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    2022 Fall Pruning Workshop, Rome

    • October 07, 2022
    • 7:45 AM - 3:30 PM
    • Lock and Dam / Coosa River Trading Post: 181 Lock & Dam Rd. Rome, Georgia 30161

    Registration

    • For all GAA Members/UGA Faculty or Student - if you are a UGA Faculty/Student please be sure to register using your UGA issued email address and the remaining $25 balance will be comped
    • For any interested party that is not associated with UGA and/or GAA

                     

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    2022 Fall Pruning Workshop


    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 

    Georgia Arborist Association


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

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