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Learn more about the TREE Fund
The regional Chapters of ISA powered the TREE Fund to a record-breaking fundraising finish in 2011. Spurred by a creative and motivated group of TREE Fund Liaisons and STIHL Tour des Trees fundraisers, 21 ISA chapters raised $459,789 for the TREE Fund last year, an increase of $42,418 over 2010’s total and $115,402 more than the amount raised in 2009.
Nine chapters,including Ohio, attained Platinum status in 2011 with a contribution equivalent to $40 per registered ISA member.
Ohio raised $55,833 in 2011, nearly triple the amount raised by the Buckeye Chapter in 2010.
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Mark your Calendars! The 2012 Ohio Tree Care Conference & Trade Show returns to the Hyatt Regency in downtown Columbus February 26-28. This year’s theme is “Our Trees...Our Future.”
Keynote speaker Dr. Ed Gilman, from the University of Florida, will present his talk entitled Moving Forward with Science-Based Arboriculture: New Developments in Tree Care. Arboriculture is rapidly changing as experience and research develop new approaches. There is more information than ever to sift through. Ed will cut to the chase so you can bring home the latest practices from around the world.
Ed will present a second talk, Using Tree Biomechanics to Provide the Very Best to Your Customers, Really!, on Monday, February 27. You will leave this session with the ability to explain biomechanics to your customers without using big long words and without equations.
Featured on Sunday, February 26, is the half-day workshop conducted by Ed, Transforming Our Urban Forest by Making the Cuts that Count. Do you sometimes wonder how to prioritize your pruning? What should you prune? What can you ignore? You will leave this workshop with an understanding of what, why and how to prune for structure and how to get it all done. There will be lots of case studies spanning 10 to 20 years and the research to back it up. Come watch tree structure change for the better so you can provide the very latest to your customers.
Returning this year center stage in the trade show area is the Climbers’ Corner. Watch three-time international climbing champion Mark Chisholm, of STIHL, and Todd Kramer, of Kramer Tree Specialists, scale the 15-ft demo tree as they provide valuable tips no climber should miss.
Other speakers in this year’s lineup include recognizable names such as Jason Grabosky (Rutgers University), Alex Satel (UFI, Inc.), Vic Merullo (Merullo, Reister & Swinford) and many others.
Browse the many vendor booths at the “Lunch with Exhibitors” event on Monday, February 27, 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm. Don’t miss the hearty lunch buffet and a chance to get those great vendor deals.
Also returning in 2012 is the TREE Fund Silent Auction. What better way to take home some incredible auction items while supporting a great cause – research and education in arboriculture and urban forestry. The silent auction begins Monday morning and closes at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, February 28. Winners will be announced Tuesday afternoon. All proceeds benefit the TREE Fund.
This year the Annual Meeting is moving to a breakfast on Tuesday morning beginning at 8:00 am. Don’t miss the breakfast buffet and a chance to learn what’s new in the Chapter and who will take home a Chapter award.
2012 OTCC conference schedule
2012 OTCC proudly sponsored by:
Keynote Sponsor
Nelson Tree Service, Inc.
Track Sponsor - Utility
Penn Line Service, Inc.
Track Sponsor - Municipal
Davey Tree
Track Sponsor - Commercial
Society of Commercial Arboriculture
Break Sponsor
Asplundh Tree Expert Co.
Friends Sponsor
Midwest Arborist Supplies
2012 OTCC Exhibitors on board:
Banner Sales and Consulting, Inc.
Forestry Equipment of VA
Karl Kuemmerling, Inc.
Klyn Nurseries, Inc.
Midwest Arborist Supplies
Nelson Tree Service, Inc.
Rainbow Treecare Scientific Advancements
TREE Fund
USDA APHIS PPQ
Vermeer
Wolf Tree Inc.
…with many more to come!
Hotel Information:
Hyatt Regency Columbus (Attached to the Greater Columbus Convention Center)
350 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 463-1234 or (800) 233-1234
OTCC Rates: $119.00 single/double; $129.00 triple/quad
Special rate cut-off date: February 10, 2012
online reservations: https://resweb.passkey.com/go/TREE2012
Hotel room rates include self-parking in the Chestnut St. garage and wireless Internet.
Sponsorships & Exhibit Space Available for 2012 OTCC
We are currently seeking sponsors and exhibitors for the upcoming Ohio Tree Care Conference & Trade Show, February 26-28, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio. Sponsorship packages range from $100 to $1,500. Trade show space starts at $600 per booth.
2012 OTCC sponsorship pkg
2012 OTCC exhibitor registration pkg
Register Now!
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One of the greatest benefits of an ISA membership is the access it provides to a network of professional arborists from around the world. As an ISA Member, you can help grow this professional network by introducing your peers and colleagues to ISA.
From now until March 31, 2012, you can earn rewards by encouraging your arborist peers to join ISA, your local chapter, or one of ISA’s professional affiliations as a new member.*
Why should you encourage others to join?
Your story is the greatest testimony of the advantages of an ISA membership. By sharing the value you have discovered through your membership, you will:
• strengthen the professional practice of arboriculture and support the mission of ISA;
• expand your network of industry professionals;
• advocate for best practices in the arboriculture industry;
• gain the satisfaction of helping colleagues and peers meet their professional goals.
How do you earn points?
When you spread the word about ISA membership, you create an opportunity to earn points that you can redeem for awards. You will earn one point when a colleague does any of the following:
• Joins ISA as professional, associate, or student member.
• Joins a local chapter of ISA.
• Joins one of our professional affiliates.
• Starts an ISA certification application.
For example, if you refer a new member who joins ISA, their local chapter and a professional affiliation, you would earn three points.
You can use these points to earn any of the awards listed below.
2 Points ISA sports bottle
3 Points Trees Are Good shirt
5 Points Course in the new ISA Online Learning Center
10 Points ISA logo jacket
15 Points 2013 Professional ISA Membership
20 Points Registration for the 2012 ISA Annual Conference in Portland
25 or more** Eligibility for Grand Prize Apple iPad 2
When you encourage someone to join or become certified, remind them to put your name in the referral section of the application. This is how ISA will track member points and is the only way to ensure that you receive credit.
If you have questions about this program, please contact ISA International at 888-472-8733 or by email at membership@isa-arbor.com.
* To be eligible as a “new member” for this program, an individual may not have been a member of ISA, the chapter or the professional affiliation since 2009. No self-referrals.
**The member who earns the most points will be awarded a special bonus gift—an Apple iPad 2. Member must have earned at least 25 points to be eligible for Grand Prize.
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Mark your calendar now and save the date for the 2012 Annual ISA Conference and Trade Show, held in Portland, Oregon on August 11-15, 2012.
For more information, visit the ISA website
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Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) University, a collaborative effort of the US Forest Service, Michigan State University, The Ohio State University, and Purdue University, is a series of Webinars bringing you the latest information on EAB. All webinars are available on demand.
For more information, visit Emerald Ash Borer University or contact:
Robin Usborne, Michigan State University - (517) 432-1555 x 169 - Email
Amy Stone, The Ohio State University - (419) 575-6783 - Email
Jodie Ellis, Purdue University - (765) 494-0822 - Email
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FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE TREE SURVEY EFFORTS IN OHIO DUE TO THE DISCOVERY OF ASIAN LONGHORNED BEETLE
Area Residents Are Encouraged To Report Any Signs of ALB and to Avoid Moving Firewood
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2011 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA)
announce that surveys are under way in Bethel, Ohio, after the detection and identification of the Asian longhorned beetle (ALB). Bethel is located 30 miles southeast of Cincinnati.
First discovered in the U.S. in 1996, Asian longhorned beetles attack several species of
trees including maple, willow, horsechestnut, buckeye, and American elm. While in its larvae stage, ALB kills trees by tunneling into large branches and the trunk.
Ohio is the fifth state to detect ALB, which APHIS confirmed in Bethel after a citizen
reported finding unusual damage in three maple trees to an Ohio Department of Natural
Resources Division of Forestry service forester. Previous infestations sites, where the beetles are being successfully contained, include Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York.
APHIS and ODA inspection crews are surveying the southern portion of Bethel and the
surrounding area to determine the extent of the ALB infestation. Crews will inspect host tree species susceptible to ALB for signs of the wood-boring beetle using ground surveyors and specially trained tree climbers.
APHIS and the ODA are working cooperatively with the Ohio Department of Natural
Resources, Ohio State University Extension, the USDA Agricultural Research Service, the USDA Forest Service, and the town of Bethel to evaluate the scope of the infestation and to inform the public about the exotic, invasive pest.
Citizens can help by reporting sightings of an unusual beetle and any signs of infestation
to a designated, toll free hotline 855-252-6450.
Adult ALB are usually large, distinctive-looking insects measuring 1 to 1 1/2 inches long,
not including antennae. Their white-banded antennae can be as long as the body itself in females and almost twice the body length in males.
Signs of infestation include perfectly round exit holes (about 3/8 to 1/2 inch in diameter)
made by adult beetles when they emerge from trees; the pockmarks on tree trunks and branches where female beetles deposit eggs; frass (wood shavings and saw dust) produced by larvae feeding and tunneling; early fall coloration of leaves or dead branches, and running sap produced by the tree at the egg laying sites, or in response to larval tunneling.
To report signs or symptoms of ALB, please call the Ohio Survey Program toll free at
855-252-6450. For more information, please visit the following web sites:
Beetle Busters
USDA
OH Dept of Agriculture
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| ALB adult (photo: Michael Bohne, USDA Forest Service, www.bugwood.org) |
Oviposition niches and exit holes on ALB-infested tree (photo: Dennis Haugen, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org ) |
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ODNR Meeting
Announcement Web Site
Click on the link below to see upcoming educational and networking opportunities offered by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) - Division of Forestry
ODNR Meeting Notices
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Avi Eitam
Pest Survey Specialist
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Heath Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine
Invasive woodboring insects pose a severe threat to native trees. European or Asian species are often introduced to North America through the importation of infested solid wood packing material, such as crates and pallets. They usually arrive without the natural enemies which keep them in check in their native lands. Also, North American host plants often lack resistance to these exotic species. While many exotic insects have become established without a significant impact, others have had devastating effects.
The emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis, has killed tens of millions of ash trees in Ohio and other states. First discovered in Michigan in 2002, this native of China and eastern Asia has been detected in 13 states and parts of Canada, and currently occurs in the majority of Ohio’s 88 counties. Larvae of this beetle tunnel under the bark, cutting off the tree’s water and nutrient supplies. At the high population levels seen in North America, infested trees typically die within three years of attack. Signs of infestation include crown dieback, epicormic shoots, D-shaped exit holes, S-shaped tunnels under the bark, and severe woodpecker damage.
More information on EAB
More information on EAB in Ohio
The oak splendour beetle, Agrilus biguttatus, is closely related to EAB. This species, native to Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, has not yet been detected in North America. If established, it could become a very serious pest of oak trees. Look for signs of infestation similar to those described for EAB.
The Asian longhorned beetle (ALB), Anoplophora glabripennis, is a threat to a wide range of broadleaf trees, primarily maple, birch, elm and willow. Infestations have been detected in Illinois, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts. The New York infestation is still under eradication more than a decade after its discovery in 1996. In Massachusetts, thousands of infested trees have been found since the first detection in 2008. In Ohio, two adult beetles were detected in warehouses in 2007 and 2009. While no infestation has been found, these detections demonstrate the potential for the introduction of this pest to Ohio through imported cargo.
ALB larvae bore deep into the wood of their host trees. Signs of infestation include shallow divits in the bark where the eggs are laid (termed oviposition niches), sap seeping from wounds in the tree, dime-sized, perfectly round exit holes, and frass (sawdust-like materials) on the ground and the branches. For more information on ALB, go to www.beetlebusters.info.
Sirex woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, is a pest of pine trees. A native of Europe, Asia and North Africa, is has caused serious damage to plantations of North American pines in the southern hemisphere (South America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand). First detected in New York in 2004, it has also been found in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Vermont and Canada. In 2009, it was detected in Lake County, Ohio. Signs of infestation include resin beads and drips, round exit holes, cambial staining (by a symbiotic fungus), and tree crowns turning light green to yellow to reddish brown.
Bark and ambrosia beetles, subfamily Scolytinae, are small beetles that may overwhelm tree defenses by aggregating in large numbers on a single tree. Many species attack pines and other conifers, while some, such as the European hardwood ambrosia beetle, Trypodendron domesticum, are pests of broadleaf trees.
Our objective is to detect any infestations as early as possible, to facilitate eradication and other control measures. Each year, we conduct extensive surveys to detect these and other exotic woodboring insects in Ohio. We need your assistance in this effort. Be aware of signs of infestation or unexplained tree decline, and report any suspicious finds to USDA-APHIS-PPQ, the Ohio Department of Agriculture, or your county extension agent. If you have any questions, please email me.
Wood-Boring Insect Article Photos
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