Large Tree Climbing & Rigging

Date

December 18-19, 2008
9:00am-3:30pm

Description

You don’t need to sacrifice safety for speed! In this two-day class, discover the techniques that increase your productivity while maintaining the high level of safety that is the mark of a good arborist. Steve Chisholm, a Certified Tree Expert and leading arboriculture educator, and his brother, Mark Chisholm, a two-time World Champion and 16-time New Jersey State Tree Climbing Champion, will combine classroom lectures with field demonstrations of climbing and rigging techniques.

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Should you take this course?
Approved continuing education credits
Course agenda
Meet our faculty
Read about our other tree care courses
See how your colleagues rated this course

Fees

Early Registration Fee	$395.00	7/25/2008 - 12/4/2008
Registration Fee	$445.00	12/5/2008 - 12/18/2008
Multi-Person Registration Fee	$355.50	Anytime

Location

New Brunswick, NJ.

Online Registration

NOTE: If paying with a PURCHASE ORDER, online registration is NOT available. Please use our Registration by Mail or Fax option below

Attention U.S. Veterans:

This course was approved by the New Jersey State Approving Agency for Veterans Training

For more information about the G.I. Bill Education Benefits click here

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Mail / Fax / Phone Registration

Registration by Phone
Please call our Registration Desk: 732-932-9271

Registration by Mail or Fax
Print out our Mail / Fax Registration Form and mail or fax it back to us. Our address
and fax number can be found at the top of the form.

Full Description

Coming soon!

Should You Take This Course?

Arborist
Tree Climber
Landscape Professional
Parks Supervisors
Parks Ground Crew
Public Works Crew
Public Works Supervisor
Shade Tree Commissioner
Tree/Plant Care Nursery Professional

Approved Credits

Coming soon!

Agenda

Coming soon!

Faculty

Steve Chisholm – Certified Tree Expert Steve Chisholm returns for this exciting two-day course, ready to share his top-rated wealth of tree and safety knowledge and years of arboriculture experience with you.

Mark Chisholm – Two-time World Champion and 16-time New Jersey State Tree Climbing Champion joins his brother Steve to guide you through this comprehensive two-day course.

Other Tree Care Courses

Hazardous Tree Identification
Learn to identify and deal with a hazardous tree before an accident happens!

Municipal Shade Tree Management
Learn time-saving strategies for municipal shade tree operations and planning.

Planting & Construction Site Tree Preservation & Remediation
Learn tips to preserving and maintaining trees on construction sites.

Plant Health Care and Prescription Fertilization
Get the tools, products & tips needed to detect and treat plant and tree nutrient deficiencies.

Pruning, Cabling and Bracing
Gain the knowledge to clean, thin and prune trees correctly & profitably from our experts.

How Past Participants Rated the Course & Instructors (2005-2007)

Ratings of the Course:
(tally of responses received)

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Unsatisfactory
Overall content of the program	43	16	0	0
Usefulness of the information receiving in the course	43	16	2	0

Ratings of the Instructors:
(tally of responses received)

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Unsatisfactory
Steve Chisholm	50	9	0	0
Mark Chisholm	52	7	0	0

Responses to this question:
Would you Recommend this Program to an Associate?

Yes	58
No	0

What Past Participants Said About the Course & Instructors:

“Program was excellent…”

“Good information!”

“Great instructors!”

“This class was great! I’m afraid to say that I learned of all the things I’ve been doing wrong. Thanks to this class, I will be safer, more efficient, and quicker. This is one of the best classes I have ever taken, well worth the 6 hour drive! Thank you!”

“Very informational in all areas of taking down tree, rigging and equipment to use”

“Both Steve and Mark are very knowledgeable in their area and easy to listen to and understand. They go over everything you want.”

"This class was great! I’m afraid to say that I learned of all the things I’ve been doing wrong. Thanks to this class, I will be safer, more efficient, and quicker. This is one of the best classes I have ever taken, well worth the 6 hour drive! Thank you!"