• Pruning Workshop – A New Standard for a New Decade

    Demonstrating the NEW Pruning Best Management Practices Friday, March 13, 2020 • 8:30 am - 4:00 pm [CANCELLED] Due to concerns about COVID-19 we have cancelled this event. Event Flyer: Download Location: Sims Tree Learning Center 6111 Appaloosa Ave., Riverside, California 92509 For questions, please contact IUFC at (310) 562-4904 Time Event 8:30 am Registration and Check In 9:00 am Welcome - Raquel Falco (City of Glendora) 9:05 am To Prune or Not to Prune? Why? - John Huddleston (BCMA, RCA - Precision Tree Experts) 9:50 am Tree Growth Regulators – Chris Fleming (QAL, Certified Arborist and Utility Specialist - Davey Resource Group) 10:30 am The Changes to the ANSI A300 Pruning Standard – Cris Falco (BCMA, RCA, PCA - West Coast Arborists) 11:05 am Interpreting the Pruning Specification/ Field Demonstration with Shoestring Acacia – John Huddleston (BCMA, RCA - Precision Tree Experts) 12:00 pm Lunch 12:30 pm Tree Care and Wildlife - Gillian Martin (Cavity Conservation Initiative) 1:00 pm Proper Pruning Cuts, Pruning Tools, and Tool Sterilization – Mark Porter (Certified Arborist – Marks Tree Service & Consulting) 1:30 pm Proper Palm Maintenance – Donald Hodel (UC Cooperative Extension Emeritus) 2:10 pm Field Example: American Elm - John Huddleston 3:05 pm Field Example: Eucalypt Reduction Pruning – John Huddleston 4:00 pm Earn 6.5 CEUs from the International Society of Arboraculture SOLD OUT! We have reached full capacity for our workshop and it is now sold out. Thank you for everyone's support! Interested in supporting our work?


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  • Pruning for Tree Health

    Do you know if and when a urban shade tree needs pruning? Learn about: selecting high quality tree nursery stock factors to consider when selecting different tree species structural pruning of young trees, so they grow to provide shade and reduce hazards pruning needs of mature trees, with an outdoor demonstration safety procedures how to prevent spreading tree diseases timing and techniques to avoid hurting nesting birds and wildlife finding a certified arborist and questions to ask Featured Speakers: Raquel Falco, Park Supervisor for City of Glendora John Huddleston, ISA Master Arborist/Consulting Arborist of Precision Tree Experts RSVP to http://evite.me/rmNSttnBcy (Seminar is FREE to first 60 registrants with RSVP) Download Event Flyer


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  • Right Tree – Right Place & Basic Tree Care

    RSVP to http://evite.me/SEQ56J1GzU …


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  • Challenges Ahead for SoCal Urban Forests

    What does the future hold for trees? By now global warming should be a familiar term. What can a meteorologist tell us that will help us understand how climate change…


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  • The Future of California Landscapes

    With the new water restrictions there are a lot of decisions and questions arborists, urban foresters, and others in the industry are faced with. You might…


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    Operation Tree Canopy

    Join us to collect data and help scientists study the cooling effects of different tree species. Volunteers will…


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