Green Industry Continued Education: Tree Removal Demo Day

This class will feature:

• Presentations on tree health, tree death, tree removal, and stump removal
• Live demonstration of tree removal, stump removal, and best practices will occur, however they will not be hands on lessons
• ISA CEUs Available: 6 CEUs have been requested

Event Details:

When: March 27th,

Time: 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Where: UNR Extension, 4955 Energy Way, Reno NV 89502

Cost: $30

(What will be provided: Fees will cover coffee, pizza and sodas for lunch, PPE and ISA CEU fees.)

Schedule:

7:30 - 8:00 a.m. Registration (Coffee and tea will be available)

8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Welcome (Wendy Hanson Mazet) and 'From Dieback to Drop Zone: Mapping the Removal Workflow' Jenny Guzman

8:30 - 9:00 a.m. "Understanding the Bronze Birch Borer" Megan Andrews, University of Nevada Reno, Extension

9:00 - 10:00 a.m. "Protecting Tree Health Through Proper Irrigation" Heidi Kratsch, University of Nevada Reno, ExtensionTransition to outdoor presentations

10:00 - 11:30 a.m. "Tree Removal Best practices" Brandon J Forbes, Noah's Park Tree Care

11:30 - Noon Provided lunch

Noon - 1:00 p.m. "Tree removal demo" Brandon J Forbes, Noah's Park Tree Care

1:00 - 2:30 p.m. "Stump Grinding Best Practices" Matt Wielebinski, Noah's Park Tree Care

Please make sure to dress appropriately for the weather as part of this course will be outdoors. Please bring a reusable water bottle to refill at our water stations. This is a live removal and stump grinding in the extension parking lot there is no outdoor seating. Please feel free to bring a lawn chair if you desire.

We want to thank Noah's Park Tree Care for graciously donating their presentations as well as the physical removal and grinding on the tree.

Please contact Wendy Hanson Mazet at [email protected] if you have any questions about the event!

The University of Nevada, Reno is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person's age, disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race, color, or religion. Where discrimination is found to have occurred, the University will act to stop the discrimination, to prevent its recurrence, to remedy its effects, and to discipline those responsible.

If you require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this event, please contact Paul Lessick, civil rights & compliance coordinator, at least 14 days prior to the scheduled event at 702-257-5577 or [email protected].

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