampton Roads for a mock deployment training hurricane Katrina. exercise. All of these arborists were members of “Urban The U.S. Forest Service is conducting annual UFST Forest Strike Teams” (UFSTs). These teams are crews training each summer and there are some spaces for non- trained by state forestry agencies and the U.S. Forest state agency personnel. Interested persons should contact Service to respond to communities after major storm events Paul Revell ([email protected]) for more information such as hurricanes and ice storms. Being a certified arborist is a requirement to be a member of these teams. The UFST concept was developed by the Virginia Department of Forestry and the North Carolina Forest Service in 2008 in order to have a professional agency response to storm events in more urban settings. These crews evaluate residual public trees for risk based on the latest ISA tree risk protocols and document any damage to trees based on FEMA standards. UFSTs provide communities with documentation for FEMA reimbursement for work on or removal of public trees after storm disasters. The crews also document risk in residual trees for the municipal forestry staff. UFSTs have responded to storm events in Oklahoma (ice storm in 2008), Louisiana (hurricane in 2008), Arkansas/Kentucky (ice storm in 2009), North Carolina and Virginia (Hurricane Irene in 2012). The September mock exercise had three objectives. First, it was a practice exercise to keep crews familiar with the protocols and equipment. Second, the exercise was done in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management in order to integrate UFSTs into the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) and to test mutual aid response (Fairfax County participated), and finally to familiarize local communities with the UFST capability. The exercise ran for three days and involved response to streets and parks in Virginia Beach, Norfolk and Portsmouth. It attracted media Save the Dates and Mark your attention with coverage on local TV and in the Calendars for 2014 and 2015 local papers. Participants included personnel from 2014 Annual Meeting, the Virginia Department October 6-7, 2014, of Forestry, the North Inn at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Carolina Forest Service, and the South Carolina Forestry Commission. In 2015 Annual Meeting, addition, MAC-ISA’s own Hugh Whitehead and Todd Nelson October 5-6, 2015, represented Fairfax County and participated in the exercise Annapolis, Maryland as part of a test of a mutual aid response. Hugh Whitehead and Todd Nelson are veterans of UFST response activities, Pictures show the UFST performing risk assessments during the recent Hugh having been on out-of-state deployments in Louisiana exercise in Virginia Beach. Photos and article provided by Paul Revell.
MAC-ISA Canopy Coverage 15 Legislative and General news Maryland Tree Expert Law supervision of an individual who is development of work specifications, certified. This requirement is one give an independent assessment Requires Posting of LTE component of Maryland’s new Lawn of tree and shrub health, as well as Number Fertilizer Law. To read more and find provide educational information to dates for exams: http://news.maryland. potential clients. Consulting Arborists can also he new Maryland Tree Expert Law gov/mda/press-release/2013/07/19/mda- provide non-biased independent requires display of your Licensed announces-dates-for-new-professional-fertilizer- T advice on tree removals, offering pros Tree Expert number in any advertising: applicator-certification-exam/. and cons related to removal that can this includes your business card, and help a client decide to actually hire a your company truck. When you put Consulting Arborist Role Certified Arborist for risk assessment, your company name on your truck the in Tree Care diagnostic work, or actual professional State interprets it as advertising and tree work. The Consulting Arborist you may be fined if your number is not ertified Arborists are often very can assist with some of the decision part of the display. Go to http://www. busy in the field and may not making and spare the Certified Arborist dnr.state.md.us/forests/programapps/ C have the time to commit to customer a great deal of time that could be used newtreeexpert.asp for more info on the relationships that take alot of time with more productively. MD LTE. little return financially. If you are such If you are a Certified Arborist a person, you might consider referring interested in working with a Consulting MD Lawn Fertilizer Law potential clients to a Consulting Arborists and would like to find Arborist. Consulting Arborists can someone near you, go to: assist with site inspections, visit eginning October 1, lawn care www.asca-consultants.org sites, and even make maintenance professionals hired to apply B recommendations to potential clients. Adapted from an article provided by Lew Bloch, fertilizers to turfgrass must be certified They can also help prioritize the order ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist and author by MDA’s Nutrient Management of work tasks, assist with the review or of “Tree Law Cases in the USA”. Program or work under the direct
MAC-ISA Canopy Coverage 16 Fall 2013 Big Tree News The tree was originally discovered during vegetation surveys by Lou Aronica and Mary Pat Rowan of the D.C. Chapter of the Maryland Native Plant Society over a decade ago. It was carefully measured many years later on December 13, 2012 by Rod Simmons, Greg Zell, David Garcia, Mary Pat Rowan, and Michael Davenport. It validly measured at 24’ 6” CBH (circumference at breast height; 54”) on the upper slope below the multiple trunks, but since it was multi-trunked and also on a slope we decided to measure it at the smallest circumference below the multiple trunks (3’), giving us a circumference of 23’ (276 inches). Its height is 105’ (with clinometer) and crown spread is 106’ x 102’, with an average crown spread of 104 feet. The good news is that this tree at 407 total points comes in at exactly the same total score (points) as the current National Champion in Arnold, Maryland (also 407 total points) – probably better to have two, equal National Champion trees of the same kind than one! The tree is completely healthy and has escaped any gratuitous, unnecessary power line trimming/pruning (fortunately Chain Bridge Rd., NW D.C. is a quiet, winding, country-like lane that preserves much of the natural topography, road edges, and vegetation). Vigilance is required though to ensure that the tree is protected from encroachment and unnecessary trimming/pruning, etc.
A New National co-Champion Chestnut Oak (Quercus montana) Named
his old-age tree is located on the high gravel terrace at TBattery Kemble Park (one of the Civil War Defenses of Washington owned by the National Park Service), opposite 3000 Chain Bridge Rd. NW, Washington, D.C. (Seehttp:// www.civilwartraveler.com/maps/nps/CWDW-Interpretive- Brochure-2010.pdf and www.nps.gov/cwdw/historyculture/ Mary Pat Rowan and Mike Davenport with ancient, multi-trunked Chestnut places.htm for more information on the Civil War Defenses Oak (Quercus montana) at Battery Kemble Park in Washington, D.C. of Washington, including historic maps of the fort locations Photo and article submitted by R.H. Simmons and surrounding lands.) It was probably cut as a fairly large tree during the Civil Fall 2013 National Register of Big Trees War to allow unobstructed cannon fire from Battery Kemble. Chestnut Oak was the dominant tree of the forested heights merican Forests released the Fall 2013 National Register at most of the Civil War fortifications of D.C. and vicinity, Aof Big Trees. To search for big trees go to: which were typically cut at about 5’ above the ground http://www.americanforests.org/bigtrees/bigtrees-search/ (Gernand 2002). Chestnut Oak readily re-sprouts from Virginia has 63 champions/co-champions. I believe we stump cuts and can easily live for centuries. Similar-aged, had a net loss of 1 champion (down from 64), but I don’t multi-trunked Chestnut Oak are also present on the upper know how many trees we had de-throned or newly-throned slopes near the summits of the fort sites at Ft. Buffalo near this past year. Our current ranking is 4th behind FL (1), TX Seven Corners in Falls Church, Virginia and below Battery (2), and AZ (3). Garesche in the City of Alexandria, Virginia, as well as other VA Tech maintains the Virginia Big Tree register. Go to Civil War fortifications of the area. (See Remnant Natural http://bigtree.cnre.vt.edu/ for more information Areas in Parks, Waterways, and Undeveloped Sites in the City of Alexandria, Virginia: Beauregard Street Corridor at Information Submitted by Dr. Eric Wiseman http://alexandriava.gov/48838 for more on the Washington Forest and Battery Garesche oaks.)
MAC-ISA Canopy Coverage 17 Member News MAC-ISA Gold Leaf Cacapon Institute is an effective and ideas. Anne and Carl did two sessions invaluable partner with many success- at the recent MAC-ISA annual meet- Awards ful forestry programs in the Eastern ing and our membership learned just Panhandle of WV. Their entire staff how skilled and passionate this couple uring the MAC-ISA 2013 Annual should be commended for their con- is about tree planting. The Tree Fred- DMeeting the following Gold Leaf tinued dedication to improving water ericksburg organization was certainly awards were announced: quality, canopy cover and quality of deserving of the Gold Leaf Award pre- life for people throughout the Potomac sented to Anne and Carl at the meeting. Maryland Arborist Association (MAA) Watershed. for their 35th Arborist Day Project held Paul F. Revell, Gold Leaf Award Chair on April 13, 2013 at Patterson Park in University of Mary Washington Baltimore received the Landscape Beautification ISA recognizes MAC-ISA City. 55 Award for the cam- Members volunteers pus which is not only donated their beautiful but a dem- uring the 2013 ISA meeting in time to prune onstration area for numerous DToronto Canada several MAC-ISA use of native plants, Members received recognition from trees for the riparian restoration, Friends of the ISA. Ed Milhous received the True habitat diversity, Professional of Aboriculture Award. Patterson managing trees dur- Park. Tom Mayer(left) and Matthew Anacker accept ing construction and the awards for Maryland Arborist Association much more. (MAA) Arborist Day Event and also for the Joni Wilson, our Field Day Chair accepting Town of Bel Air MD the Landscape Beautification Award for the University of Mary Washington. Town of Bel Air for the ongoing care The International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) proudly recognizes Ed Milhous of a majestic white oak tree in Majors Tree Fredericksburg is a non-profit Choice Park which is the town’s cham- Haymarket, Virginia organization founded by Anne and Carl as a 2013 recipient of ISA’s True pion white oak. Professional of Arboriculture Award. Little in 2008. The goal of Tree Freder- Milhous is an ISA Certified Arborist®, ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist, icksburg is to increase the urban tree & Owner at TreesPlease. He also is Ed Bradley, Chesapeake VA - for a proud member of the ISA Mid-Atlantic canopy in Fredericksburg by planting Chapter. For more information about exemplary achievement in the field of Milhous and TreesPlease, visit trees on both public and private prop- www.treesplease.com. arboriculture, horticulture, and urban erty. The organization relies primarily on forestry. His ongoing dedication to pro- For more information about ISA and the True Professionals volunteers and conducts several large- Award Program visit www.isa-arbor.com. mote knowledge, understanding, and scale tree plantings per year. They appreciation of the trees in our urban have already planted more then 3000 http://www.isa-arbor.com/events/re- and community forests has expanded trees with an outstanding survival rate. from initial installation of native tree sources/events_Awards_2013TP_bios. Besides running a successful non- pdf. identification and urban forest benefit profit with great tree planting success, signage on the Jim Urban was recognized with Anne and Carl Little are great educa- one of the Awards of Distinction, the trails in the tors. They are putting the bare-root Chesapeake Award of Achievement. http://www. tree planting and root pruning tech- isa-arbor.com/events/resources/events_ Arboretum, to niques, developed by Dr. Bonnie the establish- Awards_2013AOD_bios.pdf. Congrat- Appleton, into practice on a large scale. ulations to both for this great honor! ment of tree Their survival rates have validated, in identification beautiful fashion, all of Dr. Appleton’s trail signage at the Chesa- peake Free Clinic, Old Dominion Ed Bradley receiving the Gold University in Leaf Award from Chad Peevy Norfolk, and at the Hampton Roads Agriculture Re- search and Extension Center (HRAREC) in Virginia Beach. http://hamptonroads. com/2013/10/spreading-his-love-trees- one-trail-time Pictures of Gold Leaf winners courtesy of Patrick Anne and Carl Little (on right) with City Teague. Pictures of Ed Milhous and Jim Urban of Fredericksburg staff accept the award provided to MAC-ISA by ISA.
MAC-ISA Canopy Coverage 18 Fall 2013 Member News Highlights
Congratulations to the 2013 level working with the Richmond Tree Member Profile: Chapter Awards Recipients Stewards to add an additional public Joni Wilson educational element to the event – an uring the awards ceremony held Arbor Fair. Dat the 2013 Annual Meeting in Fredericksburg, the following awards Awards of Merit: recognizing outstanding dedication and service to the chapter: Awarded to Jim Martin for his sig- nificant help with setting up two gear President’s Citation: inspection trainings for our TCC gear inspectors and for reviving the Tree Awarded to Barbara White for her 4 Worker years of service Special- oni is the director of Landscape ist exams Jand Grounds at UMW, a former on the MAC-ISA Board, along with along gardener for the City of Richmond, with his she has been in charge of the serving on the Bonnie Appleton contin- university’s grounds for 27 years. ued role Joni is a UMW alum and feels lucky Fund committee, annual meeting as TCC to be the person to have this job. judge. UMW is known for the beauty of its committee and for campus and that reputation is the all of her numerous Keith Forry and Paul Martin result of hard work by the dedicated hours to the profession. Bonnie Deahl and accepting the award for Jim Barbara White Landscape and Grounds staff. Awarded to Becky Wilson for her tre- Joni helped coordinate the MAC- Lifetime Achievement Award: mendous job as 2012 Annual Meeting ISA Tree Climbing Championship that Field Day Chair. She also helped enor- was held on the campus grounds Awarded to Paul Revell for his years mously with logistics, sponsorships, in 2001 and was this years Annual of dedica- and the overall program Meeting Field Day chair. She enjoys tion to the sharing the campus with fellow industry green industry professionals and Field Arborist of the Year: as a mentor, New this year appreciates all the comments she facilitator, receives. speaker, Awarded to Keith Kanzler who has Joni manages the UMW coordinator, been an Arborist for the Reston Associ- Sustainability Office and is a advocate ation for over 20 years. Keith has been consistent motivator for sustainability and Past a climbing judge for 14 years for the actions. “Sustainability” implies that President of the critical activities of an institution MAC-ISA chapter and the ITCC and this Paul Revell and Kevin Sigmon MAC-ISA. are ecologically sound, socially just, year for the North American Tree Climb- and economically viable, and that ing Championship. He also works with they will continue to be so for future Volunteer of the Year: Arbormaster in a training capacity. He generations. is an ISA Certified Arborist and trained Awarded to Luke McCall for his work MAC-ISA Gear inspector. as a board member, representing the chapter on the VA Green Industry Coun- cil and Trees A big THANK Virginia. In YOU to 2013 Luke Nancy was the TCC Herwig, Chair He for another great went above Annual and beyond Meeting! and took Keith Forry and Keith Kanzler, Field Arborist of the Year the cham- pionship to another Keith Forry and Luke McCall
* photos by Patrick Teague*
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