I own a successful tree company near the north end of Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts. My interest in Bristol County Agricultural High School peaked with the arrival of one of their graduates at our company. The custom-built climbing structure [...]

Technical-education schools, such as Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School in Essex, Massachusetts, are training students with the skills needed to open doors into a career in arboriculture. I am one of these students. Arborists Bradford Chase, back row, [...]

“Before this class, I was a drug addict with nothing; a rough past, nothing in my future, no direction. This gave me something that’s positive. I’m undeniably grateful for everything,” says Terissa, a convicted felon. Fall 2023 program graduates have [...]

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 [...]

Pursuing TCIA Accreditation during a time of rapid growth at Sperry Tree Care was part of the company’s overall strategic planning, according to owner Rob Miron. His business, based in Eugene, Oregon, has been a TCIA member since 1994 and [...]