ER T P A H January, 2012 January, C S A EX A T A S ISAT Board Retreat 2011 I by Emily King rom a distance, it may seem as though ISAT is somewhat of a self- HE propelling organization. Workshops appear throughout the year, the T F conference pops up in the fall like clockwork, and CEUs present themselves on a regular basis. It is pretty easy to be an arborist in Texas. OF I have volunteered sporadically with ISAT at various events, most consistently with the Texas Tree Climbing Championship. Although a ER trained monkey could likely run a stopwatch as well as I, it is doubtful if even a sharp primate would leave such an event with the fulfillment that I tt gain watching outstanding athletes and socializing with old and new friends. After one such event, a newfound buddy suggested the possibility of volunteering at a different level with ISAT. Hindsight shows me that he was s Continued on page 6 EWSLE . INSIDE THIS ISSUE . N Vol. 35, No. 5 Vol. Paul Johnson Wins Technical Forestry Award 4 HE In the Shade T Review: TTC Commercial Track 7 The Big Chill 10 Pest Post: Assessing Tree Damage 12 What’s the Big IDea? 15 San Antonio Arbor Day 16 Tree Campus USA at Texas State 18 Cool Tools 19 A Texas Distributor for the J. J. Mauget Co. (512) 385 - 6604 2 SAAA Meetings: 2012 SAAA would like to announce the PRESIDENT ’S LETTER by Keith Brown meeting schedule for the 2012 calendar year. We will meet at the TFS office the third Tuesday of the odd months The new year is upon us In addition to my own new (except November) from 12-1pm. The year’s resolution, I always make one for my professional address is 15110 Jones Maltsberger, career This year I’m going to work on a better process for handling Suite 101, San Antonio Texas, 78247. incoming leads to my business What is yours? Update online profiles? The dates are: Improve marketing campaigns or community outreach? Address January 17 internal policies? There’s no end to the options My grandfather told me March 20 you are always moving If you aren’t making an effort to move forward, May 15 July 17 you’re probably moving backwards September 18 December location/date TBD. There has been some chatter floating around for some time about licensing tree services at the state level What do you think about The December meeting will be in conjunction with the TFS, Alamo this? Do we need to regulate our industry to help raise the level of Forest Partnership, and SAAA potluck. professionalism across the board, or do you want the government to stay out of your business? Send me an email with your thoughts Anyone interested in advancing the level of training, professionalism, and knowledge for the arborists in San Instead of giving you my email address right here, I’m going to make Antonio is welcome to attend. you go to the website to get it You should have that page bookmarked www.ISATexas.com This is where you’ll find updates about tree stuff Certification Tests for 2012 going on throughout the state Click on the link for the the board of directors to find my email Certification information and an application form can be obtained at www.isatexas.com/Members/ Regards, Certification_Information.htm . Keith Brown As with all Certification Examinations the application must be in the ISA office 12 working days prior to the exam. Test dates and locations: Jan. 7 Humble Welcome, New ISA Members from Texas March 30 San Antonio April 11 Round Rock Aaron Gregory Wagner, Santa Fe Justin Branscum, Athens May 14 Fort Worth Alex C. Scarborough, Lubbock Kelly A Futrell, Lubbock August 15 Round Rock Bradford A. Phillips, Humble Mark Roth, Pilot Point October 5 Waco Debora Sanches, Fort Worth Michelle R. Gorham, San Antonio In addition to paper-based exams Francisco P. Ocampo, Jr, Little Elm Paul Holowka, Nacogdoches offered by ISAT, the ISA Certified Garland Jeffrey Cisneros, Austin Rumaldo Sosa, Irving Arborist computer-based exam is now also available in Texas. View George F. Leader, Jr., Johnson City Sam Neill, Victoria computer-based testing locations at Jeffrey C. Fitzgerald, Woodway Sammy Ramirez, Jr., Athens isa-arbor.com/certification/ Jeffrey R. VanFickell, Austin Steven J. Terrell, Houston becomeCertified/ John Sparks, Dallas Steven P. Wiggin, Fort Worth examDatesAndLocations.aspx . Josh Milne, Spring To schedule a computer based exam, you must submit your application and/ or retake form to ISA. The testing vendor will not allow you to schedule an exam directly through them. 3 Another Perspective: Paul Johnson Wins TFS Urban Foresters and Technical Forestry Award Landscape Architects Should Join Forces Paul Johnson, Regional Urban the San Antonio Arborist Association Forester, San Antonio, and former (SAAA), and member of Leon Valley by Cristina Talcott. Park Development editor of In the Shade, is the winner Tree Board. Specialist, City of New Braunfels of the Texas Forest Service 2011 I am a landscape architect, newly Technical Forestry Award. The Paul has been a Certified Arborist since graduated from Texas Tech University award was presented November 11 1998 and this summer he earned his and working in a municipality. As at the agency’s annual personnel Board Certified Master Arborist, the the Park Development Specialist meeting and awards ceremony. highest professional certification in arboriculture. In addition, he is trained for the City of New Braunfels Parks Paul is an in-demand speaker, service for regional and local emergencies as Department, I work under a licensed forester and educator. Over the past an Urban Forest Strike Team leader. landscape architect as well as an urban two years he given more than 70 forester and have seen many of the presentations to the general public, Paul helped create and implement the different facets of those professions. students, teachers, arborists, green SAAA Spanish language tree worker industry professionals, volunteers, workshop in 2010 and 2011, which The ISA Texas Tree Conference this and community leaders. reached over 250 tree care workers. He year was the first one I had attended. I also helped create and coordinate the really enjoyed the incorporation of the He has helped develop and revise AFP Arboriculture Field Day in 2010. landscape architecture presentations tree ordinances which affect over Paul chaired the Municipal Group into the municipality portion of the a million forested acres of his for the 2009 Texas Tree Conference conference. I also enjoyed seeing a region and has also helped with the and coordinated the municipal track booth from ASLA at the conference, as development of the Aransas County program. He initiated the 2010 and I am a member of that organization. I tree ordinance, the first county tree 2011 AFP tree adoption event at Solar then wondered if the two organizations ordinance in Texas. Fest in San Antonio and the 2011 AFP could in the future hold a conference Jamming Jams Fruit Tree Adoption At the national level, he is a member together for greater educational at the Pearl Farmers Market. In opportunities. of the ISA Educational Goods and addition to all that, Paul coordinated Services Committee and the ISA the statewide celebration of the 121st Although landscape architects and Certification Test Committee, and Statewide Arbor Day at the Alamo in urban foresters are trained very is the Texas Liaison for Society of 2010. differently, combining their diverse Municipal Arborists (SMA). At the knowledge could result in a better state level, he is vice president of He is a regular contributor to the thought out design process. It is TFS Arbor News and he maintains the ISA Texas chapter. At the local vital that the two professions take level, he is chairman of Alamo Forest Facebook pages for AFP and ISAT and a respectful interest in each other’s Partnership (AFP), coordinator of a Twitter account for AFP. Paul has profession, as well as seeing the value been featured on KENS 5 TV morning in working together. I thank ISAT for show, Texas Public Radio Living having landscape architect-focused TFS Director Tom Boggus presents the Green podcast, and KLUP’s Garden Technical Forestry award to Paul Johnson presentations and hope to see more in Show. Using print, radio, television, and the internet helps Paul spread the future. It may also be beneficial to the word about trees to thousands of invite more landscape architects to be Texans. involved in ISA. In 2010 and 2011 Paul helped create and enact the Green Shade Tree Rebate program in the City of San Antonio. The ‘tree for energy savings’ rebate program, funded by a grant from the Department of Energy, is an efficient and effective model to turn dollars into trees. 4 Highlights of Heat Island Webinar Speaking by internet to the Dallas Cooler paving lasts longer. There is a Tree Urban Forest Advisory Committee, wide array of rated cool paving. David Hitchcock of the Houston n Porous paving allows moisture to Appraisal Advanced Research Center (HARC) stay near the surface and cool by gave a presentation in November evaporation, while storing less heat News on ways to reduce urban heat island than conventional paving. Porous effects. Here are a few highlights: paving has been used in Chicago by Greg David, Chairman, to replace conventional paving for ISA-Texas Plant Appraisal Urban heat islands occur due to the storm water management. Committee way the cities are built, as well as an Paving is the most difficult area to area’s climatic conditions. The effects CTLA continues to work change due to how the decisions are are wide ranging, from higher energy diligently on the 10th Edition of made at the time of development.