The Tree Course Seminar
Agenda
Registration: 8:00 – 8:30 am
Morning Session: 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch (On your own): 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:30 – 4:30 pm
Benefits of Trees
Functional benefits
Environmental services
Wildlife habitat
Cooling
Erosion control
Traffic control
Social benefits
Vegetation control
Buffer noise/wind
Light shield
Carbon sequestration
Medical benefits
Economic benefits
Aesthetic benefits
Specimen tree
Screening
Frame vista
Add depth
Seasonal color/persistence
Barrier
Define public space
Tree Biology, Soils and Tree Health
Tree biology and anatomy
Site/soil characteristics
Water management
Tree health and disease
Tree/Site Selection
Environment
Planting trees
Placement in design
Maintaining trees
Trees and Risk Management
Recognizing tree hazards
Urban tree policy-cost/benefits
Trees and construction
Tree appraisal
Identifying Tree Problems
Diagnostic techniques
Trees and structures
Treatment options
Current Threats
Emerald ash borer
Southern pine beetle
Crape myrtle scale
Hemlock wooley adelgid
Gypsy moth
Thousand cankers disease
Bacterial leaf scorch
Sudden oak death
Credits
Professional Engineers
6.5 PDHs
Architects & Landscape Architects
6.5 HSW CEHs
6.5 AIA LU|HSW
6.5 LA/CES HSW PDHs
Certified Arborist
6.5 ISA CEUs (more CEUs inside)
Contractors
Non-Credit Continuing Ed.
Continuing Education Credit Information
This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers and 6.5 HSW continuing education hours to architects in all states. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval in Louisiana.
This seminar offers 6.5 HSW CEHs to Louisiana landscape architects. Educators and courses are not subject to preapproval.
This course is approved by the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System for 6.5 LU|HSW (Sponsor No. J885) and the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System for 6.5 HSW PDHs. The Louisiana State Board of Architectural Examiners accepts programs
approved by the American Institute of Architects. Only full attendance can be reported to the AIA/CES and LA/CES. Visit www.halfmoonseminars.org for complete AIA/CES information under this course listing.
The International Association of Arboriculture has approved this course for these CEUs: 6.5 Certified Arborist, 6.5 Municipal Specialist, 5.5 Utility Specialist, Climber Specialist, Ariel Lift, 2.25 BCMA Practice, 2.2 BCMA Science, and 2.0 BCMA Management.
This course offers a non-credit continuing education opportunity for construction contractors. It is not approved in any state with a contractor continuing education requirement.
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.
Speakers
Marty Shaw, RCA BCMA
Author of The Professional Amenity Plant Appraisal HandbookIn the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, Mr. Shaw grew up in the sleepy little Appalachian town of Bristol, Tennessee, a small city that rests on the boundary between the two states of Tennessee and Virginia. Upon graduation from Bristol Tennessee High School, he enlisted in the United States Navy where he served as ships baker aboard the USS Shark (a fast attack submarine) for four years. When his enlistment came to an end, he took a job selling lawn care service to residential owners in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and later, moved to Knoxville, Tennessee where he worked as general manager of a landscape contracting company while attending the University of Tennessee for Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design. Eventually, Mr. Shaw took over as president of a wholesale tree care supply business and built the company from $70,000 in sales to over $1.2 million in just seven years. During that time, he married his wife Kristin and they had two children together. With encouragement from Kristin he also developed an interest in arboricultural consulting, and on May 11th, 1999, he became the first American Society of Consulting Arborist (ASCA) member in Middle Tennessee. From 1998 to 2003, he also served on the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council. Mr. Shaw has since consulted with private landowners, insurance companies, attorneys, tree companies, cooperative extension service agents, country clubs, state urban forestry organizations, universities, and colleges. He has worked on some of the most challenging, difficult, and highest profile cases across the United States. Mr. Shaw is a registered consulting arborist, a board-certified master arborist and one of only a handful of arborists worldwide who consult full-time. He is a UAS pilot, a real estate appraiser and he brings a broad range of skills from a variety of scientific and professional disciplines. An autodidact, Mr. Shaw brings a unique perspective and a talent for learning to any project. He has developed authoritative expertise to create a greater understanding in tree related matters.
AIA Info
AIA Provider Statement:
HalfMoon Education Inc. is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number J885. All registered AIA/CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider of learning program may be sent to AIA/CES (cesupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).
This learning program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.
AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.
Course Title: The Tree Course
Delivery Method: Live
Course Description: This is a 6.5 hour live lecture presentation with the instructors and students together in the same room. It will be conducted in a handicap-accessible conference room with ample seating space and writing surface for all attendees. Bound written materials, authored by the faculty, will be distributed to all participants at the program. Attendance will be monitored and reported to AIA/CES. This course covers the functional and aesthetic benefits of trees, tree biology, soils and tree health, tree/site selection, trees and risk management, tree problem identification, and current threats to trees.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to select appropriate and preferred trees to particular development sites, optimally place trees in the site design, understand planting techniques, and explain to owners the process of maintaining trees.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to identify and describe current threats to trees, including the Emerald Ash Borer, Southern Pine Beetle, Crape Myrtle Scale, Hemlock Wooley Adelgid, Gypsy Moth, Thousand Cankers Disease, Bacterial Leaf Scorch, and Sudden Oak Death.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to identify and describe the many function and aesthetic benefits of trees.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to discuss tree biology and anatomy, preferred site and soil characteristics, water management, and they will be able to identify tree problems and treatment options.
LUs: 6.5 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Experience with site planning and development.
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 04/13/2021
Complaint Resolution Policy:
Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to doug@halfmoonseminars.org or by calling (715) 835-5900. A HalfMoon Education representative will respond within 72 hours to resolve the complaint, which will include, but not limited to, access to another CE activity at no or reduced cost or a full or partial refund. Each instance will be resolved on a case-by-case situation.