Competency with a task means being able to perform that task correctly and safely, without direct supervision. Proficiency is a high level of competency. TCIA file photo courtesy of the Women’s Tree Climbing Workshop, a TCIA corporate member company headquartered [...]

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 [...]

Employees who are appreciated work harder and don’t develop a wandering eye for other job opportunities. The key component of creating a positive and mindful culture in the workplace is to foster an environment where employees feel cared for and [...]

Note: This is a botanical article. Our purpose is not to judge the relative value of the Lahaina Banyan Tree compared to other damages and losses in Lahaina. Our purpose is to report on the efforts to save trees after [...]

  Basic terminology and how the electric-power system works from generation to the end consumer was covered in Part 1 of this series (TCI Magazine, October 2023). This article will focus on the distribution system. Trees are often near these [...]