| ANNUAL
SEMINAR
& FIELD
DAY |
21st
Annual
PTCA Seminar
& Field Day
"It's a Risky Business"
Technical
information you need to know!
August 20th & 21st, 2010
in beautiful & historic Balboa Park in San Diego, CA.
Seminar Day
Friday, August 20th
7:00 am to 4:00
pm

LOCATION; The Balboa Park Club [red]off Park Blvd
at Hwy 5 & Hwy 163 in San Diego
Relevance of Tree Risk
Assessment and Management
Mark T. Duntemann,
Natural Path Urban Forestry Consultants
Why
Trees Get Diesease
Thomas Gordon, Ph.D. Professor
of Plant Pathology, U. C. Davis
New Techniques
and Processes for Detecting Internal Trunk Decay
R.
Bruce Allison, Ph.D. Allison Tree & University of Wisconsin, Madison
Molecular
Identification of Wood Rotting Fungi in Standing and Failed Trees
Doug
Schmidt, Ph.D. Research Associate, Ul C. Berkeley
Lunch is included for all attendees!!
Developing
a Proactive and Defensible Tree Risk Assessment Program
Mark
T. Duntemann, Natural Path Urban Forestry Consultants
Managing
Trees as Assets with Inventory Programs
Ms.
Dana Karcher, Project Manager, Davey Tree
Types
of Risk Associate with Insect Invasion
John
Kabashima, Ph.D. Farm Advisor, UCCE Orange County
Outlook
for Tree Risk Management Forum: Questions & Scenarios for all Speakers
Field Day
Saturday, August 21st
7:00 am to 3:30
pm

LOCATION; Morley Field at the end of Texas Street
at Upas Street [red] in San Diego
Arborists
[This
is where we take Friday's seminar into the field for practical application.]
Risk
Assessment Practices-Mr. Mark T. Duntemann
Why
Trees Get Diseases-Dr. Thomas Gordon
Decay
Detection Tools & Techniques-Dr. R. Bruce Allison
Preparing
Samples for DNA Analysis-Dr. Doug Schmidt
The
Tree Inventory Process-Ms. Dana Karcher
Field
Identification of Risky Insects-Dr. John Kabashima
Tree
Workers & Ground Crew
[English & Spanish]
An
all day workshop to include safety and risk management,
equipment, climbing
techniques and best practices by
ArborMaster.

August
2010: San Diego, CA ArborMaster is conducting hands-on skills training at Balboa
Park in San Diego this August! Courses are offered in both English and Spanish.
In cooperation with the PTCA of San Diego, check out this special offer! Special
Offer: Register for at least one ArborMaster course, and receive free registration
to either the PTCA Seminar, August 20th or the Field Day, August 21 -valued
at $110 - $145, depending on which event you choose! For course outlines and
more information, visit their website at www.ArborMaster.com
or call 860-429-5028! |
ArborMaster
Workshop [english]-Mr. Rip Tompkins,
ArborMaster Training
ArborMaster
Workshop [spanish]-Mr. Martin Moralesk
ArborMaster Training
| Field
Day admission includes: - Barbeque
lunch
- free
PTCA T-shirt
- Vendors
| |
Field
Day ends with the famous PTCA RAFFLE |
If
you haven't received your registration brochure
call 619-443-6202 or email
ptca@cox.net
Event
Costs Non Member PTCA Member | | | |
DISCOUNTS
Early
registration: Subtract $10 if registration PAID by August 1, 2010.
4
or more package: Subtract 10% for 4 or more registrants submitted together
from the same company or municipality.
Become a
Member: 1 year individual PTCA membership
is included for non-members registering for both days.