TCIA News

• Tree Care Related Incidents in 2016 

  9/13/2017 - TCIA learned of 153 tree care-related occupational incidents * in calendar year 2016. Ninety-two of them were fatal. This report provides what we know about these incidents from the media accounts.

• Apps Connect Tree Care Crews with Locals Seeking Free Wood Chips 

  5/2/2017 - Looking for a way to offload chips from your latest tree-trimming job, without the cost in time and fuel to drive to an approved dumping site? There’s an app for that!

• Don’t Use Climbing Spikes When Pruning Trees 

  5/2/2017 - Climbing spikes are sharpened steel spikes attached to the climber’s leg by leather straps and padded supports. A tree worker should only use them to access trees being removed.

• What To Do When Your Tree Is Dying 

  5/27/2014 - Have you ever heard of the children’s book, The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein?

• Trees, Saws and Ladders Don't Mix 

  5/20/2014 - In May of 2011, a Lexington, Kentucky, woman was struck by a falling tree limb and died.

• The 2017 Wage & Benefit survey results are in! 

  5/16/2018 - The 2017 Wage & Benefit Survey results have been compiled and distributed to 242 participating companies.

• Example Articles From May 2018 TCI Magazine 

  5/7/2018 - Example Articles from the May 2018 TCI Magazine

• PHC Workshop coming to Lisle, IL, May 31 

  4/30/2018 - Join us for a full-day workshop at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, IL, on May 31 – led by world famous Dr. Mike Raupp and TCIA’s Tchukki Andersen – that combines all aspects of Plant Health Care (PHC) for both technicians and managers, as well as live

• Spring 2018 Equipment Locator 

  4/30/2018 - The TCIA Spring 2018 Equipment Locator is now available

• Arbor Care Software to Help You Manage Your Business 

  4/30/2018 - Growing a business and establishing a larger customer base is what every company owner aspires to. The paperwork of it all can become overwhelming with time, and it can get more difficult to manage your day-to-day activities.

• ASTI Grant Recipients 

  4/30/2018 - The Arborist Safety Training Institute (ASTI) recently awarded  nearly $45,000 in grants to 26 tree care organizations, who will use these funds to  host safety training workshops throughout the country next year.

• New in 2018 – Chain Saw Expert Trainer workshop 

  4/30/2018 - TCIA has partnered with North American Training Solutions (NATS) and Arboriculture Canada Training & Education to develop a new workshop for CTSPs whose desired path for professional development focuses on training expertise: specifically, training o

• 2017 Professional Communications Award Winners 

  4/30/2018 - 2017 Professional Communications Award Winners

• The 2018 Robert Felix Memorial Golf Tournament 

  4/11/2018 - TCIAF’s Robert Felix Memorial Golf Tournament at Winter Management Conference honors the vision of industry leaders Bob and Pat Felix for the next generation of arborists by raising funds for students in the industry.

• Boulder Business Owner Joins Board of National Trade Association 

  3/29/2018 - The Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA), the national trade association for commercial and utility tree care companies, has appointed Joshua Morin, CTSP to the TCIA Board of Directors.

• Springfield Business Owner Joins Board of National Trade Association 

  3/29/2018 - The Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA), the national trade association for commercial and utility tree care companies, has appointed Noel Boyer, CTSP to the TCIA Board of Directors.

• TCIA supports OSHA Safe + Sound Campaign 

  3/29/2018 - TCIA’s mission is to advance tree care businesses, and one of the many ways we support advancement is to develop safety programs to help member companies train employees in safe work practices.

• ASTI grant application deadline August 15th 

  3/14/2018 - The Arborist Safety Training Institute (ASTI) is a program launched by the Tree Care Industry Association Foundation (TCIAF) in 2013 in an effort to bring affordable safety training and educational opportunities to tree care companies across the coun

• Example articles from March TCI Magazine 

  3/2/2018 - Example Articles from the March TCI Magazine

• Foxboro Business Owner Maintaining Family Legacy as Chair of Board of National Trade Association 

  3/7/2018 - The Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA), the national trade association for commercial and utility tree care companies, has sworn in Andrew W. Felix as chair of the TCIA Board of Directors. Felix is the founder and president of Tree Tech, Inc., a T

• Example Articles from February TCI Magazine 

  2/16/2018 - Example Articles from the February TCI Magazine

• TCIA welcomes a new affinity partner in 2018 

  2/12/2018 - The benefits of TCIA membership are numerous, and one such way to increase the value of your membership is by purchasing through our Affinity Partner program, bringing you cost savings and special services on many important, everyday needs.

• TCIA’s 2018 Products and Services Guide 

  2/12/2018 - You know the equipment and products your company needs to continue growing, but are you aware of the best place to get them?

• Six reasons to play in the Robert Felix Memorial Golf Tournament 

  12/7/2017 - Winter Management Conference is fast-approaching, and you’re probably daydreaming about the many amazing, tempting things to do during your stay in Hawaii.

• Example Articles from the December TCI Magazine 

  12/5/2017 - Example Articles from the December TCI Magazine