Author Archives: Karen Doherty

Registration is now open for the Fall Dinner Meeting of the Western Mass. Tree Wardens.  This event at the Bluebonnet Diner will feature speakers Springfield’s Alex Sherman on Contracting Urban Forest Work, and DCR’s Ken Gooch giving us the latest Forest … Continue reading →

Registration is now open for Establishing Trees in the Urban Environment, the next event in MTWFA’s popular Professional Development Series (PDS).  Plan now for an educational field trip to western Mass. in the beautiful fall foliage season!  Register here online. … Continue reading →

Every two years, UMass Extension offers its popular Green School, a comprehensive 12-day certificate short course for Green Industry professionals taught by UMass Extension Specialists and University of Massachusetts faculty. This course will not be offered again until 2020. Designed … Continue reading →

Stay up to date with the emerald ash borer (EAB) detection map from the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture (MDAR). The current map shows recent finds in Westfield, Southampton, and Springfield.

Registration is now available for the Western Mass. chapter’s summer dinner meeting at the Bluebonnet Diner in Northampton. Register online, or use the brochure to sign up via postal mail or fax. Come for the great DCR speakers, arborist and pesticide … Continue reading →