Using Industry Standards and Practices for Safer Tree Maintenance

Thursday, November 7, 20198:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Mills Pond Park • 2201 NW 9th Avenue • Fort Lauderdale 33311 Name: ___________________________________

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Using Industry Standards & Practices for Safer Tree Maintenance

Must pre-register no later than Friday, November 1Register on-line at www.fufc.org

Half-day workshop of demonstrations and learning exercises in the field for

Property Managers and Practitioners in the

Grounds Maintenance, Landscape, and Arboricultural trades. Sessions include classroom and in-field demonstrations with student exercises.

All students will perform and practice the methods presented and will use the information learned in

work situations in sessions.

Topics Include:n Tree Maintenance - Pruning, Removals,

Planting, and Safetyn Work Site Setup, Tree Inspections -

Equipment Safety and Maintenance, Worker Safety

n Written Work Specifications and Inspecting Trees for Completion of Specified Work

n Improving Tree Health and Safety

CEUs:FNGLA – 4.0ISA – 3.75 (Certified Arborist, Municipal Specialist, BCMA Management, TW Climber Specialist, TW Aerial Lift Specialist)LIAF - 2.0CAM - 4.0 (Course #9629654; Category - OPP, ELE) Certificates of completion for personal files and education/training records will be provided upon request.

John HarrisJohn has worked in the Green Industry for over 30 years as an educator and mentor for landscapers, arborists, and urban foresters. He is the Principal of Landscape Economics LLC and President of Earth Advisors, Inc. He was inducted into Lambda Alpha International Honorary Land Economics Society for his dedicated work. John is an ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist; SAF Certified Forester; ISA Certified Arborist, Qualified Tree Risk Assessor and FL Trained Nursery Tree Grader; and LIAF Certified Landscape Inspector to name a few of his many certifications.

Ian WoganIan is Principal and co-founding member of True Tree Service. Ian has overseen daily operations of prescribed tree management (structural pruning, invasive tree removal, cabling and bracing, etc.), horticulture management and arboriculture consultation. Ian has initiated and been involved in a wide range of arboriculture-based projects, including mangrove management, native habitat restoration, hurricane preparation and post-storm recovery efforts, tree mitigation, adaptive tree management strategies in the urban environment, specimen tree restoration and management planning and land-use/development consultation. Most recently, Ian is pursuing registration with the American Society of Consulting Arborists and has been elected President of the Tropical Arborist Guild.

Jonathan WolfsonJonathan Wolfson is an owner and the head arborist at Sherlock Tree Company. He has well-established roots in the industry having secured significant governmental, municipal, and vast HOA footholds. With our ‘family of companies’ ranging from the tree industry, pest control, landscape installation and maintenance, he has the green commerce community paying attention. Jonathan is an ISA Certified Arborist, Tree Risk Assessment Qualified and Broward County Tree trimmer. Jonathan’s holdings include Sherlock Tree Company, Frames Tree Service, Maximum Pest and Fertilization, and Jim Threlkel Botanicals.

SPEAkEr BIoS:SCHEDULE

7:30 am ....... Registration Desk Open for Check-In

8:00 am ....... Industry Standards for Tree Maintenance - Pruning, Removals, Planting, and Safety: ANSI A300 Standards for Maintenance of Trees and Woody Plants

John Harris, Earth Advisors Discussion, Example Standards, and

Student Exercises

9:00 am ....... Work Site Setup, Tree Inspections - PPEs Required and Recommended, Equipment Safety and Maintenance, Worker Safety

Jonathan Wolfson, Sherlock Tree Company

In-Field Demonstration and Student Exercises

10:00 am ....Break

10:15 am .... Arboricultural Maintenance Practices by ANSI A300 National Standards - Written Work Specifications and Inspecting Trees for Completion of Specified Work

Jonathan Wolfson, Sherlock Tree Company

Ian Wogan, True Tree Service In-Field Demonstrations of Pruning

Work and Student Exercises

11:30 am .... Improving Tree Health and Safety by Using Industry Standards

John Harris, Earth Advisors

12:00 pm .... Closing Remarks and Awarding of Certificates