ISA Certified Arborist®  Exam Course

Presented by:  

Rob Swanson and Kay Evanovich

Certified Arborist

About: Over seven sessions, instructors and certified arborists Rob Swanson and TBD will help attendees prepare for the exam with talks covering Tree Biology, Tree Identification, Soil Science, Water Management, Tree Nutrition and Fertilization, Tree Selection, Installation and Establishment, Pruning, Tree Support and Lightning Protection, Diagnosis and Plant Disorders, Plant Health Care, Tree Assessment and Risk Management, Trees and Construction, Urban Forestry, Tree Worker Safety, and Climbing & Working in Trees.  Attendees will also learn about eligibility for the exam and taking the exam.

STUDY GUIDE: Attendees should read through the ISA Arborist Certification Study Guide (not included) to prepare for the review and the exam. The Arborist Certification Study Guide is available at www.isa-arbor.com and www.amazon.com. Attendees will be responsible for completing their own application for the exam.

Location: Zoom Call, Instructions will be sent out to all registered 7, 3, & 1 day(s) before.

Time: This course will meet seven times:

Tue, July  6, 2021 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Thu, July 8 2021 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Tue, July 13, 2021 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Thu, July 15, 2021 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Tue, July 20, 2021 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Thu, July 22, 2021 9:00 AM - 11:00 PM EDT

Tue, July 27 2021 9:00 AM - 12:00 AM EDT

All registrants will also be sent a link to each class recording.

Cost: GAA members $100, Non-Members $160 (includes 1 year membership to GAA)

SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE to tree board members and tree care workers employed by a city, county, school or university who are not ISA Certified Arborists. 

Email info@georgiaarborist.org for scholarship information and/or questions.

ISA CEUs: 1       

Questions? Contact CAA Administrator at 404-913-1422 or at info@coastalarborist.org

GAA Bimonthly Training

Tree Consultations- Tools, Methods, & Knowledge

Presented by:  

Jesse Milton
OneBark Consulting Arborist

About: Tree Consultation is a lynch pin to any arboriculture business. Jesse will review 20 year plus experience of tree consultation highlighting the issues he most commonly encounters. He will also give an overview of types of consultation from inventories to prescriptions. 

Location: Zoom Call, Instructions will be sent out to all registered 7, 3, & 1 day(s) before.

Time: 6:15-7:30pm

Cost: Free to all CAA and GAA members and business supporters. $20 for all others.

ISA CEUs: 1       

Questions? Contact CAA Administrator at 404-913-1422 or at info@coastalarborist.org

CAA Bimonthly Training

Tree Planting

Presented by:  

Dr. Kim Coder
UGA Warnell School of Forestry

About: Dr. Coder will discuss optimal tree planting tactics. 

Location: Zoom Call, Instructions will be sent out to all registered 7, 3, & 1 day(s) before.

Time: 6:15-7:30pm

Cost: Free to all CAA and GAA members and business supporters. $20 for all others.

ISA CEUs: 1       

Questions? Contact CAA Administrator at 404-913-1422 or at info@coastalarborist.org

GAA Bimonthly Training

Trees, the Law, & Insurance

Presented by:  

Joe Samnick

About: Entering his 54th year of practice limited to tree and landscape consulting and the dispute resolution process, Joe has been named as an expert in over 1,000 litigation assignments. As the founding president of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), Florida Chapter, Joe has presented at over 100 International and State conferences. His formula for appraising the value of roadside vegetation was included in Rule Chapter 14-40 of the Florida Statutes, and copyrighted as intellectual property. His formula for calculating the value of a tree providing ecological benefits was intellectually copyrighted in 2016 and presented at the ISA International Conference. He received the Edward W. Bok award for recognition of lifetime achievement in the excellence of arboriculture.  He has been issued a provider number by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, State of Florida for the continuing education of landscape architects, and the International Society of Arboriculture for arborist’s continuing education.

Location: Zoom Call, Instructions will be sent out to all registered 7, 3, & 1 day(s) before.

Time: 6:15-7:30pm

Cost: Free to all CAA and GAA members and business supporters. $20 for all others.

ISA CEUs: 1       

Questions? Contact CAA Administrator at 404-913-1422 or at info@coastalarborist.org