Western Tree Failure Database

@ Dominican University
on Friday, January 13, 2023
in San Rafael, CA


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Annual Meeting of the Western Tree Failure Database at Dominican University.

Topics include: Summer Branch Drop, Wood Decay Fungi, Minimizing Root Injury During Construction, Tree Risk Assessment BMP, 3rd Edition Update, Interpreting Results from Decay Detection Methods.

Agenda:

9:00am Welcome and Introductions
Larry Costello, Consulting Arborist, Oracle Oak LLC, San Francisco, CA Igor Lacan, Urban Forestry Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension, San Francisco Bay Area
9:15am Tree Failure Case Studies (2)
TBD
9:45am Summer Branch Drop: What we do and don’t know
Jim Clark, Consulting Arborist, HortScience/Bartlett Consulting, Pleasanton, CA
10:30am Break
10:45am Wood Decay Fungi: A guide for nonspecialists
Tara Kelly, Community Education Specialist, UC Cooperative Extension, Half Moon Bay, CA
11:15am Minimizing Root Injury During Construction: Towards reducing the potential for root failure Provided
John Leffingwell, Consulting Arborist, Woodreeve Consulting, Berkeley, CA
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Tree Failure Case Study (1)
TBD
1:15pm Tree Risk Assessment BMP: 3rd Edition Update
Nelda Matheny, Consulting Arborist, HortScience/Bartlett Consulting, Pleasanton, CA
1:45pm Interpreting Results from Decay Detection Methods: A case study
Drew Zwart, Research Scientist, Bartlett Tree Experts, San Rafael, CA
2:15pm Improving Our Ability to Talk About Risks: The hazard-outrage risk-communication framework from Dr. Peter Sandman, and how it can be useful to arborists
Igor Lacan, Urban Forestry Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension, San Francisco Bay Area
3:00pm Training for New Cooperators
Katherine Jones, WTFD Database Manager (treefail@mac.com)
3:30pm CEU Sign Out
*Please allow up to 6 weeks for processing of CEUs
 

Early Registration (through 1/2/23):

  • $140 - WCISA Member
  • $165 - Non-WCISA Member
  • $70 - Student/Senior

Regular Registration (on or after 1/2/23):

  • $175 - WCISA Member
  • $200 - Non-WCISA Member
  • $70 - Student/Senior

CEUs:

  • 5.0 - CA/CTW/MS
  • 2.0 - BCMA-M
  • 1.5 - BCMA-P
  • 1.5 - BCMA-S
Location

Dominican University
50 Acacia Ave
San Rafael, CA 94901