Description:
Conference Description:
Join us for Resetting the Standards of Tree Care. Our purpose is to increase you understanding of industry standards, best management practices, and improve specification writing. We will be talking about how to combine standards and BMPs into specifications, updates to the ANSI standards and using specifications for better results. During our afternoon outdoor session, speakers will walk you through writing specifications using tree surrounding each location.
Agenda:
7:30am Registration
8:15am Welcome and Introductions
8:30am What Standards Mean, The Difference Between Standards, BMP's and Specifications, and Latest Updates to the ANSI Standards
Rick Gessner, Consulting Arborist, Monarch Consulting Arborists LLC, Felton, CA
9:30am Break
9:45am Combining Standards and BMP's into Specifications
Gordon Mann, Consulting Arborist, Mann Made Resources, Auburn, CA
11:00am Lunch
12:00pm Risk Assesment
Tim Johnson, Consulting Arborist, Artistic Arborist, Inc., Phoenix, AZ
1:00pm Soil and Fertilizer Science, Standards, Speculation and Specifications, Juan Barba, Consulting Arborist, Juan J. Barba & Associates, Tucson, AZ
2:00pm Outdoor Groups to Write Specifications, Speakers will work with a field group on trees.
3:15pm Discuss Outdoor Experience & Rating Sheet
Gordon Mann, Consulting Arborist, Mann Made Resources, Auburn, CA
3:45pm CEU Sign Out
*Please allow up to 6 weeks for processing of CEUs
Early Registration (through 3/8/19):
$105 - WCISA Member
$130 - Non-WCISA Member
$55 - Student/Senior
Regular Registration (on or after 3/9/19):
$145 - WCISA Member
$175 - Non-WCISA Member
$55 - Student/Senior
CEUs:
6.0 - CA/CTW/MS
6.0 - BCMA-M
Registration:
https://wcisa.net/meeting/5749