Mid-Atlantic Chapter

The MAC-ISA is a non-profit professional organization of arborists, urban foresters, and others involved in the caring of trees. Our membership is made up of people from commercial, utility municipal sectors, educational institutions and other green industry related fields. Our mission is to promote a culture of safety while fostering education and research that supports the care and benefits of trees. Our chapter area includes District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.

News and Events

A big Thanks to all for making the Annual Meeting a great success!  This year, we only received a few of your evaluations; your feedback is very important to us and helps us in planning and improving  next year's meeting.  Please help us and Click here to take survey!  Thank you!

• Inaugural Day of Safety: A big thank you to all our sponsors, volunteers and attendees for making the Day of Safety a big success!   Watch our website for future information on a 2012 Day of Safety event.

• The next MAC-ISA Arborist Certification Course will be held March 6th-8th, 2012 in Frederick MD.  Brochure and registration form coming soon.

• Introducing the Virginia Loves Trees License Plate! The Virginia Loves Trees campaign is dedicated to raising public awareness and funding support for urban and community trees in Virginia. Funds raised through license plate sales will be used by Trees Virginia and the Urban Forestry Program at Virginia Tech to improve tree canopy in communities of all Virginians through creative and cost-effective programs. 450 applications will be needed by the end of December 2012 to submit this plate design to the General Assembly. To learn more, or to apply visit: www.valovestrees.org.

• NEW - Order publications online! Apply for MAC-ISA membership and pay dues online!