Delaware opens registration for tree care seminar

The Delaware Forest Service’s Urban & Community Forestry Program will be hosting its 10th Annual Arborist and Tree Care Seminar.

This seminar is a specialized training event focused on the professional growth of urban forestry and tree care businesses. Attendees will gain insight into the latest arborist techniques, principles and regulations, and how these contribute to the tree care industry and local communities. There will also be the opportunity to network with other forestry professionals.

This year, it will be held at Delaware Park Raceway & Casino in Wilmington on April 7-8 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.

Tree experts will give presentations on topics including tree cabling and bracing, climbing techniques, structural tree pruning, tree removal strategies, invasive species mitigation, and native plant law. Attendees will be able to earn up to 11 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from the International Society of Arboriculture and up to 5 Delaware pesticide credits – This represents the largest number of CEUs offered at a Delaware Forest Service event.  The cost is $125 for both days which includes breakfast and lunch.

Speakers will include:

• Mark Chisholm, Aspen Tree Stihl
• Brian Kunkle, University of Delaware
• Vinnie Cotrone, Penn State Extension
• Trent Dicks, Arborjet
• Thomas Whitelock, Advanced Arborist Solutions
• Jim Savage, Penn State Extension
• Dave Francis, American Arborist
• Stephen Hauss, Delaware Department of Agriculture