The 2018 Atlantic Canada Forest Health Workshop (ACFHW) being held in Amherst, Nova Scotia from January 16th to 18th, 2018. The workshop is free of charge. This year’s event is being hosted by the Town of Amherst, and is being held at town’s Community Credit Union Business Innovation Centre. A block of rooms is booked at the Comfort Inn using code ACFHW.
To book your reservations please call (902) 667-0404. Comfort Inn is located at 143 S Albion St, Amherst, NS B4H 2X2
The Maritime College of Forest Technology’s Department of Continuing Education, in partnership with Canadian Unmanned Incorporated, is pleased to offer Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training (UAS)Ground School with Sterling Cripps as your facilitator.
This is a two and a half-day course beginning at 8:30 AM on Tuesday, November 21st, 2017 in Room 230 of Blenis Hall.
With over 2000 students trained, this course is recognized as Canada’s “First Choice” in small drone ground school training. It is Transport Canada compliant for civil and commercial UAV operators.
Why choose this workshop over others?
The Organizing Committee of the 2017 AVMA AGM is pleased to announce that the AGM will be held at the Crowne Plaza Fredericton-Lord Beaverbrook Hotel.
This year's theme will be Public Relationships in Vegetation Management. The AGM will run from 7:00 PM, Wednesday, October 11th to Friday, October 13th, 2017.
To book your room please phone 1-506-455-3371 or visit crowneplaza.com. The hotel is located at 659 Queen Street, Fredericton New Brunswick E3B1C3.
UPDATED October 4 to update PayPal payment options.
CEATI International - 4th Annual Vegetation Management Conference will be held in Orlando, Florida from December 5th to 6th, 2017. You can download a brochure and register for the conference by clicking here
What is a Utility Arborist?
Not everyone is familiar with what a Utility Arborist (a.k.a. tree trimmer) is or what they do. A Utility Arborist is someone who uses highly technical skills to prune, clear vegetation or remove trees while respecting the “limits of approach” of energized electrical infrastructure and power lines. The two main aspects of this occupation are routine vegetation maintenance and storm response and clean up. This involves working at both the ground level and at very high heights. According to the national occupational standard, a Utility Arborist needs to be able to implement safe working practices, coordinate work activity, climb trees, rig to control trees, prune vegetation with appropriate techniques, fell trees, and participate in professional development activities (EHRC, 2013).
Not everyone is familiar with what a Utility Arborist (a.k.a. tree trimmer) is or what they do. A Utility Arborist is someone who uses highly technical skills to prune, clear vegetation or remove trees while respecting the “limits of approach” of energized electrical infrastructure and power lines. The two main aspects of this occupation are routine vegetation maintenance and storm response and clean up. This involves working at both the ground level and at very high heights. According to the national occupational standard, a Utility Arborist needs to be able to implement safe working practices, coordinate work activity, climb trees, rig to control trees, prune vegetation with appropriate techniques, fell trees, and participate in professional development activities (EHRC, 2013).
The Organizing Committee of the 2016 AVMA AGM is pleased to announce that this year's meeting will take place at the JAG Boutique Hotel and Johnson Geo Centre in St. John's Newfoundland from October 12 - 14, 2016.
To book your room please call (709) 738-1524. or click here to book online.
The AVMA AGM will be taking place at the Johnson Geo Centre located on Signal Hill. It will be an interesting and exciting venue for AGM attendees.
UPDATED OCT 7th: REVISED AGENDA
UPDATED AUGUST 29th: PAYPAL PAYMENT LINK ADDED TO PAY ONLINE
The Maritime College of Forest Technology (MCFT), in partnership with the University of Maine Center for Research on Sustainable Forests (CRSF) and Cooperative Forestry Research Unit (CFRU), are pleased to announce the following workshop:
Advanced Forest Vegetation Management
This workshop will be held at the Fredericton Campus of MCFT from April 26 - 28, 2016 beginning at 7:45 AM with a meet-and-greet; with class beginning at 8:30 AM.
Atlantic Vegetation Management Association
Annual Meeting Minutes
Best Western Glengarry, Truro, Nova Scotia
October 25, 2013
The Meeting was called to order by President Rob Thomson at 10:30. Joe Calder, Past President agreed to act as Secretary and take minutes in absence of Jeremy How (regrets).
Please see the news release concerning the report from the Intertek Scientific & Regulatory Consultancy which reviewed the IARC Monograph on Glyphosate from earlier this season.
After reviewing all the information, the Expert Panel confirms that glyphosate does not cause cancer including Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.