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Summer Workshop: Preparing for the Upcoming Storm Season – Safety and Organization in Tree Care | Taller: Preparación para la próxima temporada de tormentas - Seguridad y organización


  • UGA Griffin 1109 Experiment Street Griffin, GA, 30223 United States (map)

The Georgia Arborist Association with generous sponsorship from:


Georgia Forestry Commission

Present:

Summer Workshop

***Registration Deadline - August 11th***

August 14-15, 2025

at University of Georgia Griffin Campus

Speaking events: Student Learning Center Room 104

Social Event: 129 W Ellis Rd, Griffin, GA 30223

Lunch: Stuckey Auditorium

Thank you to UGA Cooperative Extension

Day 1

9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. – Networking Breakfast/Registration 

10:00 -10:15 Introduction – Logan House (GAA President) 

10:15-10:30 Opening Remarks — Bethany Harris, Director for the Center For Urban Agriculture

10:30-11:30am — (ESPAÑOL) Trabajando en tormentas: evaluación del trabajo, como acercarse a los propietarios, seguridad y mas

10:30 -12:30 pm – Lightning Protection Installation Demo with Nat and JAR (Outside presentation)

12:30 pm-1:30 pm – Lunch

12:30-2:00 - Rigging with Evan Beck (Outside Presentation)

2:00-2:30 pm – Break

2:30pm-4:30pm — (ESPAÑOL) Seguridad de la motosierra en los trabajos en tormentas

2:30-3:30 pm Staying Organized with Brian Ziegler

3:30-4:30 pm – EHAP Safety with Storms with Southern Company - Kym Stephens

5-6 pm – Please join us for social hour & networking 

Day Two 

8:00-8:30 am – Networking Breakfast 

8:30am-10:30am — (ESPAÑOL) Peligros eléctricos y trabajo con árboles cerca de líneas eléctricas

8:30-9:30 am – Travel with Adam Jackson

9:30-10:30 am – Tension Compression with Evan Beck

Break 10:30-11 am

11-12 pm – Field Chainsaw Maintenance 

12-1:30 pm -- Lunch with Speaker: What Does Effective Storm Response Look Like? Seth Hawkins







 

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