Carolina Canopy Workshop: Foundational Skills, Eastern Region (March 2023)
Mar 23, 2023
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Workshop Agenda
The goal of this workshop is to help novice arborists and landscape contractors acquire more confidence in their planting and care of urban trees. During this event, registrants will learn how to (1) safely operate and maintain both chainsaws and chipper and (2) properly establish and prune young trees.
8:00 – 8:30 a.m. ~ Registration and Welcome
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. ~ Chainsaw operation, maintenance & safety (lecture & demonstration)
Rick Martineau, Husqvarna
Jeffery Kish, Bartlett Tree Experts
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. ~ Break
10:15 – 11:00 a.m. ~ Chainsaw operation, maintenance & safety (continued)
11:15 – 12:00 p.m. ~ Perfect planting of young trees – selection, installation, post-planting care (lecture and demonstration)
Dr. Barb Fair, NCSU Cooperative Extension
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ~ Lunch (provided)
1:00 – 2:15 p.m. ~ Structural pruning – goals & specifications for young trees, tools needed (lecture & demonstration)
Dr. Barb Fair, NCSU Cooperative Extension
Jeffery Kish, Bartlett Tree Experts
2:15 – 3:00 p.m. ~ Chipper operation, maintenance & safety (lecture & demonstration)
Manufacturer TBD
Approved CEU credits:
ISA: 5 credits
NCLC: 5 credits (2 landscape hours, 3 business hours)
CEU credits pending approval:
ISA: ~5 credits
SAF: ~5 credits
NCBoLA: ~5 credits
Special thanks to our annual partners for funding the Carolina Canopy Workshops!
NCSU Horticulture Field Lab (behind J.C. Raulston Arboretum), 4414 Beryl Road Raleigh, NC 27606
