EDUCATION AND RESOURCES
On behalf of the members of the MAC-ISA - Welcome to our education and resource web page. Here you will find additional information and links to other web sites involved with urban forestry and arboriculture. In addition the resources listed below we strongly encourage you to contact a local certified arborist in your community for additional information. Certified arborists in the Mid-Atlantic region can be located at www.goodtreecare.com
Please invest some time and explore the entire page or jump to a specific topic by clicking on the appropriate link located in the right panel. Naturally, this web site will be under continual development. Please check back later for additional links, documents, videos, etc...
K-12
- Project Learning Tree - Project Learning Tree is an award-winning environmental education program designed for teachers and other educators, parents, and community leaders working with youth from preschool through grade 12.
- The Treetures - are a community of whimsical characters that teach children about tree planting and care. By learning the names and jobs of the Treeture characters, children learn how a tree functions.
- Smokey Bear's Website.
- The BRCC Millenium Grove - This website provides background information and images of 25 trees that have witnessed an historic event in Virginia.
- Adopt A Tree A collection of unpublished notes and ideas aimed at getting kids outside to study trees and the natural history around their school buildings.
Increasing Awareness at Local Schools
- Suggested strategies for working with local schools
- Activities (i.e. Arbor Day
Activities):
- Tree Climbing Station
- Planting a Tree
- Be a substitute teacher with a "substitute lesson"
- Correspondence: Sample Letters
- Superintendent
- Principal
- Teacher
- Activities (i.e. Arbor Day
Activities):
- Reasons why more trees should be
installed and properly maintained around schools:
- To improve the health, safety, and
well-being of children:
- Kids (especially girls) perform better in a green environment. Click on the following link to access research summaries: Human-Environment Research Laboratory (Home)
- To decrease air pollutants, especially
particulate matter (link)
- To improve the health, safety, and
well-being of children:
College Programs with an emphasis or degree in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry
The Role of Community Colleges in Training Arborists to Care for Virginia's Urban Forests. An article by Joe Murray and published in Inquiry (published by the Virginia Community College System) in 2002, Volume 7, Number 1, pages 55-63.
Blue Ridge Community College (Weyers Cave, VA)- BRCC Arboriculture Program - The first career studies certificate program in the Mid-Atlantic region.
- Overview of Urban Forestry- An Independent Learning Module
- Virginia Tech's Horticulture Department
- Virginia Tech's Department of Plant Pathology and Physiology
- Virginia Tech's Forestry Department
- University of Massachusetts (Dr. Brian Kane)
Websites with information on Arboriculture and Urban Forestry
- International Society of Arboriculture
- ISA On-line Job Bank - search for jobs or post your resume
- National Organizations
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Home and Garden Information Center - (University of Maryland Cooperative Extension) Offers educational outreach for citizens and the Maryland Master Gardener Program.
For the Professional Arborist
Professional Organizations
- International Society of Arboriculture
- Society of Commercial Arboriculture (SCA)
- Society of Municipal Arborists (SMA)
- Student Society of Arboriculture (SSA)
- Utility Arborist Association (UAA)
- Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA)
- Maryland's Arborist Association (MAA)
Arborist Suppliers
- American Arborist Supplies
- ArborMaster Training
- Bandit Industries
- Biobarrier
- Concept Engineering Group, Inc.
- Fanno Saw Works
- Husqvarna
- Karl Kuemmerling Inc.
- Midwest Arborist Supplies
- New England Ropes
- Northeastern Associates
- Planet Natural
- Plant Health Care, Inc.
- RedMax Power Equipment
- Roots Inc.
- Sherrill
- Stihl
- Vermeer Manufacturing Company
- Weaver Leather's Arborist Supplies
National Organizations
- Alliance for Community Trees
- American Association of Amateur Arborists
- American Forests - Big Tree Registry, Global ReLeaf, CityGreen Software (for documenting economical benefits/tree canopy coverage in urban areas)
- American Horticultural Society
- American Nursery & Landscape Association
- American Society of Consulting Arborists
- American Society of Landscape Architects
- National Arbor Day Foundation
- National Association of State Foresters
- National Tree Trust
Regional Organizations
Mid-Atlantic Urban Forest Councils
- Maryland Community Forest Council
- Trees Virginia (Virginia Urban Forest Council)
- Washington DC Urban Forest Council
- West Virginia Forest Council
State & Federal Forest Service
State Forest Service
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources (Urban And Community Forestry)
- Virginia Department of Forestry
- West Virginia
US Forest Service
Big Tree Registries
Ways to Give Back To Arboriculture
- Tour des Trees - Tour des Trees is an annual one-week cycling event that raises money for the Tree Research and Education Endowment (TREE) Fund, and promotes the importance of urban and community trees and their proper care.
- The TREE fund - The "TREE" fund was formed following the merger of the International Society of Arboriculture Research Trust and The National Arborist Foundation. The missions of the two organizations were similar, and the Boards felt that through joining of resources, the TREE Fund would advance the joint mission more effectively. Consider performing a fund raiser to donate money to this very worthy cause.
