2023 Professional Development Series – Trees and Construction
June 7, 2023 Cambridge, MA. Trees are a valuable asset where people live, work, shop, and play. The preservation and protection of existing trees during construction can help ensure healthy trees at the end of a project. Learn how the City of Cambridge manages trees and construction. See several examples during a 2-hour tree tour. 4 CEUs Pending. $50 Members, $75 Non Members. Register Today!
2023 Massachusetts Qualified Tree Warden Seminar
Earn the Massachusetts Qualified Tree Warden Credential. This six-module course is designed to teach tree wardens what they need to know to fulfill their duties. The 2023 course will run from September through November. Calendar dates are September 6 ~ September 20 ~ October 4 ~ October 18 ~ November 1 ~ November 15. All sessions will be held in Worcester, MA from 8:30 am – 3:00 pm. Limited to 50 participants. The registration deadline is August 15, 2023, or until the course is full. Register TODAY!
Enough of 2020 – Kickstart 2021!
Introducing a different format this year: a bundle of Zoom webinars will replace the annual in-person conference but continue the tradition of quality professional education you’ve come to expect and value. The online events will all take place within the same two-day time period as the traditional January gathering in Sturbridge. On January 12-13, 2021, add to your knowledge and skills, get a head start on earning those needed CEUs, and gain a sense of accomplishment in the first month of the year! See the conference webpage for the details, program, and schedule, and then register here. Please note that each person must register with a unique email address. Each registered attendee will be sent two Zoom links, one for each day of presentations. To earn CEUs you must be logged into the webinar the entire time AND you will be asked to answer intermittent quiz questions as proof of attention.
Going Virtual
Like so many other organizations working to ensure everyone’s safety in this crazy year, the Massachusetts Tree Wardens’ and Foresters’ Association board has decided to hold our annual meeting and conference online. Watch for plenty of opportunities to earn CEUS and to participate in the important annual business of the association.
New Video Shows the Urban Forest Strike Team in Action
Tyler Stevenson and other state staff in Ohio have developed a short video to summarize their use of the Urban Forest Strike Team (UFST) to assess tree damage in the Dayton area after tornados struck there in 2019.
The Massachusetts Tree Wardens’ & Foresters’ Association supported both the deployment and the video, using federal grant funds they had for UFST. In addition to this and other deployments, that grant supported training of over 100 UFST task specialists and team leaders, many from Massachusetts and most from New England.
Ohio has produced a good resource to share with others to summarize how UFST assessments can help communities recover after disaster damage to their urban forests.
Link to the youtube video is below;