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Training

  • Learn from tree accident
    April 1, 2025

    Never Waste a Crisis: Lessons Learned From a Serious Incident

    By CRAIG BACHMANN, BCMA, CTSP, TRAQ

    The goal of “zero incidents” is an impossible standard. As a profession, we have promoted this concept, but it is simply not realistic. While safety is always a priority, arboriculture is performed in a high-hazard environment, and every day [...]

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  • Spanish-Speaking Workers in Tree Care
    April 1, 2025

    Solving the Language Issue for Spanish-Speaking Workers in Tree Care

    By Leo Roldan, CTSP, QCL

    I presented on this topic at TCI EXPO ’24 in Baltimore, where I had a great audience and received excellent feedback. When I started working on that presentation, I realized we had never really addressed language and cultural barriers [...]

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  • Tree Pruning Solutions
    April 1, 2025

    Pruning Solutions for Urban-Compatible Trees

    By Lindsey Purcell, BCMA

    Conditions of concern may be defined as tree issues that the client and arborist perceive as unacceptable. In my experience, they usually fall into one or more of three categories. Typically, it is about structure, clearance and appearance. (Photo [...]

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  • Gun Violence in Tree care
    April 1, 2025

    Targeting Gun Violence Aimed at Line-Clearance Workers

    By SARA DREISER AND RICH ALEXANDER

    On December 31, 2024, a man in Massachusetts barricaded himself in his house after shooting at a line-clearance crew with a high-powered air rifle. The crew was working down the road from his house, with no direct connection to [...]

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  • Tree training
    April 3, 2025

    Developing Trainers Who Inspire

    By KOREY CONRY, CTSP

    There are many aspects to being a successful trainer, but for the sake of this article, we are going to focus on just one: building and presenting effective PowerPoint presentations. A graduation photo from a five-week Utility Line [...]

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