Western Chapter International Society of Arboriculture

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Western Chapter International Society of
Arboriculture
Opening Ceremony May 4, 2009 Atlantis Casino
Resort - Reno, NV
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Opening Ceremony

• Pledge of Allegiance
• Douglas Anderson, WCISA President
• National Anthem
• Sung by Hailey Churchillo
• Invocation
• Tim Womick
• Welcome to Reno
• Dwight Dortch, Reno City Councilman
• WCISA Annual Business Meeting

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State of the Chapter Address

• Doug Anderson, 2008-09 President
• EVEN IN THESE UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC TIMES THE
  CHAPTER IS VIBRANT

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Tim Womicks Trail of Trees San Jose, CA
The Britton Fund Boards policy writing retreat
Urban Forestry Future Perfect
Saw for Hire Television show CANCELLED!
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Robert Phillips on the ride home from the
workday 27 miles across the sea.
Carl Mellinger at Arbor Camp Workday Day 2009
on Catalina Island
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Treasurers Report

• Michael Neal, Treasurer

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Finance Committee

• Jack McCabe, Chair
• Doug Anderson
• Dan Jensen
• Michael Neal
• Robert Phillips
• Walt Warriner
• Ex officio Rose Epperson

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Finance Committee

• Current Reserves
• Current Long Term Reserves 110,448.71
• Mutual funds 77,607.79
• Down 14.5 from September 2008
• Recovered 5.5 since January 2009
• Raymond James Cash fund 32,840.92
• Up .4 from September 2008

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Finance Committee

• WCISA Investment Policy
• Financial Policy Goal
• Reserves 40 Annual Operating Budget
• Currently About 15 of Operating Budget
• Approximately 188,000 short of Goal

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Finance Committee

• Moving Forward
• Current Reserves
• Retain current mutual funds
• Keep cash reserves through current climate
• Growing to Meet Policy Goal
• Transfer regular increments to reserve account
• Look to achieve 40 goal within 10 years

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Strategic Plan 2006-2011

• Initiative 1 Increase public and media
  awareness of the benefits of trees
• Al Remyn, Champion
• Strategies include Represent Professional tree
  care for media and public awareness, develop
  promote and expand public awareness through
  educational services information materials.
• Committee Reports
• Public Relations
• Al Remyn, Chair

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Public Relations

• Al Remyn, Chair
• Southern Arizona
• Representative Tom Ellis
• March 6, 2009
• Tree Workers Work Shop
• March 9, 2009
• Annual Arizona Tree Climbing - Phoenix
• Northern Arizona
• Representative Art Dailey
• June 26, 2009
• WCISA Regional Conference- Flagstaff

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Public Relations

• Northern California
• Representative Bill Gardner
• May 19, 2008
• Hard Recreation for Life Hayward
• June 8, 2008
• City of Hayward Street Party Hayward
• June 13, 2008
• WCISA Roots to Crown Elk Grove
• June 14, 2008
• WCISA Tree Climbing Competition Elk Grove
• July 10, 2008
• City of Hayward Street Party Hayward
• August 10, 2008
• City of Hayward Street Party Hayward
• August 16 -17, 2008
• Hayward Zucchini Festival Hayward

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Public Relations

• August 28, 2008
• WCISA Palm Research Symposium Palo Alto
• September 26, 2008
• WCISA A Day for Climbers Arcadia
• September 27, 2008
• CAA 7th. Annual Climbing Competition Arcadia
• November 19, 2008
• NCTLC Winter Education session San Jose
• November 20, 2008
• WCISA Plant Health Care Western Style - Milpitas
• February 19, 2009
• WCISA- Urban Forestry Berkeley
• March 27, 2009
• WCISA- Trees Priceless San Francisco

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Public Relations

• Southern California
• Representative Al Remyn
• September 12, 2008
• Regional Meeting, Anaheim
• October 12-15, 2008
• SMA Conference, San Diego
• November 4-6, 2008
• Turf grass Show, Pomona
• January 15, 2009
• WTMS, Los Angeles Arboretum, Arcadia
• April 25, 2009
• Tree Planting Event, Stetson Park, Sylmar
• May 14, 2009
• Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut
• June 19, 2009
• Tree Climbing Championship-Castaic Lake, Castaic

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Public Relations

• Hawaii
• Representative Gregory Severino, Carol Kwan
• November 11, 2008
• WCISA Regional Meeting , Honolulu
• March 14, 2009
• Knots Workshop, Honolulu
• April 4, 2009
• Hawaii Tree Climbing Competition (HTCC)
• Nevada
• Representative John Crandell
• February 18, 2009
• Nevada Landscape Association, Reno
• April 17-19, 2009
• 3rd. Annual Wildland Fire Litigation Conference,
  Reno

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Strategic Plan 2006-2011

• Initiative 2 - Increase organizational growth
• Dennis Swartzell, Champion
• Strategies include Increase organization growth
  through outreach programs and partnering
  opportunities through out the chapter. Cultivate
  membership to become future leaders by
  encouraging participation in organizational
  functions. And develop cohesion among Board
  members that provides effective leadership for
  the chapter.
• Committee Reports
• Membership
• Dennis Swartzell

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Membership count as of 4/25/09

• 2926 ISA and Chapter
• 162 Chapter Only

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Membership Committee

• Highlights from 2008
• Increase of 4.72 in membership
• Survey Results
• 83 respondents
• 69 of the 83 respondents were also members of the
  ISA
•  62 were certified, almost all as certified
  arborists (59)
• Why did they join the Western Chapter? Reason
  for joining fulfilled?
• 77 of 80 respondents noted that their reason for
  joining the Chapter had been fulfilled.
• Education networking were the most frequently
  mentioned reasons for joining.
• WCISA programs and services
• Overall, respondents appear to be satisfied or
  very satisfied with Chapter services.
• What are you most satisfied with by WCISA?
• Education, magazine and regional meetings.
• Respondents are also satisfied with the Chapters
  administration, reflected in a variety of
  comments

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Membership Committee

• In the past 5 years had your satisfaction with
  the WCISA grown? Why or why not?
• The Chapter is doing a very good job of
  responding to member needs, as reflected in the
  50 yes answers
• Congratulations GORDON MANN winner of the
  complimentary regional meeting registration
• Thanks to Jim Clark for compiling the data from
  the survey
• Membership Mixer Volunteer Fair
• Tuesday Night 430 to 530 Emerald C
• Stop in and discover how you can get more
  involved with the Chapter programs and
  leadership.

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Strategic Plan 2006-2011

• Initiative 3 Promote multi-disciplinary
  approaches to research education
• Dana Karcher, Champion
• Strategies include Provide diverse regional
  research and education through Chapter funded
  programs and projects that will benefit
  professional arboriculture.
• Committee Reports
• TREE Fund
• Doug Anderson
• The Britton Fund, Inc.
• Doug Anderson
• Arbor Camp/Work Day
• Andy Trotter

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United Voices for Healthy Communities
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TREE Fund

• Support Team WCISA
• Doug Anderson
• Brian Bishop
• John Leffingwell
• Bob Squibb
• Helen Stone
• Yolanda Retes
• You?
• Chapter Challenge
• Bronze Level
• 49, 541.00
• Raise Your Hand For Research Auction
• Diamondback Suite
• San Diego Package

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2009 WCISA TREE Fund Golf Outing!

• Golfers
• Al EppersonAl Martinez
• Alan Dixon
• Alyce Traverso
• Billy Mills
• David Fulford
• Ed Boyd
• Howard Bowles
• Jill Utesch
• Jim Skiera
• John Gauthier
• John Traverso
• Jon Maystrik
• Jose Mercado
• Keith Lesch
• Kelly Toulouse
• Kris Coston
• Larry Evans

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The Britton Fund, Inc.

• 2009 Arbor Camp Work Day

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The Britton Fund, Inc.

• The Britton Fund Ride

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The Britton Fund, Inc.

• The Britton Fund Ride 09
• Participants
• Gary A. Abrojena
• James Allen
• Doug Anderson
• Chad Brey
• Chris Buck
• Noe Cardenas
• James Clark
• John Crandell
• Johanna Fogolin
• Michael Fogolin
• Nathan Garrett

• Randy Hopp
• John Leffingwell
• Gordon Mann
• John Nitta
• Sarah Nitta
• Marc Rubald
• Team SAC
• Duane Goosen
• Spencer Harris
• Jesus Munoz
• Dan Pskowski
• Jamie Ulloa

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Strategic Plan 2006-2011

• Initiative 4 Promote Tree Care Standards
• Gabe Beeler, Champion
• Strategies include Promote the profession of
  arboriculture through integrity, honesty and safe
  work practices. Continue promoting current ISA
  tree care standards, specifications and code of
  ethics.
• Committee Reports
• Certification
• Stan Oka
• Editor
• Bruce Hagen
• Tree Climbing Championships
• Jose Mercado

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Certification

• Stan Oka, Chair
• ARIZONA
• Certified TW-54Cert Arborists-335    -Utility
  Specialists-42    -Municipal Specialists-13
• Committee Member
• Andrew Rable
• CALIFORNIA
• Certified TW-471
• Cert Arborists-2568
• Utility Specialists-237
• Municipal Specialists-32
• BCMA-23
• Committee Members
• Gabe Beeler, Jack Proctor, John Traverso

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Certification

• HAWAII
• Certified TW-52
• Cert Arborists-164
• Utility Specialists-6
• Municipal Specialists-3
• Committee Members
• Kevin Eckert, Stan Oka
• NEVADA
• Certified TW-4
• Cert Arborists-172
• Utility Specialists-8
• Municipal Specialists-6
• Committee Member
• Eddie Rodriguez

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Certification

• Highlights 2008
• Number of exams given 30

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Certification

• Committee Activity
• Update Proctor/Judge listing Registration and
  Training of Judges and Proctors.
• CTW Exam Process and Form Modifications
• Update Certified Tree Worker exam.
• Develop Certified Tree Worker Utility Specialist
  Exam.
• Development of CD for Verbal Certified Tree
  Worker Exams.
• Implement New ISA exam policies

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Editor

• Bruce Hagen
• Full color for one year now. What an improvement!
• The new printer seems to working out, despite a
  few wrinkles.
• I think we reached a reasonable balance between
  education content, advertisements, chapter news,
  etc.
• Note that there we have been doing an yearly
  index to help reference older articles.
• The editor is seeking submissions from the
  memberships articles, photos, observations,
  commentary, updates, etc. 
• Let us know if there is something you would like
  to see in the magazine.

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Tree Climbing Championship

• Jose Mercado, Chair

2009 Tree Climbing Championship June 19 20,
2009 Lake Castaic, Castaic, CA Friday Regional
Workshop featuring Saturday Preliminary
competition for Men, Women and over 40
groups Sunday Masters Challenge Come see the
best climbers in the west compete.
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Strategic Plan 2006-2011

• Initiative 5 Increase training opportunities
• Greg Monfette, Champion
• Strategies include To provide relevant education
  and training, resulting in professional growth
  and development. Promote outreach and
  involvement to youth, multi-lingual and diverse
  groups.
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• Accomplishments
• introduced regional meetings focusing on the
  practical application of tree care to target the
  landscape industry
• developed a master calendar with the non profits
  to avoid conflicts with our respective
  educational meetings
• listed dates for Certified Tree Worker and
  Certified Arborist testing, and EHAP prep courses
  on the Regional Meetings calendar
• e-mailed chapter members information regarding
  the recent conferences and will continue to do so
  for other educational meetings and industry
  events
• surveyed the membership regarding topics for
  future regional conferences.
• reviewed the effectiveness of the Certified Tree
  Worker test

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Strategic Plan 2006-2011

• Initiative 5 Increase training opportunities
• Action Items
• Develop an RFP for a Certified Arborist Test Prep
  Class
• The RFP went out on 12-12-08 to all interested
  parties (11 respondents).
• We held a Pre-Bid conference call on 1-20-09
  where we went through the RFP, section by
  section, to be sure everything is clearly
  understood. Then we addressed questions as they
  came up. The questions and answers were recorded
  and sent out to the respondents.
• On 1-23-09 a final set of documents was sent out
  to all respondents.
• The Proposals were received by 500 p.m. on
  February 28, 2009.
• The committee reviewed the RFP's and will be
  making the recommendation to the Board at the
  June 1, 2009 meeting.
• The WCISA will now have a Certified Arborist
  Training Program, with a comprehensive
  curriculum, to assist in preparing our members to
  take the International Society of Arboriculture
  Certified Arborist Exam.

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Strategic Plan 2006-2011

• Initiative 5 Increase training opportunities
• Committee Reports
• Regional Conferences Helen Stone
• Student Activities Committee - Barba
• Commercial Arborist Barba
• Municipal Arborist - Churchillo
• Utility Arborist McCabe
• Consulting Arborist - Leggitt
• Spanish Arborist - Mercado

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Regional Conferences

• Helen Stone, Chair

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Student Activities Committee

• Committee members
• Juan J. Barba, Chair
• Richard Reitz
• Cindy McCall
• Update
• ISA for now will gladly accept student
  memberships initiated by WCISA
• Class schedule accompanying the applications
• 2008- 09 we have 26 student members in the
  chapter 1 from HI, 1 from NV
• 50 discount on all programs

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Student Activities Committee

• Goal for 2008/09 is to increase the Student
  membership to 50
• Student specific membership form created for
  distribution
• List of schools in the chapter which offer
  arboriculture or related fields of study
• SA Committee is going through our list of
  contacts at each school and updating as necessary

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Student Activities Committee

• SAC Challenges
• Full-Time students only
• Students may not sit on any committees including
  SAC
• Competition with other school organizations,
  activities
• Cost to participate
• Losses in academic personnel support due to
  national economic situation

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Student Activities Committee

• SAC Benefits
• Provide out of classroom experiences
• Connect students with employers
• Opportunities for students to present information
  verbally or written
• Assist producing superior students
• Help identify Stars in the student population
• Improved employees immediately out of school

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Commercial Arborist

• Committee Members
• Juan J. Barba, Chair
• Mark Porter
• Delfino Vian
• Robert Phillips
• Definition
• Arboricultural Business for Profit or Financial
  Gain
• Business owner or person with arboricultural
  skills and training employing arborists, or
• Employed as an arborist by a business for profit.
• The Business of Arboriculture

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Commercial Arborist

• Survey
• Survey Monkey was generated with 20 questions
• Sent to more than 900 chapter members
• ISA's database indicating commercial area of
  practice, and,
• list of companies advertising in the yellow pages
• Approximately 179 returned processing now
• Interesting information being tabulated now
• i.e., Preferred day and time to see client and
  estimate work

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Commercial Arborist

• Whats Next
• Need to identify all chapter commercial arborists
• Provide information in the Western Arborist
  specifically for Commercial Arborists
• Continue to provide information at all
  conferences for Commercial Arborists
• Desire to know more about Commercial Arborists
  through additional studies.

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Utility Arborist

• Jack Mc Cabe, Chair
• Activities
• WCISA Annual Conference Breakout
• Safety, Environmental Strategies, Transmission
  Compliance
• UAA Regional Field Trip
• June 25-26 in Redding
• Focus on IVM Best Management Practices
• WCISA Utility Municipal Partnerships
• November 11-12 in San Luis Obispo
• Focus on Students (Cal Poly)
• Committee Needs Volunteers

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Municipal Arborist

• Steve Churchillo, Chair

Consulting Arborist

• Roy Leggitt, Chair

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Spanish Arborist Committee

• Jose Mercado, Chair

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Administrative Committee Reports

• Annual Conference
• 2009 Ray Morneau Molly Sinnott, Co- Chairs
• Business of Arboriculture
• Reno, Nevada
• 2010 Libby Davidson Mike Neal, Co-Chairs
• The Mystery, Magic and Management of Trees
• Tucson, Arizona
• Awards
• Carl Mellinger, Chair

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Administrative Committee Reports

• Executive Director Review
• Greg Monfette, Chair
• History
• Carl Mellinger
• Nominations
• Ray Morneau, Chair
• Open Discussion from the floor

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WCISA Administrative Staff

• Executive Director Rose Epperson
• Office Manager Suzanne Schuba
• Administrative Assistant Heather Crippen
• Administrative Assistant Mary Mahoney
• Western Arborist
• Editor Bruce Hagen
• Graphic Design Linda Hagen

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