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Certified Arborist Seminar, 1/22/10

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ISA Certified Arborist: A Review
Date: January 22, 2010   Time: 8:00am - 4:00pm  Location: #1 South Water Street, Mobile, AL  Facilitator:  AUFA  
Fee: FREE to members of AUFA, $25 for non-members (this fee also includes a year’s membership to AUFA). 
Class Size: Maximum -50
Continuing Education Credits: ISA CEU’s have been requested 
Target Audience:   Anyone who works in the Green Industry,including foresters, landscape architects, horticulturists, nurserymen, etc. 
 Purpose: To provide attendees who seek or hold ISA Certification with a refresher course on what it takes to be a responsible Arborist.  If you are going to take the exam in the near future, this is a great opportunity to review! 
Instructors:  John Morris (Alabama Registered Forester, ISA Certified Arborist), Gary Ickes (ISA Board Certified Master Arborist), Beau Brodbeck (ISA Certified Arborist), Chris Francis (ISA Certified Arborist), and Mike Zarichnak (ISA Certified Arborist), Cleve Formwalt (ISA Certified Arborist).
Driving Directions:   
From Montgomery:  Take I-65 S to Mobile.  Take exit 9 to merge onto I-165 S toward Prichard/Downtown Mobile.  Continue onto N Water St.  Convention Center is on your left. 
From Pensacola:    Take I-10 W toward Mobile.  Take exit 26B to merge onto Water St toward Downtown.  Convention Center is on your right. 
From Biloxi:  Take I-10 E toward Pascagoula/Mobile.  Take exit 26A to merge onto Water St toward Downtown Convention Center will be on the right. 

A G E N D A

Time -Topic - Speaker

7:45-8:00am Registration John Morris

8:00-9:00 am Tree Biology, Identification and Selection  Mike Zarichnak

9:00-10:00 am Tree/Soil Relations, Water Management and Nutrition/Fertilization  Beau Brodbeck

10:00-11:00 am Tree Installation/Establishment and Tree Assessment/Risk Management  John Morris

11:00am-12:00 pm Pruning, Trees and Construction  Chris Francis

12:00-1:00 pm LUNCH

1:00-2:00 pm Tree Support and Protection Systems  Cleve Formwalt

2:00-3:00 pm Plant Health Care, Diagnosis and Plant Disorders  Gary Ickes

3:00-4:00 pm Climbing and Working in Trees, Safety  Gary Ickes

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TO SIGN-UP:
Please e-mail a copy of this form for each attendee to info@aufa.com or call
877-548-0440 for more information.
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