• http://www.idl.idaho.gov/Bureau/community_forestry/idaho_community_trees/index.htm

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Attached is a flyer on an upcoming arborist certification training put on by Gerry Bates. August 14-15 in Idaho Falls. For information, contact Gerry Bates at (208) 681-5964 or by e-mail at gabates@cableone.net.

• Arborist Certification

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The Urban Forest – Preserve and Protect, audio/web broadcast. For information phone Carrie Merker at the American Public Works Association, (800) 848-2792, or visit www.apwa.net/events.

Arborist Certification Training Class, University of Idaho Extension, Idaho Falls. For information, contact Gerry Bates at (208) 681-5964 or by e-mail at gabates@cableone.net.

Pacific Northwest Chapter ISA Annual Training Conference, Boise, ID. Phone the PNW-ISA office at (503) 874-8263 or visit www.pnwisa.org/conference.html.

          Click on the above website for the schedule of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the ISA’s annual training conference that is next month IN BOISE! We’ve got some great speakers and a terrific field day. For those of you who haven’t attended a PNWISA annual training conference, the field day is a full day of outdoor demonstrations and education. There is also a climbing jamboree, and even if you don’t climb, it’s amazing to watch. Competitions include secured foot lock climb, throw line, aerial rescue, belayed speed climb, and work climb. Some of the best climbers in the nation will be competing, and there is a class for both men and women.

Society of Municipal Arborists Annual Conference and Trade Show, San Diego, CA. Phone SMA at (706) 769-7412 or visit http://www.urban-forestry.com.

Partners in Community Forestry National Conference, Atlanta, GA. Phone the Arbor Day Foundation office at (402) 474-5655 or visit www.arboryday.org.

Idaho Horticulture Expo, Boise Centre on the Grove, Boise. Contact Ann Bates, (800) INA-GROW or visit www. inlagrow.org.