2016 Fall Conference

 September 25-26, 2016 ♦ Holiday Inn ♦ Liverpool, NY

It's Not Too Late to Register!

Join us Sunday, September 25 and Monday, September 26 for an outstanding educational opportunity. Join tree care professionals and arborists from across the state to EXPLORE the latest trends and issues, SHARE ideas and NETWORK with their colleagues. 

The Fall Conference offers diverse education topics, exclusive time to explore innovative products/services and plenty of time to talk and share your experiences with other arboriculture professionals from across the state.

Earn DEC, ISA, CTSP and CNLP credits!

Speakers confirmed to date:
♦ Brian Eshenaur, Extension Associate, Integrated Pest Management Program, Cornell University
♦ Don Gabel, Director of Plant Health, New York Botanical Garden
♦ Lorraine Graney, Diagnostic Services Manager, Bartlett Tree Research Laboratory
♦ Don Nelson, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Bureau of Pesticides Management, Pesticides Control Specialist
♦ Peter Nieves-Sosa and Mike Teti, The Crane Man, Inc.
♦ Joe Derescavage, Bandit Industries
♦ Phillip Kelley, North American Training Solutions
♦ Laura Ayers, Esq., Law Office of Laura E. Ayers, Esq.

Preview the schedule here and session descriptions here.

Register online or download a registration form.

Thank You to our Sponsors and Vendors

SPONSORS

PLATINUM Level
               
  

GOLD Level

Silver Level
       

BRONZE Level
♦ Green Leaf Supply
♦ Tree Care Industry Association

VENDORS
♦ Altec Industries ♦ American Arborist Supplies ♦ Arborjet ♦ Bandit Industries Inc.
♦ Davey Resource Group ♦ Greenleaf Supply ♦ Leonardi Mfg. Co., Inc. ♦ Linemen's Supply
♦ National Grid ♦ North American Training Solutions ♦ Rainbow Treecare Scientific Advancements
♦ SOLECOL Products Inc. ♦ Tracked Lifts ♦ Tree Care Industry Association
♦ Utility One Source Forestry ♦ Vermeer Northeast

2016 TRAQ Program - Oyster Bay & Syracuse

ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ)
November 14-16, 2016
Planting Fields Arboretum, Oyster Bay, NY

November 17-19, 2016
Hilton Garden Inn Syracuse, East Syracuse, NY

Join the New York Chapter ISA for the ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) 2-day educational course followed by a 1/2 day assessment that includes both a written and field component.

Registration Information
• November 14-16, Oyster Bay: Register online or download a registration form
• November 17-19, Syracuse: Register online or download a registration form

Registration Deadlines
• Oyster Bay: October 14: Spaces are limited on a first come, first served basis.
• Syracuse: October 17: Spaces are limited on a first come, first served basis.

Course Pricing
• ISA/NYSA member: $625.00 USD
• Non-member: $750.00 USD
Payment must accompany registration form unless other arrangements are made.  Member pricing is an exclusive benefit to ISA and NYSA members only. You must be a current ISA or NYSA member at the time of registration. All others will be charged non-member registration rates.

Please be advised no discount will be offered for those who have previously purchased the manual.

Instructors:
• Skip Kincaid
• Norm Easey

General Agenda
Day 1, 8am - 5pm (Registration begins at 7:30am)
Day 2, 8am - 5pm
Day 3, 8am - 11:30am

Read more: 2016 TRAQ Program - Oyster Bay & Syracuse

Invasive Pest Update

The Spotted Lanternfly, a New Insect Pest Detected in Pennsylvania
The spotted lanternfly is native to China, India, Japan, and Vietnam and has been detected for the first time in the United States in northeastern Berks County, Pennsylvania. The spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula, (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) was unintentionally introduced into Korea in 2006 where it is a pest.  This approximately one inch long insect with piercing-sucking mouthparts has the potential to impact the green industry, grape growers, tree fruit growers, and the forest- and wood-products industries in Pennsylvania as well as the United States.  Click here to read the full story.

Here's how to help STOP THE SPREAD of insect pests:
> Leave firewood at home–do not transport it to campgrounds or parks.
> Use only firewood from local sources. "Local" means from less than 50 miles. Firewood is commonly available at or near most campgrounds. It's a small price to pay to save the trees in your favorite campground.
> If you have moved firewood, burn ALL of it before leaving your campsite. Do not carry firewood from one campground to another.

pdf > Don't Move Firewood Poster.pdf
pdf > Don't Move Firewood Factsheet pdf
pdf > Alien Invaders are Hiding in Your Firewood Article pdf

Asian Longhorned Beetle Quarantine Information
February 2014 – ALB quarantine expanded due to a new detection on Long Island, within Babylon Township.  A total of 137 square miles are under regulation for ALB in New York.  Maps showing ALB regulated areas are available online at www.aphis.usda.gov.

Related Links:
ALB Information from DAM
ALB Information from DEC
ALB Information from USDA APHIS
Asian Longhorned Beetle Informational Website

Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine Information

Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Quarantine Boundaries
Albany-Rensselaer, Bath, Binghamton, Buffalo, Livingstonville,Mid-Hudson, Montezuma, Nichols, Randolph, Rochester, Sheridan, Syracuse, Unadilla, West Point

Towns Affected by the May 2015 EAB Quarantine

NEW PART 141 CONTROL OF THE EMERALD ASH BORER - Statutory Authority: Agriculture and Markets Law §§18, 164 and 167)

Related Links:

All-New NYS Invasives Species info site

EAB Quarantine Information from DEC

Emerald Ash Borer Multinational Information Page