2022 Fall Pruning Workshop, Rome

October 7, 2022

Workshop Location provided by:

Lock & Dam/Coosa River Trading Post: 

181 Lock & Dam Rd 

Rome, GA 30161 

***Registration Deadline: October 3, 2022***

Cost:

• $60 GAA Members, UGA Students & Faculty - UGA Students & Faculty please be sure to register with your UGA issued email address, and pay the $60 rate.  I will comp the remaining $25 to close out the balance.
• $85 Non-Members

5 ISA Credits, TCIA, SAF. Certificate Provided for Georgia Certified Landscape Professionals 

***Please remember to bring your PPE***

Workshop Agenda 

7:45 am – 8:20 am: Registration & Coffee 

8:20 am – 8:30 am: Workshop Begins: Welcome/Orientation - Keith Mickler; Floyd County Extension Director

8:30 am – 9:15 am: Tree Biology – Dr. Jason Gordon; UGA Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources 

9:15am – 10:15 am: Pruning Standards & Objectives – Mr. Robert Trawick; UGA Cooperative Extension-Cobb County 

10:15 am - 10:30 am: Break 

10:30 am – 11:00 am: Utility Pruning – Mr. Justin James; Georgia Power 

11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Outdoor Station Rotation 

• Young Tree Training – Dr. Jason Gordon & Ms. Holly Campbell; UGA Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources 

• Mature Tree Pruning - TBD 

• Chainsaw Safety Demonstration – David Breeden; Arbor Pro Consulting & Training 

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm:Lunch 

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Outdoor Station Rotation 

• Young Tree Training - Dr. Jason Gordon & Ms. Holly Campbell; UGA Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources 

• Mature Tree Pruning - Aaron Byer, New Urban Forestry 

• Chainsaw Safety Demonstration - David Breeden; Arbor Pro Consulting & Training 

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm: Closing Remarks, CEUs, Departure