The on-line attendee registration for the Annual Meeting is closed. If you would like
to attend, please walk-in the morning of the event. There are plenty of seats available.
Keeping Trees Across CT Safe, Healthy & Beautiful
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The on-line attendee registration for the Annual Meeting is closed. If you would like
to attend, please walk-in the morning of the event. There are plenty of seats available.
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Over the years, CTPA has tried by various means to address the issue of unlicensed tree work. Out of the many past efforts, most have led to mixed and limited success.
Now, CTPA is now trying a bold new approach. At the end of 2015, the Association contracted with CEL, a marketing, public relations and design firm out of Minneapolis, in an effort to raise broad public visibility regarding the value of the arborist license to tree owners.
The marketing approach/campaign CEL is developing for CTPA will be unveiled at the CTPA Annual Meeting, during the morning Business Session. All CTPA members are encourage to attend.
With respect to tree programs, CEL is a widely known and highly successful marketing firm. CEL is probably best known for their “Trees Pay Us Back” campaign. This campaign, done for the purpose of promoting greater recognition of the value of trees, makes use of large ‘price tags’ hung on trees that list the actual dollar values of the benefits of trees.
In the initial release of this campaign, these price tags were hung on trees, on Arbor Day, all around the Minnesota State Capitol. The result was legislators impressed with the importance of trees through an appreciation of the real dollar value of the benefits they provide.
Any marketing campaign is a multi-stage process and CTPA is only at the initial stage of campaign development with CEL. The CTPA campaign will be something unique to CTPA, reflective of the interests and concerns of CTPA’s members. For this campaign to succeed, we will need input and involvement from CTPA members and, very likely, the additional financial support of Connecticut’s tree care companies.
To learn more, attend the Business Session beginning at 8:30 am on January 21. It is the first thing on the agenda at the CTPA meeting. Representatives of CEL will also be in attendance to meet with attendees and to hear your feedback and ideas regarding this campaign.
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Are you looking to volunteer some time? The Arbor Day Committee is looking for volunteers who would like to get involved. If you are interested please contact Cathy in the office at (203)484-2512 or email at cathy@ctpa.org for more details.
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Registration for the Spring 2016 Session of Arboriculture 101 is now open. This series of classes will begin with the first class on Wednesday, January 6. All attendees must register before the start of this class. Also, please note, this session of Arboriculture 101 tends to fill quickly. There is a limit to the number of students that can be accepted into the course.
Details are available through the Arboriculture 101 Flyer and the Arboriculture 101 web page.
If anyone would like further information, they should contact the CTPA office by email or at 203-484-2512.
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Registration for Exhibitors for the Annual Meeting taking place on January 21, 2016 is now available.
This year we are offering two size booths. 8’x10′ for $325.00 and 8’x8′ for $275.00. Please download and refer to the exhibitor flyer for details.
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PLEASE NOTE – ALL THREE ANSI COMMUNICATION WORKSHOPS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. WE REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE.
CTPA Announces a series of workshops designed to help those who care for trees better understand communication and to communicate better with clients, crews and others involved in tree care. This is a 3 part series, open to arborists, tree wardens and tree workers of all sorts. Sessions will be held at the CT Agricultural Experiment Station’s Jones Auditorium in New Haven, with each session running from 9 am to 12 noon.
The Three Sessions are as follows:
Session 1 – October 8th: Using the ANSI Standards. (Session Cancelled) This session, to be lead by Dane Buell, Vice President of Tree Care Services for Brickman /ValleyCrest and Chair of the ASC A300 Committee, will cover what the ANSI standards are all about and how they can be used for, among other things, developing high quality job specifications.
Session 2 – November 19th: Documentation in Arboriculture. This session will be lead by Mary Ryan, lawyer and CT Licensed Arborist, and by Ken Almstead, CEO of Almstead Tree Care. In this session, issues relating to documentation will be discussed, include record-keeping such as required by CT DEEP.
Session 3 – December 3rd: Communicating with Clients / Communicating with Crews. Michael Schoeni, District Manager with SavATree, will lead this session, on communication in the field, with clients and with crews. A second speaker will be added shortly.
The registration fee for individual sessions is $45 for members and $55 for non-members. Members who wish to register for all 3 sessions will receive a special of price of $100 for all 3 sessions. Non-members who wish to take advantage of this price may join CTPA.
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presents: an Electrical Hazard Awareness Program Workshop, Thursday, November 5, 2015.
This workshop will make attendees aware of the hazards all tree care workers face when they work around energized electrical conductors.
This is a one day workshop that includes lunch, a full day of instruction, the EHAP manual and workbook.
Register on-line or by mail by October 22, 2015.
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The CT Tree Climbing Competition took place on Saturday, May 2 2015, at Ballantine Park in Southbury. It was a fun and exciting event, with a good turnout to cheer on the 21 climbers. The five preliminary events got the crowd going, as the climbers worked their way through the five trees selected for the competition. The top 4 climbers based on their scores in the preliminary events were then selected to participate in the Masters Challenge. The Master’s Challenge itself turned out to be one of the more competitive and exciting on record, with the top two climbers, Matt Reynolds and Kyle Donaldson, battling down to the wire. In the end, it came down to which climber was successfully able to pull his gear out of the tree.
Congratulations to Kyle Donaldson, overall 2015 CTCC Champion, and to all the climbers, judges, volunteers and participants, who made this year’s competition again one to remember.
The Winners of each of the Preliminary Events:
The 4 Master Challengers:
MAILING ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 1946,
Wallingford CT 06492
PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
60 Church Street (Rte 68), Suite 3A,
Wallingford , CT 06492
PHONE: 203-484-2512
EMAIL: info@ctpa.org