Posted on April 12, 2019
The University of Massachusetts, Amherst Arboriculture and Urban Forestry competed at the 43rd Annual National Collegiate Landscape Competition and took first place in Arboriculture Techniques! Read on for details on the competition.
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Posted on April 9, 2019
The New England Chapter ISA Tree Climbing Championship work day was a huge success! Volunteers from around New England climbed, pruned, chipped, and raked their way through the Masonic Youth Center in Warwick, Rhode Island to prepare the park for this year's competition. The competition is open to the public and will be held on June 1st.
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Posted on February 8, 2019
The Chapter now offers three $2,500 scholarships and awards from the Shigo Student Support Fund have been increased to $400.
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Posted on January 10, 2019
It was a GREAT conference in Mystic, CT - see what happened...
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Posted on November 28, 2018
New Haven, CT - The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) in cooperation with USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) announce that a single dead adult spotted lanternfly, Lycoma delicatula, has been detected and confirmed from a private residence in Farmington, CT.
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Posted on October 31, 2018
Congratulations to Bruce Duffy and David Nickerson for winning our Workshop Raffle!
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Posted on October 16, 2018
Attention Urban Forest Managers - Please take this opportunity to inform research on tree inventories through a short survey from UMass-Amherst.
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Posted on August 21, 2018
Ken Palmer of Willington, Connecticut, and Rip Tompkins, of Little Compton, Rhode Island, are the recipients of the 2018 International Society of Arboriculture’s (ISA) prestigious Alex L. Shigo Award for Excellence in Arboricultural Education. This Award of Distinction recognizes the important role that education plays in enhancing the quality and professionalism of the arboriculture industry.
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Posted on August 17, 2018
Saluting Branches is looking for volunteers for the 4th annual day of service for veterans' cemeteries.
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Posted on August 14, 2018
Have you always wanted to volunteer at an ISA national level tree climbing championship? Well here is your chance! The NATCC will be held September 28-30, 2018 in Providence, RI.
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