Western Tree Failure Database Annual Program

@ Dominican University - Guzman Hall
on Thursday, January 11, 2024
in San Rafael, CA


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Please join us for the Annual Meeting of the Western Tree Failure Database at Dominican University on January 11, 2024. This meeting focuses on tree failure analysis and tree risk assessment. Topics for this year’s meeting include: Metrics for Establishing Tree Risk Management Policy, Failure Archetypes, Failure Modes and Cases from Southern California, Lessons Learned from a Tree -Related Fatality Case, and Tree Failure Case Studies. To submit a case study email Larry Costello at larrycostello@me.com

Agenda:

9:00am Welcome and Introduction
Larry Costello, Consulting Arborist, Oracle Oak LLC, San Francisco, CA Igor Lacan, Urban Forestry Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension, San Francisco Bay Area
9:15am Tree Failure Case Studies (2)
Presenters TBD
9:45am Metrics for Establishing a Tree Risk Management Policy
Mark Duntemann, Consulting Arborist, Natural Path Urban Forestry, South Royalton, Vermont
10:45am Break
11:00am Failure Archetypes: What I see (repeatedly) in the field
Alison Lancaster, Consulting Arborist, Alison Lancaster Consulting Arborists, Santa Monica, CA
11:45am Lunch Provided
12:45pm Tree Failure Case Studies (2)
Presenters TBD
1:15pm 2023…A Busy Year: Failure modes and cases from southern California – Part 1
Jan Scow, Consulting Arborist, Jan C. Scow Consulting Arborists, Ojai, CA
2:00pm Break
2:15pm Lessons Learned from a Tree-Related Fatality Case
Mark Duntemann, Consulting Arborist, Natural Path Urban Forestry, South Royalton, Vermont
3:00pm 2023…A Busy Year: Failure modes and cases from southern California – Part 2
Jan Scow, Consulting Arborist, Jan C. Scow Consulting Arborists, Ojai, CA
3:30pm Training for New Cooperators,
Katherine Jones, WTFD Database Manager (treefail@mac.com)

Early Registration (through 1/1/24):

  • $150 - WCISA Member
  • $185 - Non-WCISA Member
  • $80 - Student/Senior

Regular Registration (on or after 1/2/24):

  • $175 - WCISA Member
  • $210 - Non-WCISA Member
  • $80 - Student/Senior

CEUs:

  • 5.0 - CA/CTW/MS
  • 2.5 - BCMA-M
  • 2.5 - BCMA-P
Location

Dominican University - Guzman Hall
50 Acacia Ave.
San Rafael, CA 94901