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

Seminar

$145

$125

Field Day

$110

$95

Both Days

$240

$200

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.

 

 


This is a time for arborists and climbers to not only refresh the knowledge they may not use every day but to learn the new techniques, innovations and knowledge that are constantly being discovered and enhanced. The PTCA Seminar & Field Day has had some of the top speakers and minds in the field of arboriculture from across the country! Visit past seminars & field days below.

In arboriculture, you either move forward or fall behind!
What are you or your tree service doing?


VISIT PAST PTCA SEMINARS & FIELD DAYS
Click on the seminar you would like to visit.

PTCA Seminar
4203 Genesee 103-217
San Diego, CA 92117-4950
619-443-6202
fax 619-546-0555



The committee needs volunteers.
To help, contact any of the committees members or just show up at the seminar committee meeting
(see the events page) and the PTCA will buy you dinner!

Committee members:

Brian Bishop
Dave Ephron
Steve Hooker
Michael Palat
Alden Pedersen
Mike Pfoffenberger
Dave Shaw
Bob Squibb
Bob Walton