LINKS TO CHECK OUT:

Dream the
GREEN DREAM!
Sharing the gift of trees at the California State Fair. See the WCISA home page for information.

Are you familiar with TCIA,
the Tree Care Industry
Association?
Find them on our Associations page.

The Legend Lives On!
Articles by Dr. Alex L. SHIGO are now found here.

2010 WORKSHOPS and EVENTS DESCRIPTIONS SPONSORS

Happy New Year 2010!

February 19, 2010: Climbing Skills Workshop put on by Jeremy Tibbets, City Park, Benicia, CA. Flyer for signups.

February 27, 2010: Annual Dinner & Awards Banquet. SIGNUP! Location: Hilton Concord Hotel, Golden Gate Room A. Entertainment by Ted Kipping.

March 19, 2010: WCISA/CAA Co-Sponsored Seminar with Phil Evans at SFSU: "Rethinking Risk - Tree Management Practices." Informative FLYER for signups. DESCRIPTION.

June 4, 2010: Beginner climber/Aerial Rescue/CTW Exam Prep workshop in Concord. Put on by John Traverso & Chris Llata. SEE LAST YEAR'S PHOTOS! Flyer for SIGHUP HERE!

October 22-24, 2010: 9th Annual Climbing Invitational, Santa Barbara, CA. SAVE THE DATE! Details to be announced.

NOTE: You can still see a rundown of the winners of the 8th Annual Invitational, September, 2009 at Metson Lake, Golden Gate Park in San Francisco at WINNERS. Great photos can be viewed at CAA's Facebook link (see Home page).

More 2010 Events: Under construction. Please check back!

MORE WORKSHOPS and CONFERENCES: Check each of our "Family Tree" of organizations on the Certifications & Associations page!

PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR SPONSORS & PRIZE DONORS! (List of links and logos on SPONSORS page). We couldn't do what we do without our sponsors - THANKS!

All our workshops are accredited by the ISA for Treeworker and Arborist CEU's !
All our workshops are open to members and non-members of the CAA. The workshops are run on a volunteer basis by CAA members and as an active member you are encouraged to get involved and lend a hand. Most workshops are held on a Friday and fliers are mailed to the membership 3 to 4 weeks prior to the workshop. If you would like to be on our mailing list, contact us by email or telephone at the numbers and links on the Contact page.

If you have any ideas for workshops or would like to host a workshop, please drop us a line.

EVENT DESCRIPTIONS:
Aerial Rescue, CTW
Annual Dinner
Climbing Skills Workshop
Cranes & Rigging
Equipment Maintenance
Fruit Tree Pruning
Ground Operations Workshop
Climbing Skills INVITATIONAL
Tree Biology Workshop

FOR PREVIOUS EVENT WRITE-UPS CLICK HERE.


AERIAL RESCUE & Preparation for CTW:
One of our industry's governing bodies is the I.S.A. (International Society of Arboriculture). The I.S.A. has two training programs; Certified Arborist and Certified Tree Worker (CTW). To become a Certified Tree Worker you are required, amongst other things, to complete an aerial rescue. Focuses on the requirements for the CTW such as knots and climbing requirements. At the end of the day you will be given a certificate saying that you successfully completed an aerial rescue. This certificate can then be used towards becoming a CTW.


ANNUAL DINNER
This event is organized so that we can recognize the people who have helped at the previous year's workshops, review the year, socialize with friends, and have a bit of fun as well. The evening consists of a 3 course dinner; a speaker who puts on a 30-minute presentation; slide shows; plenty of raffle prizes to be won; and always a good mix of people.

Previous speakers include:
2009 Members - 25th Anniversary Celebration
2008 Dennis Yniguez - Roots, Boundaries and the Law
2007 Joey Cornell - NRAT at Hurricane Katrina Cleanup
2006 Tales Told Out of Trees: Good Jobs Gone Bad
2005 Eric Schatz - Tree Sitter Extractions
2004 Jerry Beranek - The Tree House Project
2003 Jim Clark, Hort Science --- Tough Decisions Arborists have to Make
2002 Dennis Yniguez --- Julia 'Butterfly' Hill and the plight of Luna
2001 G. F. Beranek --- His life as a logger
2000 Jerome Hutlin Koechlin --- Interesting trees around the world
1999 Jimmy Harris --- Recreational tree climbing, 'Tickle the Sky'


CLIMBING SKILLS WORKSHOP:
This is a great opportunity to get a Certificate of Participation for Aerial Rescue and some vital instruction for those taking the WCISA Certified Tree Worker Exam, plus new climbers will get many opportunities to practice their skills and pick up new techniques.

We are fortunate to have in Northern California some of the world's best climbers, past and present. None of these climbers have become the best without learning tips and tricks from their peers. Gary and Jared Abrojena, Rhett Richardson, Greg Liu to name but a few of the high quality instructors.

The workshops are organized to accommodate all levels of ability. There are stations for basic knot tying and equipment inspection; stations for bodythrust and footlock; stations for throwline; and stations for more advanced techniques of entering and moving in the tree. Two or more climbing workshops are scheduled yearly due to demand. The workshops are limited so that there are no more than 5 people per instructor.


CRANES & RIGGING:
Also called "The Angle of the Dangle." This workshop will cover new rules for crane operations, actual in-the-field work with a crane, and advanced rope rigging techniques. Dynamic loads in rigging.


EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE:
Demonstrations and exhibits by industrial suppliers. EXAMPLE: The 2003 workshop was sponsored by Cal Line and Stihl and hosted by Cal Line at their Livermore facility. They had on-site mechanics available to answer all your questions on maintenance and repair of chippers and stump grinders.


FRUIT TREE PRUNING:
Keeping with long standing tradition, this workshop has been offered by CAA for over 10 years. Organized for 2007 by Kelley Gilleran @ Fallen Leaf with industry professionals Bill Pramuk, Phil Evans, John Traverso, Brian McGovern & Roger Poulson leading discussions and hands-on pruning. Space is limited to the first 40 registrations.



GOLF TOURNAMENT:
2009: What a great time to head to the beautiful Napa Valley! Come and enjoy the day with us on Friday August 14th playing 18 holes to benefit CAA's continuing efforts to provide training and education opportunities to the arboriculture industry. 8:00 AM Shotgun/Scramble Start. Carts included. Tri-Tip Lunch at 1 PM, included. Vintners Golf Club Napa Valley, Yountville, CA. $100 pp - Groups of Four or Singles accepted. MINIMUM 36, MAXIMUM 60 - Get your group together ASAP - spots are filling up quickly. Pre-registration required by 8/10/09. FORM FOR SIGNUP.

We are accepting Raffle & silent auction prizes. Hole Sponsors wil receive a 10x20 sign on sponsored hole along with an honorable mention on the CAA website, newsletter and our trailer! Contact Joseph Borden for more information @ 707-963-7578 to donate a prize or become a sponsor.


(ANNUAL CLIMBING) INVITATIONAL:
Organized by members of the CAA. This is an opportunity for those with little or no experience to compete in a low-key competition, without the stress of the TCC events. The goal is training, education, competition experience and fun. You will also get to meet and see demonstrations by our top Western Chapter Champions and judges. Events include work climb, throwline, footlock and body thrust. Competitor T-shirts available for a nominal fee/donation and prizes for the winners. Give it a go; we may see you at the next ISA National Championship! WHAT IS THE INVITATIONAL? (Descriptions & Photos)


GROUND OPERATIONS WORKSHOP:
This workshop was new in 2002 and very successful. We all muck in and do ground work at the end of the day. This workshop was designed to teach all aspects of ground work including running ropes, chainsaw operation and chipper operation. Included in the price of the workshop was a booklet on safe ground operations written by the NAA.

WCISA/CAA CO-SPONSORED SEMINAR:
"Rethinking Risk - Tree Management Practices." This meeting will help shed some light on important gaps in our professional practice. Attendees will take home ideas of how to move to better solutions. Everyone from business owners to urban foresters to climbers are welcome and will add constructively to the standard setting debate underway for tree risk assessment.

TREE BIOLOGY WORKSHOP:
Organized with the CAA Workshop Goals in mind:
(1) Provide current industry standards for the arborist and tree workers on the fundamentals of tree care;
(2) Provide means for employers to educate new or progressing employees with industry professionals; and
(3) Provide a means for arborists and tree workers to network new and/or old ideas to improve the arboricultural industry.
Limited participants. Features four hours of classroom and four hours of field instruction on topics such as Woody Plant Biology & Physiology, Tree Failure Risks in Pruning (How We Mess Things Up), Root Collar Inspections with Air Space, Annual Growth Rings & CODIT, and/or others. 2004 Photos.

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SPONSORS & EVENT SUPPORTERS

A very big THANK YOU to our PRIZE DONORS for the Annual Climbing Invitational and other events. Please see SPONSORS page!

PREVIOUS EVENT WRITE-UPS & INFORMATION

2008 CAA Annual Dinner & Awards Banquet: February 9 at Jonesey's Famous Steak House, Napa.
Guest Speaker: DENNIS YNIGUEZ on: ROOTS, BOUNDARIES and the LAW: How to Outfox the Legal Beagles. Dennis gave us a very informative presentation in "excruciating" detail on the picky little points of conflict that can and do arise between neighbors over TREES - who owns it, who is responsible for damage or debris, etc. Thank you Dennis!

2007 1st ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
With the dedicated efforts of two CAA families, the Abrojenas and the Traversos, great fun was had by all at the Golf Tournament in August. With Mulligans, prizes, sponsors, golfers and vendors on site, the CAA took in $2158 profit to be put towards our new TRAILER, supplies and gear! Photos

2006 CAA ANNUAL DINNER
"Good Jobs Gone Bad" tales of on-the-job mishaps from Denice Britton, Torrey Young, Greg Liu, Fred Frey & more. February, 2006, held at Embassy Suites Riverfront Promenade in Sacramento. Hilton Embassy Suites

2005 ANNUAL DINNER: Environmental activists are occupying trees on private lands to prevent them from being harvested or removed. Our 2005 Annual Dinner speaker, Eric Schatz, organized an elite team of tree climbers to assist landowners and law enforcement in the challenging and controversial task of safely extracting these "tree sitters." He gave us a detailed and at times emotional portrayal, with video illustration, of this work. During Eric's question & answer period, guest Julia Butterfly Hill gave some of her views regarding this ongoing battle involving logging companies, environmentalists, old-growth forests and local residents.
OTHER HAPPENINGS: Announcement of new Honorary Member, Torrey Young
Mystery Guest - a beautiful Cheetah named Thuma ("Quiet")
Raffle and Volunteer Appreciations
Held at Safari West in Santa Rosa (www.safariwest.com).

BEGINNING CLIMBER WORKSHOP: The May 27, 2005 Workshop put on by John Traverso at Larkey Park, Walnut Creek was specifically for BEGINNING CLIMBERS and those who need TREE WORKER or AERIAL RESCUE CERTIFICATION. This workshop covered Safety & Equipment, Knots, Pre-climb Assessment, Entry Methods, Moving in a Tree, Limb Walking, Aerial Rescue and CTW Practice Test Climb & Knots.

CLIMB THE GIANTS: September 16-17, 2005: Climbing the Giant Redwoods, sleeping in the canopy, amateur adventures on ropes and slings, and more! Held at the Redwoods River Resort at Leggett near Garberville and the Tree House on Highway 101. Was 2005's Membership BBQ: Food, fun and games, music, maybe a little beer...

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