Learn about our upcoming training, events, and networking opportunities.

To promote safe and proper arboriculture practices through networking, training and public education. To be a voice for the professional arborists who manage and care for Georgia's Tree Canopy.

The GAA membership is our primary audience including industry professionals from different sectors of the Arboriculture Industry. Our virtual events attract industry professionals from all over the world including non-GAA membership.

• Consulting Arborists

• Commercial & Residential Tree Companies (Owners, Production Workers, etc)

• Educational/Research Professionals

• Students

• Municipal/Public Works/Urban Forestry Professionals

• Landscapers/Landscape Architects

• Utility/Vegetation Management

• Suppliers/Manufacturers

Bi-monthly Virtual Trainings: Bi-monthly trainings take place Jan/March/May/July/Sept/November. These are 1 hr Virtual Trainings via Zoom from 6:30pm-7:30pm.

Spanish Educational Workshops: These events are in-person workshops geared towards our Spanish speaking community, typically lasting one full day and combine classroom presentations with hands on demonstration/live interactive learning. These workshops tend to be skills-based including rigging, aerial rescue, EHAP, safety, etc. We are also looking to implement a Spanish version of our ISA Certified Arborist Exam Prep Courses.

Summer Workshop: This is an in person, 1.5-day event with multiple speakers, usually in 1-1.5 hr sessions, depending on the topic. The event will take place in the Metro Atlanta area in 2023. This year we are structuring the agenda based on two tracks -

Track 1: Consulting Arborist/Sales

Track 2: Production/Field Staff

We aim to bridge the two tracks with a selection of mutually beneficial topics where the two sectors can come together and learn a little more about each others jobs & improve communication. We will also include a round table panel discussion where everyone comes together to voice concerns, experiences and tips to improve relationships and efficiency as a whole.

Fall/Winter Pruning Workshops: This event changes location each year with the goal of bringing necessary education to all areas of Georgia. These workshops are 3/4-day events with various speakers focusing on pruning techniques/safety/equipment holding both classroom presentations and hands-on sessions.

Trees Unite Us Conference/Tree Climbing Championship: (2024 Location is Decatur, GA) The Trees Unite Us Conference is a full-day event preceding our highly anticipated annual Tree Climbing Championship, which brings together professionals from all sectors of our industry. Topics can be a combination of hands-on/outdoor/demo and classroom presentations and last 1-1.5 hrs, depending on the content need. The goal of this conference is to UNITE US AS AN INDUSTRY no matter what our professional title or which sector of the green/arboricultural industry we identify ourselves with. We are all here together for a common purpose!

Annual Banquet & Awards Celebration: This event is an annual celebration where we come together to acknowledge the leaders in our industry, their accomplishments and contributions to the mission of the GAA. In addition, we feature one speaker for a 1-hour educational opportunity during this event. The topic should be presented in a classroom setting.

Quarterly Social Events: These events take place in person once per quarter in various locations throughout Georgia. This event includes a happy hour/social time but also 1-1.5 hrs of education. Depending on the topic requirements & location permissions, this presentation can be in a classroom setting and/or outdoor demo/hands on format.

Virtual Lunch & Learn: This event is 1 hour over lunch, via Zoom in Feb/April/June/August/October/December.

The GAA has a volunteer-led Program Committee that meets on a monthly basis to select content leaders for events. Topics/Speaker selection depends on membership needs and requests. The group will review content submissions and member requests to identify matches and extend invitations to potential speakers and content leaders.

Speaking at a GAA event is a marketing opportunity and a chance to share your expertise with other industry leaders. Many of GAA's members look to current and former GAA content leaders when they need to hire a speaker for an event, so speaking at a GAA event is great exposure to the GAA Community

If you are interested in submitting an idea for a presentation to GAA, please complete this form.

• Education Topics

• Tree Biology

• Tree ID & Selection

• Soil Management

• Installation & Establishment

• Pruning

• Diagnosis & Treatment

• Trees & Construction

• Tree Risk

• Safe Work Practices

• Urban Forestry

• Business Operations & Best Practices

• Conflict Resolution

• Company Culture

• Current Trends in Software, Equipment, Tools

• Equipment Operation/Safety

• Aerial Rescue

• Pest/Disease - Prevention/Treatment

• Wood Waste Management

• GIS Inventory

• Tree Appraisal

• City Ordinances Explained

• Trees & Law

• Cabling Systems/Lightning Protection

While we have captured many topic suggestions from our event survey results, the list above is not an exhaustive one! Don't see your topic listed below? Submit anyway! We are happy to receive your creative presentation ideas.