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  • PHC safety training
    February 1, 2024

    Tell, Show, Do Is CTSP’s Biggest Takeaway

    By Tamsin Venn

    Bomber at the controls during PHC safety training. What was it like for Nick Bomber, district manager for SavATree in Michigan, to be in the first class of tree professionals to earn TCIA’s new Certified Treecare Safety Professional (CTSP) credential [...]

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  • Joe Tommasi, left, speaks with Peter Gerstenberger
    December 1, 2023

    Joe Tommasi Awarded Emeritus Status for CTSP Credential

    By Tamsin Venn

    Joe Tommasi, left, speaks with Peter Gerstenberger, today TCIA’s vice president for industry expertise, during a TCI EXPO sometime in the 1990s. Tommasi has presented on safety topics at TCI EXPO more than once. Note the National Arborist Association logo [...]

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  • Apprentice Ryan Mack makes a pruning cut
    November 1, 2023

    Apprenticeship Program: Invest in Your Team and They Will Invest in You

    By Tamsin Venn

    Mike Earl, owner of Old Growth Tree Service LLC, an eight-year TCIA member company based in Eagle, Colorado, says he loves the Registered Arborist Apprenticeship Program. His first arborist apprentice, Ryan Mack, will soon complete his U. S. Department of [...]

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  • Efforts to reduce wood waste
    November 1, 2023

    Chipping Away at Wood Waste While Creating Good Will

    By Tamsin Venn

    Scott Turner, president of Truetimber Arborists, an accredited, 20-year TCIA member company based in Richmond, Virginia, has many goals for his business, one of which is to reduce wood waste to zero. As it is for many tree care companies, [...]

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  • A-Plus Tree Service
    October 1, 2023

    Having a Plan, Not Just Winging It

    By Tamsin Venn

    Brandon Bogus, owner of A-Plus Tree Service, an eight-year TCIA member company based in Fremont, Nebraska, earned TCIA’s Certified Treecare Safety Professional (CTSP) credential a few years ago. Brandon Bogus, far right, with his crew members, from left, Joe Kuntz [...]

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