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    Tree Inspection Walk & Talk (without TCC)

    • April 07, 2017
    • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • 543 Elliott Trail, Mansfield, GA 30055
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    Registration


    Registration is closed

    1:00 pm        Risk Assessment Concepts (Power Point)

    • What is Risk?
    • How do you see Risk?
    • 4 Zone assessment system

    2:00 pm        Tools of the Trade

    • Resistograph Testing
    • Sounding Mallet
    • Soil Probe
    • Binoculars
    • Other

    2:30 pm          Tree Risk in the Field

    • Students describe what they see
    • Discussion

    4:00 pm           Questions and End of Session

    Program Facilitator: PETER JENKINS better known as “Treeman,” is one of Atlanta's earliest arborists certified by the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). He is also Tree Risk Assessment Qualified by the ISA. Jenkins is proud to call himself a "tree hugger;" tree climbing and tree care have been his life's passion. He is self-educated in the art and science of tree work, and takes pride in his extensive library of books about trees, forests, and anything else having to do with the outdoors.


    Cost (includes lunch):
    TCC Competitors: No Cost
    All Others : $10

    ISA CEU's will be awarded to participants for Aerial Lift & Safety Update, 3 ISA CEUs for Tree Inspection Walk

    Georgia Arborist Association


    Email:  info@georgiaarborist.org
    Phone:  (404) 913-1422
    Address:  GAA ~ P.O. Box 2516, Decatur GA 30031

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