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From the Editor 2
President's Message 3
From the Executive Director's Desk 4
Report from Our ISA Rep 5
Update from The TREE Fund 6
Safety First! 8
PNW Tree Profi le 9
Book Review 10
Around the Chapter 13
News from ISA 15
Certifi cation Corner 16
The Spotlight's on ... Garth Davis 19
INSIDE
NORTH W EST PACIFIC
PUBLICATION OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST CHAPTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ARBORICULTURE
TREES ISAVOLUME 32 NUMBER 3 / FALL 2011
September 10-14
2011 ISA Prairie Chapter Conference and
Tree Climbing Championship. Hotel Fort Garry, Winnipeg, MB. Contact www.isaprairie.com.
September 21
Canada's National Tree Day
September 25-28
Society of Municipal Arborists
International Urban Forestry Conference. Hyatt Regency, Milwaukee, WI. Contact www.urban-forestry.com.
September 28-29
CanWest Horticultural Show. Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, BC. Contact www.CanWestHortShow.com.
September 29-30
ISA-RMC Annual Conference. Marriott Denver South at Park Meadows. Contact www.isarmc.org.
October 2-5
PNW-ISA's Annual Training Conference. Coeur d'Alene Resort, Coeur d'Alene, ID. Contact PNW-ISA at www.pnwisa.org.
October 25-26
Working in the Urbanizing Landscape:
Changing Roles for Natural Resource
Professionals. Jacksonville, OR. Contact Paul Ries at [email protected].
November 3-5
2011 TCIA Expo. Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT. Contact www.tcia.org.
November 15-17
Partners in Community Forestry National
Conference. Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL. Contact www.arborday.org.
November 17-19
"Balancing Trees & Urban Spaces" – 4th
Annual International Arboriculture Summit
in Hong Kong (IASHK). Contact http://tinyurl.com/3tsy8m2.
November 30 - December 3
"Taking Your Consulting Practice to New
Heights" – 2011 ASCA Annual Conference.
Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Incline Village, Nevada. Contact www.asca-consultants.org.
COMING EVENTS
See center section of this newsletter for information about upcoming educational
programs offered by PNW-ISA.
PNW-ISA Annual Training ConferenceCoeur d’Alene Resort, Coeur d’Alene, ID
October 2-5, 2011
Want to see how some
communities in Washington
celebrated Arbor Day 2011? Visit
the website of the WA DNR's
Urban and Community Forestry
program and link to their Flickr
site to view photos from many
of the events that took place
last spring. Written summaries
of some of the celebrations also
appeared in the June issue of
their Tree Link newsletter.
2
FROM THE EDITOR
Pacific Northwest Trees is published quarterly by the Pacifi c Northwest Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture, P.O. Box 811, Silverton, OR 97381. The publication is prepared for the benefi t of Chapter members; annual Chapter dues are $60.00 US. Views expressed are those of the writers and do not necessarily refl ect the opinions of the Society or the Directors. PNW-ISA is not endorsing the use of products mentioned and no discrimination is intended toward similar products. To reprint articles, please credit the author, publication, and date of issue.
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IT DOESN’T SEEM possible, or even right
Susan Munro
Editor
The mission of the
Pacifi c Northwest ISA
is to foster a greater
appreciation of trees
and promote the
professional practice
of arboriculture
through education,
research, and
technology.
somehow, that we’re already having to
talk about fall. But there you have it.
It’s nearly the end of August, the days
are getting shorter, and the Annual
Training Conference approaches.
If you haven’t registered yet, please
do so ... it’s going to be a great event.
From the Tree Academy, to the Field
Day, to the Educational Sessions, the
formal parts of our conference always
meet the highest of expectations. And
there’s the “business” part as well –
the Annual General Meeting, which
provides members an opportunity to
review the past year’s activities and
elect the Board of Directors.
Even more importantly, however,
the conference provides all of us a
chance to meet informally with our
colleagues from throughout our diverse
region, to talk shop, share stories, and
strengthen friendships. I hope to see
you there!
This issue of the newsletter
launches what will probably be an
ongoing theme between now and
next summer – the 2012 International
Conference to be hosted by our Chapter
in Portland, Oregon next August. It’s
hard to be believe that it will have
been 10 years since PNW was last in
the spotlight, when we welcomed near
record numbers at the 2002 conference
in Seattle.
These conferences are a lot of
fun, but require a lot of effort from
a corps of hard-working volunteers.
We have a good planning committee
in place, but the more volunteers we
have, the better. Please read the note
from 2012 Volunteer Coordinator
Micki McNaughton on page 5, and start
thinking about how you might be able
to help out. You’ll fi nd that your efforts
will be more than repaid!
Nominations are still being
accepted for both the Board of
Director positions (see page 3) and the
2011 Chapter awards (see page 13).
Contact the Chapter offi ce to nominate
someone!
I look forward to meeting up with
you in Coeur d'Alene!
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
FELLOW Northwesterners,
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
Bryce Landrud
President
BOARD
NOMINATIONS
THE CHAPTER’S 2011 ANNUAL General Meeting will be held in
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho during the
course of the Annual Training
Conference in October.
This year, the fi ve Director
positions are up for election, and we
are currently seeking nominations.
The positions are Certifi cation,
Continuing Education, Governance,
Member Services, and Public
Outreach.
Incumbents Phil Graham, Bill
Josey, Lyle Feilmeier, and Linden
Mead have expressed interest in
running again this year. Current
Public Outreach Director Sarah
Foster has indicated that she will
not stand for re-election.
If you (or someone you know)
wish to be placed on the ballot for
election as a Director, please forward
the name and contact information to
the Chapter offi ce.
I must say it’s good to be home. Though
I love to travel (and don’t much), going
to the ISA International Conference in
Sydney was like taking a trip to Seattle,
in winter. This, of course, is what it
is there in July – wet, windy, rivers
fl ooding, and just cold enough to make
it diffi cult to stay warm while standing
around all day.
Though my intro may sound like
it was a real downer, the weather
actually relieved a lot of the guilt I
felt for not bringing my whole family
along! And it allowed me to totally
focus on the conference, which, as far
as I’m concerned, was fantastic. Well-
presented discussions by great speakers
(including our own Paul Ries and
John Goodfellow) covered topics from
biomechanics to new cabling techniques
to tree worker safety, trees and wind,
and wood decay fungi. And that was
just a fraction of the ‘commercial’ track.
I spent two days working with the
miracle workers of the ITCC (well, one
day standing around in the mud, and
one day running 62 climbers through
the aerial rescue event) and came away
with a whole new understanding of
how to better plan, staff, and run our
Regional and Chapter Tree Climbing
Competitions.
Throughout the week I learned
how infl uential and truly international
our organization is, with climbers
from 24 countries in the ITCC and
delegates to the conference from 27
– all of us together for one week of
education, camaraderie, storytelling,
and networking. The realization dawned
that we’re all in the same book but
defi nitely not on the same page ... that
practices we ‘outlawed’ 10 or 20 years
ago represent advanced tree care in
some regions of the globe today.
And fi nally, the warmth and
welcome given by our hosts from
Parramatta and Australia in general was
outstanding. We were truly made to feel
at home and every effort was made to
accommodate spouses, families, and
delegates from all over the world. I
don’t have any offi cial numbers, but I
think out of 800 attendees in Paramatta,
nearly half were Australians.
And to think that we have that
honor next year, to bring the world
of Arboriculture to the US, to the
PNW, to Portland! ALL of us have the
opportunity to serve, to help out, to
host, and to volunteer in what we want
to be a HUGE conference. Another
opportunity for the great PNW Chapter
to shine. But most of all, please plan to
ATTEND! You may never again have
such an opportunity to experience up
close the true inspiration that the ISA
International Conference can bring.
Faithfully yours,
John Arnott, Prince George, BC
Christopher Beale, Tacoma, WA
Jerremy Campbell, Burnaby, BC
Spencer Clark, Victoria, BC
Edward R. Dreske ll, Gresham, OR
Daniel Drewes, Spruce Grove, AB
Scott Failla, Beaverton, OR
Kate Haefele, Olympia, WA
Ronald Hoover, Olympia, WA
Rich Keeton, Bellingham, WA
Nathan LeClear, Mount Shasta, CA
Peter N. Lunde, Post Falls, ID
James M. Markin, Rossland, BC
Patrick C. McIntosh, Nanaimo, BC
Jonathan Paczkowski, Vancouver, BC
Art Peterson, Burien, WA
Matthew Pruitt, Boise, ID
Elijah Saarinen, Victoria, BC
Norman W. Simmons, Delta, BC
Daniel Solis, Medford, OR
Evan Sussman, Haiku, HI
Guy Taylor, Burnaby, BC
Brock Tingey, Qualicum Beach, BC
Cheryl Topping, Roberts Creek, BC
Ray Travers, Victoria, BC
Brian Tunge, Mount Pleasant, MI
Donald Wallis, Lake Oswego, OR
Jason Whitbeck, Irrigon, OR
Harry Williams, Olympia, WA
Daniel Zundel, Roseburg, OR
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FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S DESK
WHEN YOU GET YOUR
August issue of
Patty Williams
Executive Director
There is always Music
amongst the trees in the
Garden, but our hearts
must be very quiet
to hear it.
~ Minnie Aumonier
Arborist News, look for an article on
ISA 2012 Portland. In hopes of record-
breaking attendance, the local planning
committee has been submitting articles
to the bi-monthly publication to drum
up interest about Portland, the program,
and the Pacifi c Northwest.
This event impacts me personally
as my fi rst days as Executive Director
for the Pacifi c Northwest ISA were met
with an already active committee for
ISA 2002 Seattle. Julian Dunster headed
up a stellar group of individuals who
organized a world class conference.
Terry Flanagan and Wendy Robinson
are doing the same for 2012.
Put the dates on your calendar now
– August 11-15, 2012. If recent days,
weeks, and months are any indication, it
will be here before you know it.
Speaking of conference, we are
looking forward to our own Annual
Training Conference in Coeur d’Alene,
ID, October 2-5, 2011. This, our 32nd
Annual Training Conference, is aptly
themed “Arboriculture: Common Roots
to Community Benefi ts.” Registration
is now open so visit the PNW-ISA
webpage [www.pnwisa.org] to review
the program and link to the online
registration form. Early registration
rates are available until midnight
September 5.
We have been “online” a lot here
recently. In working to address yet
another webpage upgrade and issues
with the ISA Certifi ed Arborists
promotional directory in particular, I
can fully appreciate the concerns and
frustrations many of you have shared.
I can also report the month of August
should see some sweeping revisions and
fi xes. My thanks to Linden Mead, our
Member Services Director, for helping
with this fairly daunting task.
We are currently working on year
end tax reporting and I can report the
Chapter had another good year in terms
of revenue generation. When we topped
$290,000 in revenues in 2004, I truly
thought the Chapter was working at a
long-term sustainable capacity. The next
year saw $384, 000, the next $407,000,
the next $453,000. Last year (FY10),
we offi cially moved into a different
category of tax reporting due to revenue
levels at over $500,000.
While the cost of goods sold and
expenses have kept pace with the
growth in revenue, the impact of our
Tree Risk Assessment Course & Exam
(TRACE) cannot be overlooked here.
As noted in my last newsletter column,
we are corresponding regularly with
ISA in Champaign about their plans for
a new tree risk assessor qualifi cation. As
ISA prepares to launch their program
sometime in 2012, we are working to
ensure our other educational programs
keep the Chapter on a solid fi nancial
foundation.
With that, I am pleased to announce
we recently retained long-time Chapter
member, ISA Certifi ed Arborist, and
Seattle-based consultant Chris Pfeiffer
to help assess our Regional Education
Coordinator initiative and provide
recommendations for continued
program growth. We are quite frankly
looking to create yet another top notch
PNW program. First report due in
Coeur d’Alene – we’ll see you there.
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REPORT FROM PNW’S REP ON
ISA’S COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT MY attendance at the Council of
Representatives (COR) meeting in
Parramatta, Australia was benefi cial; the
not-so-good news is that we spent most
of our time taking care of old business.
Twenty-eight out of 52 Components
were present, so there was a quorum.
First, we were able to fi nalize our
roles and responsibilities as COR to be
incorporated into the ISA Bylaws. We
requested for an immediate review and
approval by the ISA Board to proceed.
Fortunately, the Board responded by
meeting to discuss the matter and
approved an acceptable version for
COR.
The issue of communication
between the Board, Component
Executives, ISA staff, and COR
members was presented with much
discussion, but no real clarity. With
the recent turnover of ISA staff, new
communication tools implemented,
and the newness of COR, lines of
communication seem to remain
unresolved for the moment. We hope
that efforts in the ensuing year will
iron out the wrinkles and we can get
onto more important issues for our
Components (i.e., you).
The majority of the real new
business pertained to International
Component concerns. Mailings and
election ballot delivery in most non-
North American Components have been
delayed or non-existent, creating much
discontent among ISA members. A sub-
committee to work on alternatives to
printing and distribution was formed.
Because I have great interest in
making sure the COR functions as well
as intended, I plan to run for a position
on the COR Executive Committee this
fall. With that viewpoint, I hope to
report on more exciting things to you.
Please remember that if you do have
a Chapter-level issue or concern with
ISA, don’t hesitate to contact me and I
will make sure it gets attention.
G’day mates!
By Elizabeth Walker, PNW-ISA
Representative on COR.
Not many of us here in the PNW were able to go halfway round the world to experience the excitement of this year’s ISA International Conference in Sydney, Australia.
All the more reason to get set for NEXT year’s conference, which will happen right here in our own backyard! Portland, Oregon, will welcome arborists and tree workers from around the globe in August 2012 as PNW-ISA co-hosts the annual international conference with ISA.
Planning is already well begun under the capable leadership of Terry Flanagan. As a member of the planning committee, I can tell you that the topics, speakers, and activities under discussion promise to be informative and exciting!
An undertaking this huge requires many hands to be successful. We look to you, our friends and colleagues in the PNW-ISA Chapter, to share generously of your time and energy to make this the best ISA conference ever. Volunteer opportunities will be listed in early 2012 so that you may consider where your talents would best fi t the needs for assistance before and during the conference.
It is said that it takes a village to raise a child; here, we say that it takes a Chapterful of great folks to hold a conference!
Submitted by Micki McNaughton, Volunteer Coordinator, 2012 ISA Conference.
THE ISA CONFERENCE: NEXT YEAR – IT’S HERE!
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Update from the TREE Fund
Submitted by Wendy Robinson, PNW-ISA TREE Fund Liaison.
AUCTION ITEMS NEEDED
I’M STILL LOOKING FOR A FEW GREAT auction items for this year’s silent and
live auction at the Annual Training
Conference in Coeur d'Alene.
If you would like to make a
donation, please complete a donation
form from the PNW website and send
it to me as soon as possible. Donating
makes you feel good, it’s easy, and it is
tax deductible!
Visit http://pnwisa.org/media/pdfs/
treefund/donation-form.pdf.
RACE IN PROGRESS…
TOUR DES TREES
THE 2011 TOUR DES TREES WILL kick off on October 2nd from Virginia
Beach, VA. Riders will travel north up
the east coast, eventually ending up in
Washington, DC on October 8th.
This year the PNW Chapter has
only one offi cial rider, Phil Graham.
Accompanying Phil on the ride is the
PNW Ghost Rider. Join me at the TREE
Fund booth, take a virtual ride for
research, and raise money for our Tour
rider(s). If you would like to contribute
to this year’s ride you may do so online
at http://www.active.com/donate/
STIHLTourdesTrees11.
UPDATE FROM THE USDA
FOREST SERVICE CENTER
FOR URBAN FOREST
RESEARCH
THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST Research Station has reorganized.
The work conducted by the
former Center for Urban Forest
Research (CUFR) now falls
under the USDA Forest Service
Southwest Research Station’s
new Urban Ecosystems and
Social Dynamics Program, Urban
Ecosystem Processes Team. You'll
fi nd all the products in the same
relative location. Redirects have
been put in place from the old
area so your links and bookmarks
continue to work. Visit www.
fs.fed.us/psw/programs/uesd/uep/
for details.
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CANADA’S
NATIONAL TREE
DAY
IT’S OFFICIAL! NATIONAL TREE DAY is now a reality!
In March, the House of Commons
passed Motion 575 to honour the
Wednesday during National Forest
Week in September as a day to
recognize the importance of trees. This
year that day is September 21.
Now the work begins. We want
to help you promote your events from
coast to coast – tree planting, education
activities, etc – to show that National
Tree Day matters.
Upload your events on our portal
site – http://nationaltreeday.ca – and
see what Canadians are planning this
year!
By Melissa Nisbett. Reprinted from
Mistik, A Tree Canada eNewsletter,
Vol. 1, No. 11.
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Safety First!
HERE IS A TECHNIQUE DEVELOPED by the Treemagineers that I have been
using in the aerial rescue event of the
local tree climbing competitions in
the 2011 season. It is an inexpensive,
lightweight way to simultaneously
connect to the patient, and provide lift
if necessary using the counterbalance
of your own body weight. Like most
rope access, it is a simple process,
but without proper practice in a non-
emergency/production situation, it
can quickly become a frustrating,
ungraceful spiderweb.
Set-Up
This method is based on the
basics of double rope technique
(DRT). In this technique, we always
have two lengths of line above us and
one length below us. So when we go
down on our prusik we are adding
rope into the system above us while
essentially pulling rope off of the
ground. To use this to our advantage
in a rescue situation, we start with a
standard hitch climber set-up (there
are many ways to accomplish this
but for clarity sake we will stick with
this) which is two carabiners, one
eye and eye friction hitch cord, and
one hitch climber pulley. Later we
will add a secondary prusik and a
third carabiner. Once you have this
set up in the traditional manner you
can add in the secondary prusik on
the termination end of your climbing
line (spliced end) and connect it with
the third carabiner to the top hole in
your hitch climber. So the three holes
in your hitch climber from bottom
to top have your primary prusik and
caribiner, your spliced eye with a
carabiner, and your secondary prusik
with a carabiner.
Application
Like all new work
at height tricks, the best
place to get accustomed
to them is on the
ground. Find a small
tree or shop ceiling to tie
in to with this set-up and
take a close look at all
of the components of the
system. Do both of your
prusiks hold your full weight without
creeping? Are your carabiners aligned
so as not to off access load or load
the gate somehow? Can you look at
this system and clearly identify which
is your primary and which is your
secondary prusik? The things that are
obvious on the ground can quickly
become focuses of panic once aloft.
A good way to practice this
technique is with a chair (or truck
bed) and a bag of rope. Start by
standing on the chair, rope bag on
the ground, with the slack taken out
of your system. Manipulate the rope
to introduce slack between your
secondary prusik and the termination
end of your rope (how much slack
depends on the amount of lift you
want). After making sure the prusik is
set properly, detach your termination
end carabiner from the hitch climber.
Now, you will access your patient
(ropebag) and clip that same carabiner
to it. In a rescue situation you need to
connect it to a primary load-bearing
portion of the saddle. You will have
a bit of slack still between your
secondary prusik and your patient.
Remove it by ascending on your
primary prusik back on to the chair.
At this point, take care to remove
all slack and rope stretch from your
system.
Now it is time for the lift.
Descend on your secondary prusik
while reaching for the patient. This
will be much easier with a rope
bag than a human. Once you can
reach the patient, pull up on them
while continuing to descend on your
secondary prusik until the patient is
close enough to you to continue with
the rescue. Play with the system on
the ground, varying the amount of
slack you take out and seeing how
far you can reach to the patient to
minimize reascending. Admittedly,
I got a bit turned around the fi rst few times I was trying to implement this system, so a bit of practice is recommended.
Everyone has a spare prusik lying around (everyone I know, at least), and this is a fun way to pay a bit more attention to your ropes, and fi gure out how to let your body weight do the work for you. If you want more information you can look up “The Hitch Climbers’ Guide to the Canopy” on the Treemagineers website (www.treemagineers.com), or come fi nd me at the PNW Tree Climbing Competition in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on October 2nd.
By Colin Bugg, General Tree
Service, Portland, OR. Colin is a
Certifi ed Arborist and has completed
ArborMaster’s Level I climbing and
Arboriculture Canada’s aerial rescue and
spar pole rigging courses. Photo courtesy
of Blake Johnson.
AERIAL RESCUE LIFT OFF PRUSIK
9
PNW Tree Profi le
WELL, IS IT A CHERRY TREE OR a dogwood tree? Technically, the
Cornelian Cherry Dogwood is a
dogwood, but with cherry-like fruit.
Almost better known by its scientifi c
name, Cornus mas is a small tree or a
large shrub if not pruned like a tree, but
either way this dogwood is underused
with lots of hidden talents.
First, this is a slow growing, tough
tree. It tolerates a wide range of soil
conditions including pH, more than
probably any other dogwood. The limbs
are fl exible, which to me is always good
not only from a shipping standpoint
but because it is forgiving when kids
try to hang on limbs or tall traffi c and
maintenance equipment brushes past it.
Note that the Cornus mas is
available in multi-stem or tree form.
The tree wants to be a shrub so it is man
against nature to keep them straight and
balanced during their training, but it can
be done. As a tree, the crown attributes
are accented. In multi-stem, an irregular
and interesting form can develop with
bark and its character improving with
age.
A surprise to many who are
unaware, are the bright yellow fl owers
that emerge around here as early as
January and can hang on for two
months. The very dogwood-like leaves
appear a bit late, but are followed later
in the year by the infamous cherry
fruit, depending on your perspective.
The cherry fruit turns from light
green to bright red by fall. It is oblong
approximately 5/8” by ½” long. They
can be plentiful and are spectacular
against the background of the fl awless
dogwood leaves. The fruit can be a joy
or a real pain so watch where you plant
this prolifi c pleaser.
CORNELIAN CHERRY DOGWOOD
CORNUS MAS
And fi nally, a close look at the
trunk reveals a rich brown color of
exfoliating bark, with smaller fi ssures
that are scaly and fl aky between
the ridges. Except for its less than
spectacular fall color, it is nearly a ‘tree
for all seasons.’
We have found the Cornus mas to
transplant relatively easily so your only
excuse for not planting this is your lack
of knowledge of it. Some new cultivars
have been discovered but nothing yet
much better that the species. As Arthur
Lee Jacobson stated in his book, “North
American Landscape Trees,” a fruitless,
upright, and fall color cultivar needs to
be found. I will be looking.
Let me know your thoughts and
experiences regarding this and other
tree species.
By Jim Barborinas, Urban
Forest Nursery, Inc. and
Urban Forestry Services,
Inc., Mount Vernon, WA.
jim@urbanforestryservices.
com.
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Contact us about your vegetation management needs:
800-943-0065 • www.nelsontree.comEmail: [email protected]
Safety & ProfessionalismOur basics. Your assurance of
a job well done.
Book Review
EVERY YEAR, MANY WORKERS IN THE arboriculture industry are injured or
killed as a result of bad work practices.
Some of those accidents could have
been prevented if there had been a
better understanding of how to safely
climb and install rigging in the tree.
The focus of this latest TCIA manual
is rigging, defi ned as “...the removal
of a tree in sections, or the removal of
a section of a tree, through the use of
ropes and/or slings and other devices,
and using the tree and/or surrounding
trees for support.”
The manual is divided into seven
chapters plus a glossary and reference
section. Chapter 1, Directing an
Effective Tree Rigging Operation,
considers who should be involved and
how.
Chapter 2, Tree Risk Assessment,
covers various aspects required to
ensure that it is safe to work under
or in the tree. Chapter 3, Tree Weight
and Strength Assessment, discusses
structural aspects of the tree, wood
strength, density, and how to estimate
wood weight. Chapter 4, Rigging
System Components, provides an
in-depth look at how the hardware
and ropes must be used to maximize
strength and minimize problems.
Chapter 5, Forces and Friction,
examines how the loads and rigging
interact, how to evaluate potential
loads and issues, and how to avoid
trouble. Chapter 6, Approaches to Safe
Rigging, covers the entire takedown
operation from start to fi nish, while
Chapter 7, Climber and Crew Safe
Work Positioning – Axioms to Live
By, covers communications, the roles
of various crew members, and rope
handling.
The seven chapters cover a lot of
technical ground, which combined with
the illustrations and diagrams provides
a very comprehensive manual. This
is recommended reading for anyone
wanting to be a tree climber, and it will
be an excellent refresher for the older
arborists looking to upgrade their skills.
Copies are available from the Tree
Care Industry Association, www.tcia.
org.
By Julian Dunster, Dunster and
Associates Environmental Consultants
Ltd., Victoria, BC.
Anon, 2011. Best Practices for Rigging in Arboriculture. New Hampshire: Tree Care Industry Association. pp 92.
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GROWING THE WILLIAM L. OWEN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
The profession of arboriculture lost a great ambassador when Bill Owen died in 2005. For those of you who never
had the honor of knowing him, Bill was an enthusiastic, generous man who valued education. An early proponent of
professional arboriculture, Bill was a Founding Member of the Pacifi c Northwest Chapter of the International Society
of Arboriculture and served as Chapter President in 1988. Bill was ever-present at meetings and conferences pursuing
his life-long love of learning. He became a member of the American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA) just
because he thought it was a good idea.
Fundraising for the Bill Owen Scholarship Fund was started the same year of his passing. Six years later and with just
over $12K in the bank, we are still growing the fund with the hopes of offering at least one scholarship opportunity
in 2012.
I am a fi rm believer in the power of helping hands. The saying “many hands make light work” is true for fundraising,
too. At this year’s Annual Auction we will again have an opportunity for you to “raise your hand for education.” I
hope you can fi nd it in your heart to donate to this worthy cause. With a membership of 1,148 members strong, the
PNW Chapter can easily make this scholarship a reality.
I think Bill would be proud of how far the PNW Chapter has come and the accomplishments that have been made.
Submitted by Wendy Robinson, PNW TREE Fund Liaison.
RESULTS FROM
THE PUGET
SOUND REGIONAL
TCC
THE 2011 PUGET SOUND Regional
TCC was held on May 21st in
Olympia, WA.
The results of the Men’s Masters
Challenge were:
Dan Kraus•
Robert Bundy•
Colin Bugg•
In the Women’s Division (which
had three competitors this year!), the
standings were as follows:
Susan Wright•
Michelle Ramsden•
Katy Bigelow•
Special congratulations to Katy
Bigelow, who was presented with the
Spirit of the Competition Award, and
thanks to all the volunteers!
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Around the Chapter
ONLINE URBAN FORESTRY
COURSE AT OSU
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AGAIN
offering FOR/HORT 350 Urban
Forestry, an introductory online
urban forestry course, starting in late
September 2011. This class provides a
broad subject overview and examines
contemporary issues surrounding urban
horticulture and urban forestry. This is
a great opportunity for planners, natural
resource professionals, or traditional
foresters to learn more about the fi eld
of urban forestry. You can take this
course right from your home or offi ce
computer, without having to travel to
Corvallis to sit in a classroom. If you’re
looking for cost-effective continuing
education options, consider this class –
an opportunity to explore issues, topics,
and careers managing the plants, trees,
and forests right where we live. This
course will also be offered in Winter
Quarter 2012.
For further information or to register,
visit http://ecampus.oregonstate.edu.
ANNOUNCING A NEW
SCHOLARSHIP FOR WOMEN
ARBORISTS
A NEW SCHOLARSHIP HAS BEEN established, with the goal of promoting
women within the PNW Chapter
becoming ISA Certifi ed Arborists.
Awarded annually, the Priscilla C.
Esplin Women in Arboriculture
Scholarship shall cover ISA
membership, test study materials, and
testing fees. The award amount is $325.
Conditions:
Applicant must meet all ISA •
arborist application requirements
Applicant must reside in the PNW •
Chapter of ISA
Scholarship funds may be paid •
directly to ISA
For further information, please contact:
Buena Vista Arbor Care Co., Inc.
Priscilla C. Esplin
6635 Prather Road
Independence, Oregon 97351-9716
www.buenavistaarborcare.com
CHAPTER AWARD NOMINATIONS
THE CHAPTER’S ANNUAL AWARDS Ceremony is cause for celebration for
the award winners, the audience, and
the entire Chapter membership. The
Chapter is still accepting nominations
for the 2011 awards, which will be
presented at the banquet at the ATC
in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Send in the
name of an outstanding event volunteer,
industry researcher of note, or your
favorite arborist.
Please indicate the award name and
include as much information as possible
about your nominee(s) and why they
deserve recognition, including history,
background, honors, special activities,
etc. The Chapter’s award categories
include:
Arboriculture Award• – for
signifi cant contributions to the
practice of arboriculture in the
Pacifi c Northwest.
Education Award• – for
outstanding contributions to
arboricultural education.
Commercial Arborist Award• – for
signifi cantly improving the quality
of arboricultural care in a particular
area or region of the Chapter.
Municipal Arborist Award• – for
signifi cantly improving the quality
of arboricultural care in a particular
city, state, or province.
Tree Worker Award• – for
signifi cantly improving the quality
of tree care, climbing techniques,
and/or safety.
Utility Arborist Award• – for
signifi cantly improving the
quality of utility arboriculture in
a particular area or region of the
Chapter.
Volunteer of the Year• – for
signifi cant contributions to the
Chapter through volunteer service.
Award of Merit• – in recognition
of outstanding meritorious service
in advancing the principles, ideals,
and practice of arboriculture.
d.gardner
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Highlights from the BC TCC
THIS YEAR’S 10TH ANNUAL BC TCC was again a great success. I would
like to thank all of our sponsors and
volunteers who made it possible. A
special thank you to the set-up crew:
Jamz Luce, Ryan Senechal, Darryl
Clarke, Gareth Tudor Jones, and Luke
Montelius (Luke left his home at one
a.m. in order to arrive on time for set-up
… thanks Luke!).
A big thank you to our sponsors:
Davey Tree – event medals and •
bucket truck
Bartlett Tree Services – morning •
coffee, bucket truck for set-up,
and Masters Men’s prizes
BC Plant Health Care – lunch•
Also a big thank you to our head
judge Thor Claussen, who organized
event T- shirts donated by Stihl Canada.
Thor kept the ball rolling throughout
the day and was able to ensure we were
fi nished in time to see the Stanley Cup
Final. The “Spirit of the Competition
Award” donated by Arboriculture
Training and Education went to
Logan Collier who showed great
sportsmanship and offered to help with
the event throughout the day.
The results of the Master
Challenges were as follows:
Men:• Dan Kraus, Colin Bugg,
Isaac Reis, Shane Black Topp
Women: • Susan Wright, Katy
Bigelow, Michelle Ramsden
This will be my last year as Chair
of the BC TCC – it has been a very
rewarding ten years and I have made
many friends and have seen great
courage and sportsmanship. So many
kind volunteers donate their time
and resources to make the BC TCC
possible. An example of this is Ryan
Senechal who has offered to become the
new BC TCC Chair. He will need your
support and time and I encourage you to
contact him by email at ryansenechal@
gmail.com.
Hope to see you all at this year
PNW TCC in October. Cheers!
By Rupert Evans, BC TCC Coordinator.
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NEWS from ISA
Reprinted from ISA Today, July 2011.
UAA WELCOMES NEW
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
AFTER CONDUCTING AN EXTENSIVE search, the Board of Directors of the
Utility Arborist Association (UAA) is
pleased to announce the appointment of
Philip Charlton as part-time Executive
Director effective August 4, 2011. He is
succeeding Derek Vannice, who served
in this position since 1992.
Philip is responsible for directing
and implementing the Strategic
Plan, as developed by the Board of
Directors of UAA, to achieve the
goals and further the mission of the
organization, to foster, facilitate, and
support the UAA mission of being the
premier organization for individuals
and companies who desire to provide
professional utility arboricultural
services.
Philip has 26 years of experience
in the utility vegetation management
industry, having served at ECI in
various roles including President
and COO. Philip also brings to UAA
more than four years of experience
in nonprofi t management at Horizon
Community Church where he served as
the Chief Operating Offi cer. During his
tenure at the church, Philip managed
an annual operating budget of $1.75M,
raised funds for a $20M expansion,
and oversaw the construction of a new
facility.
Mr. Charlton received his Ph.D.
Degree in Forest Science from West
Virginia University in 1983 after
completing his Bachelor degree in
Forest Science and Master’s Degree in
Forestry at West Virginia University in
1977 and 1978, respectively.
For more information please feel free to contact Phil at 513-623-1737 or [email protected].
Press release issued by UAA in August
2011.
EARN REWARDS FOR
SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT
PNW AND ISA
WE BELIEVE YOUR STORY IS THE greatest testimony on the advantages of
joining the Pacifi c Northwest Chapter
and ISA International, so this year we
will be rewarding you for sharing your
experience. Starting on October 1, you
will have the opportunity to earn gifts
by encouraging your arborist peers to
join PNW, ISA International, and more.
Stay tuned over the coming weeks for more information about the ISA
Connections program.
Submitted by John Steinbacher, ISA’s
Membership and Component Relations
Manager.
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
ERROR
THE PRINT COPY OF THE 2011 ISA
Membership Directory was mailed in
June to all ISA members who requested
to receive one on their membership
application (~4800 members).
Unfortunately, there was an error in
the data list that was pulled, so several
members were left out. [Editor’s note ~
including yours truly!]
If anyone has questions or
comments about this, please contact
ISA headquarters directly. Members
are reminded that the most up-to-date
source for membership information
is ISA’s online directory, which is
accessible by logging in to your account
on the ISA website and selecting
Membership Directory in the My
Membership column.
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS FOR
2012 ISA CONFERENCE
ISA IS SEEKING PROPOSALS FOR
presentations for the 88th Annual
International Conference, to be held
in Portland, Oregon, August 11-15,
2012. Sustainability is the focus of the
conference, and the theme is “Trees: A
Global Necessity.”
Proposals will be accepted for
30- or 60-minute oral presentations
during general and split sessions.
Proposals are also being accepted for
Tree Academy workshops, Climbers’
Corner demonstrations, and poster
presentations.
Proposals will be evaluated based
on overall quality, appropriateness and
timeliness of topic, well-defi ned focus,
practical application of material, and the
subject’s interest to a diverse audience.
Only proposals submitted online
will be accepted. The deadline for
submissions is October 17, 2011.
To learn more about submitting a
proposal, visit ISA’s website at http://
www.isa-arbor.com/events/conference/
submitPresentation.aspx.
ARBOR DAY AWARDS
LEADERS IN TREE PLANTING, conservation, and environmental
stewardship from around the country
and world are honored each year
at the annual Arbor Day Awards
celebration held in Nebraska City,
Nebraska. Go to www.arborday.
org/programs/awards/ to learn more
about the inspiring stories of the
16 individuals and organizations
recognized in 2011, or to nominate
an individual or organization for a
2012 Arbor Day Award. You may
nominate your own work or the
work of others. All nominations
must be submitted by December 31.
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Certifi cation Corner
The following Certification Examsare scheduled within the Chapter. For details, contact the Chapter offi ce at 503-874-8263 or 800-335-4391.
Certifi ed Arborist:
September 24 Pocatello, ID
December 3 North Vancouver, BC
December 3 Wilsonville, OR
TRACE:
September 22-23 Oregon City, OR
September 22-23 Redmond, WA
September 25-26 Prince George, BC
October 13-14 Anchorage, AK
October 13-14 Coquitlam, BC
December 5-6 Coquitlam, BC
Please check the Chapter website for updates: www.pnwisa.org.
Certifi cation Exam Dates
Note ... Utility and Municipal Specialist exams are offered during any of the Certified Arborist exams, but you must fi ll out the appropriate application form. These are available from the ISA website at www.isa-arbor.com.
By Phil Graham,
Certifi cation
Director.
Arborist ISA Certification(Exam Preparation)Designed for park professionals, tree pruners, landscape architects and gardeners who are preparing to write theISA exam. Topics include tree identif ication, plant physiology, pruning,installation and establishment. Textbook:Arborists Certif ication Study Guide (available at Commercial Solutions, 604-927-5815). The ISA exam is scheduled forDec. 3 in N. Van. Note: 3 years of industryexperience is required to write the exam (notincluded in course). Byrne Creek School, 7777-18th St., Bby.Tues., 7:00-9:30 p.m. & Sat., 9:30 am -12 noon, starting Oct. 4, 10 sess. $280Register at www.burnabyce.com after Aug. 1
or call 604-664-8888.
ON JULY 9TH I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY to be extremely impressed by some
of our members. The occasion was a
Tree Worker Climber Specialist skills
test and Climber Specialist Evaluator
training in Bellingham. It has always
been a struggle putting a Tree Worker
test together because of the work
it takes to secure and prepare a site
and because of the fact that certifi ed
evaluators are few and far between. So
when I was approached by Zeb Haney
and James Luce about putting on a
test where we could also train up some
evaluators, and they had a site, and they
had enough candidates to make it all
work, how could I refuse?
The volunteer spirit in our Chapter
came through, with Harvey Holt
and Bill Stuart both giving up their
weekends to travel to Bellingham to
administer the written and skills tests,
and to mentor the evaluator candidates
as well. Evaluator candidates James,
Zeb, and Steven Conrad came fully
equipped with their company trucks
and got the trees set up for the climbers.
Tree Worker candidates Stuart Niven,
Alec Schroader, Rich Keeton, and
Katy Bigelow were pretty nervous,
but jumped at the chance to show their
skills.
But beyond the efforts to pull it
all together, what impressed me most
was the attention everyone paid to
safety and communication. Of course
it was evident during the testing, as I
would expect; it was during the casual
times like the lunch break where I saw
safety remain in the front of everyone’s
minds. You put a bunch of tree climbers
with a stack of equipment and a bit of
free time together, and you get a lot of
sharing of ideas and methods. Every
time someone went to put a rope in a
tree, the fi rst thing they did was don
hard hat and glasses. And every time
someone was up in a tree whether
for set-up, testing, or sharing work
methods, the communication with
ground workers and the attention to
safety was bang on.
It was defi nitely a productive
weekend, with new tree workers being
certifi ed, new evaluators adding to
our strength in the Bellingham/Seattle
corridor, and me walking away with
the knowledge that this Chapter does
indeed rock.
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FORESTS
2011 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE UNITED
Nations as the International Year of Forests (IYOF).
The U.S. campaign’s theme is Celebrate Forests.
Celebrate Life. The campaign seeks to connect the
concept of trees and forests to health in the everyday
lives of American citizens as well as the role trees
and forests play in clean air and water, ecosystem
health, economic health, and community/personal
health.
The campaign’s website is interactive with a
community tool kit containing sample activities and
media kits to promote upcoming events. For more
information, visit www.celebrateforests.org.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW . . .
CERTIFIED ARBORISTS
BOARD CERTIFIED
MASTER ARBORISTS
CERTIFIED TREE WORKERS
Michael Ellison,
Portland, OR
Diana Cobaschi, Anmore, BC
Kathleen DeMaria, Spokane, WA
Scott Failla, Beaverton, OR
Theodore Feenstra, Sedro Woolley, WA
Tecia Grover, Rigsy, ID
Tyler Hopper, Caldwell , ID
Lori Jerran, Nampa, ID
Roger Blanchard,
Moscow, ID
Christopher Beale,
Tacoma, WA
Jeremy Chapman,
Milwaukie, OR
Danna Kinsey, Eastsound, WA
Duane Korst, Troutdale, OR
Cabot Lyford, Vancouver, BC
Josiah Macauley, Seattle, WA
Alexandre Man-Bourdon, Vancouver, BC
Anthony Mancini, Meridian, ID
James Markin, Rossland, BC
Gail Pasaluko, Lady Smith, BC
Jonathan Pierce, Portland, OR
Poonam Singh, Abbotsford, BC
Theodore Smith, Emmett, ID
Paul Tibbets, Pocatello, ID
Daniel Zundel, Roseburg, OR
Ian Zylicz, Kelowna, BC
... and to Our Newest Certifi ed Tree Risk Assessors
Larry Acosta, Catonsville, MDCarolina Arango, Port Moody, BC
Lucian Axente, North Vancouver, BCKate Bear, Saratoga, CA
Chris Beeler, Aliso Viejo, CALewis Bloch, Potomac, MD
Bruce Bowden, Santa Clara, CAAnn Burroughs, Sherman Oaks, CA
C. Darren Butler, Topanga, CAAngela Calderaro, Gold River, CA
Christopher Campbell, San Francisco, CADan Cannaday, Baltimore, MDSuzanne Carey, Newark, CA
Jennifer Chapman, Pacifi c Grove, CA
Barrie Coate, Los Gatos, CA
Ron Combs, San Luis Obispo, CA
William Craft, Jessup, MD
Jason Cross, Richmond, BC
Ryan Dae, Maple Ridge, BC
Theodore R. De Gros, Berkeley, CA
Tim DeCoste, Manassas Park, VA
Erik Dihle, Baltimore, MD
Thomas Dodge, Pacheco, CA
Walt Fujii, Hayward, CA
David Gass, Haymarket, VA
Roddy George, North Vancouver, BC
Duane Goosen, Sacramento, CA
Peter Green, Vista, CA
David Hayes, Fullerton, CA
Aimee Hersley, Nanoose Bay, BC
Matt Horowitz, Santa Cruz, CA
Robert ‘Dan’ Jensen, Huntington Beach, CA
Kevin Johnson, San Jose, CA
Steve Kerrigan, Westlake Village, CA
Ken Knight, Goleta, CA
Eric Krebbs, Woodside, CA
John Lasbury, Owings Mills, MD
Rebecca Latta, Gledora, CA
Scott Loosley, San Luis Obispo, CA
Ross Loucks, San Diego, CA
Steve Marshall, Los Angeles, CA
John McClenahan, Portola Valley, CA
Patrick McIntosh, Nanaimo, BC
John V. Meserve, Glen Ellen, CA
Scott Meyer, Baltimore, MD
Jeff Micka, Oak Park, CA
Raymond Moritz, San Rafael, CA
Ray Morneau, Mountain View, CA
Ron Muir, Fredrick, MD
Lee Nachtrieb, Berkeley, CA
Jaleel Nash, Baltimore, MD
Brendan Nelson, Santa Clara, CA
Sam Noonan, Santa Rosa, CA
Michael Norton, Gaithersburg, MD
Samuel Oludunfe, La Jolla, CA
Gail Pasaluko, Ladysmith, BC
Jessica Petrini, Scotts Valley, CA
Ken Pfalzgraf, Beverly Hills, CA
Mathew Pocock, Abbotsford, BC
Steven Mayer Pree, Richmond, CA
Chris Ranoull, Westminster, MD
Jeremy Rappoport, San Diego, CA
Nathan Robinett, San Diego, CA
Larry Robinson, Port Coquitlam, BC
Theresa Rossoff, Pasadena, CA
Merlin Schlumberger, San Francisco, CA
Jan Scow, Sherman Oaks, CA
Chris Silverman, Jessup, MD
Ed Slowik, Ventura, CA
Joel A. Smith, Palo Alto, CA
Ruth Stiles, Scotts Valley, CA
Charles Tamagni, Paso Robles, CA
Guy Taylor, Burnaby, BC
Jeremy J. Tibbets, Vallejo, CA
Chris Tolonen, Issaquah, WA
Shelley Towers, Snohomish, WA
Sara Turner, Washington, DC
Robert Wallace, Simi Valley, CA
Walter Warriner, Redonodo Beach, CA
Jim Woodworth, Washington, DC
Richard D. Zito, Loomis, CA
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November 30 –December 3Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe
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Spotlight on Our RECs
I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF ISA AND the PNW Chapter for fi ve years. As a
Regional Education Coordinator (REC),
I am reimbursed for my services. I am
also working with the Annual Training
Committee to plan the PNW-ISA
Annual Training Conference in Coeur
d’Alene, ID. Jim Flott and Sharon Vore
have both been motivators when it
comes to my participation in Chapter
activities.
I began working with trees as a
student of Spokane Community College
after graduating with an AAS in natural
resource management. I started working
for Ibex Vegetation Management as a
power line clearance tree trimmer
(yes, I come from the dark side).
I fi rst became interested in
urban forestry when working on the
removal of 1,500 ice storm-damaged
trees in Spokane. I returned to school
and graduated with a B.S. in Forest
Resources from the University of Idaho.
My other qualifi cations include:
Attended the Municipal Foresters •
Institute, Class of 2006
SAF Certifi ed Forester•
PNW-ISA Certifi ed Tree Risk •
Assessor
American Tree Farm System •
Qualifi ed Inspector
I currently work as the Forestry
Program Manager for the Spokane
Conservation District. We work with
our partners – Washington DNR,
NRCS, Community Canopy, Avista
Utilities, Spokane Urban Forestry,
Washington Farm Forestry Association,
and PNW-ISA – to assist citizens of
Spokane County in taking care of their
trees and forests
I live on the South Hill of Spokane
with my wife Cindy and my daughter
Kaitlynn. I enjoy backpacking, cycling,
and fi shing.
I hope to continue in my current
position, as I think this is the best job in
the world!
Garth Davis,
Spokane, WA
~ Regional
Education
Coordinator
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ISAPacifi c Northwest Chapter
International Society of Arboriculture
P.O. Box 811
Silverton, OR 97381
www.pnwisa.org
NONPROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAIDPERMIT NO. 11
Portland, Oregon
2011 PNW-ISA OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Bryce LandrudThundering Oak Enterprises, Inc.Auburn, WAPh. 253-288-8733 Fax 253-735-8864Email [email protected]
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Jim FlottCommunity Forestry ConsultantsSpokane, WAPh. 509-954-6454 Fax 509-534-2019Email [email protected]
SECRETARY
Stacey RayCity of OlympiaOlympia, WAPh. 360-753-8046 Fax 360-753-8087Email [email protected]
TREASURER
Chrissy ScannellArborwise, LLCSeattle, WAPh. 206-276-2045Email [email protected]
EDITOR
Susan MunroBoys and Girls ClubsVancouver, BCPh. 604-879-6554 Fax 604-879-6525Email [email protected]
TREE FUND LIAISON
Wendy RobinsonCity of Bend PlanningBend, ORPh. 541-388-5598 Fax 541-388-5519Email [email protected]
ISA REPRESENTATIVE
Elizabeth WalkerSound Tree Solutions, Inc.Duvall, WAPh. 425-844-9038 Fax 425-788-1257Email [email protected]
DIRECTOR , CERTIFICATION
Phil GrahamBC HydroVernon, BCPh. 250-549-8545 Fax 250-549-8667Email [email protected]
DIRECTOR , EDUCATION
Bill Josey ArborCare Resources, Inc.Hailey, IDPh. 208-788-1611Email [email protected]
DIRECTOR , GOVERNANCE
Lyle Feilmeier Collier Arbor CareClackamas, ORPh. 503-722-7267 Fax 503-723-5531Email [email protected]
DIRECTOR , MEMBER SERVICES
Linden MeadWashington State Dept. of Natural Res.Olympia, WAPh. 360-902-1703 Fax 360-902-1781Email [email protected]
DIRECTOR , PUBLIC OUTREACH
Sarah FosterWashington State Dept. of Natural Res.Puyallup, WAPh. 360-902-1704 Fax 360-902-1781Email [email protected]
PNW-ISA OFFICE:P.O. Box 811, Silverton, OR 97381Ph. 503-874-8263 Fax 503-874-1509Toll-free 1-800-335-4391
Patty Williams, Executive DirectorE-mail [email protected]
Dana Hatley, Administrative AssistantE-mail [email protected]