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The article presents the discussion on incorporating the standalone competition of tree inspection into the comprehensive tree climbing championship. Topics include SA bylaws, designed to ensure parity in competition dynamics across various countries, substantiate the deliberation and decision-making process; and highlighting the complex role of arborists in safeguarding trees and ensuring public safety.

The article provides information on the German Arboriculture Days (Deutsche Baumpflegetage) held in Augsburg, Germany, from April 25th to 27th, 2023, and professionals from various sectors, including climbers, arborists, municipalities, and practitioners joined the event. It mentions that the focus of the event was on the "Schwammstadt" concept, highlighting experiences and optimization strategies for urban tree locations, and emphasizing the importance of communication in reducing accidents.

The article provides information on the radio systems communication for arborists including accident prevention, tree workers equipped with hearing protection and use of sign languages. Topics include environmental influences, arboriculture and use of machines at the construction sites for tree protection.

The article offers information on how arboricultural practice affects the likelihood of tree failure. Topics include arborists assess the likelihood of failure of a tree, when conducting a tree risk assessment and prior to working on a tree; mentions arboricultural practice can affect both applied stress and wood strength, in turn affecting the likelihood of tree failure; and also mentions arborists install support systems to reduce the likelihood of failure associated with structural defects.

The article focuses on the requirement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for first aid training among tree workers in the U.S. It offers overview of the regulation that directs tree workers to be tanned in first aid in the absence of an infirmary, clinic, or hospital proximity in the work site. It also encourages tree workers to understand severe injuries that are commonly associated with arboricultural operations for effective first aid training.

The article focuses on the awards and distinction of several arborists in the U.S. It offers brief profile and the respective awards and recognition received by James Downer and Richard Hauer. It also mentions several research abstracts on arboriculture and urban forestry that focused on tree health, urban forest diversity, and the severity of motor vehicle accidents involving trees.

The article presents a calendar of activities related to the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) in the U.S. Topics include the Aerial Rescue Symposium hosted by the Tree Care Industry Association Inc. (TCIA) and the Michigan Green Industry Association, the Tree Dynamics and Integrated Risk Assessment curricula designed to improve worker safety and their skills in caring trees, and the Women's Tree Climbing Workshop designed for women to have never climbed trees before.

A patent has been issued for an arboriculture safety system developed by inventors from Sweden. The system aims to improve safety for arborists and other forestry personnel by using proximity sensors and communication devices. The system can detect when a person enters a safety zone or when an arborist falls, and it emits alerts to notify both the person and the arborist. The system also has the capability to deactivate work tools in response to a fall event. This invention addresses the need for improved safety in the arboriculture profession, which is known for its hazards and risks. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers a preview of the "X-COM Active Communication System", for arborists and tree care specialists, from Husqvarna.

The article looks at report from social insurance for agriculture, forestry and horticulture (SVLFG) which found number of accidents in 2019 remained high, but the proportion lighter accidents increases. It mentions 98 accidents that occurred in 2019 in the field of rope climbing technology (SKT) have been reported to divide almost equally in minor accidents and serious accidents. It also mentions foreign body sensation and tenderness and arborist felled in about twelve.

The article reports that forage harvester Först ST-8 demonstrated its qualities at the Green Branch and grease nipples, error-prone cable lines or constructive defects that affect the daily make work difficult. It mentions forester came to the depot ST-8 a chopper on a fully braked Chassis and performance class planned replacement for a different make of hacker. It presents views of Daniel Robertson, managing director at Först, on special features of the ST-8.

The article focuses on using ground-penetrating radar for belowground root detection. Topics include ground-penetrating radar technology has the ability to penetrate hard surfaces, such as asphalt and concrete, and enter the soil to identify roots and their depth on a large scale, and non-destructive radar imaging stated to have opened doors that were previously unavailable to arborists using traditional root-locating methods.

The article focuses on cannabis which is challenging plants to arboriculturists and taxonomists and mentions the use of the plants for medical purpose. Topics disucssed include nabiximols oromucosal spray which has been formulated from extracts of C. sativa plant containing cannabinoids delta- 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), use of cannabis in dietary supplements, and outburst of the cannabis industry around recreational and medical usage.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being involved in arboriculture and urban forestry, traveling to different region or country such as France and observing several veteran trees.

"Trees have their own unique way of communicating, and our sensors are like their translators", co-founder and CEO Graham Hine says. The TreeTag sticks into the trunk, combining sensors and AI to measure growth, keep track of water and light inputs, monitor carbon capture, and store the data in the cloud. After wildfires ripped through Maui in August, staff at ePlant set up 15 of their TreeTags on the Lahaina region's largest banyan tree, which had been damaged, to help arborists understand how to help it recover. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on the 2024 German Arborist Conference to held in Augsburg, Germany focusing on landscape planning and nature conservation, addressing key future challenges, including climate change adaptation and will held in partnership of Technical University of Munich (TUM).

The article presents information on sounding of trees by arborists. Sounding has been used as a method to examine trees for the presence of decay. According to the authors, sounding may not be of much use for evaluating decay which is caused by some fungi. They say that sounding of roots near bottom of the tree can be tough.

The article examines the impact of urbanization on habitats of wild animals. It discusses survival requirements of nesting animals at the time of removing or retaining trees or some of their parts. According to the author, professional arborists need to implement wildlife protocols both into their businesses and their training methods.

The article discusses several residential yard tree distribution programs for urban foresters and suggests the practices for enhancing the social and ecological outcomes of these programs. It mentions efforts of municipal arborists and nonprofit urban forestry organizations to plant trees in public lands along streets, parks and residential properties to achieve urban greening goals and tree canopy cover targets.

The article offers information on several events related to Arboriculture including the MFI Canada training program on leadership and managerial aspects of urban forestry programs, the Society of Municipal Arborists Annual Conference & Trade Show, and an Arborist Training Seminar.

The article offers the author's insights on arboriculture and professional arborists who are considered dream makers in Japan. Topics discussed include TreeHab therapy program which uses Adaptive Tree Climbing Techniques to help people climb trees, leadership and messaging skills of arborists, and collaboration of professionals dedicated to assisting disabled people with landscapers, arborists, and city planners to better use green spaces and urban trees for rehabilitation and therapy.

The article discusses a continuing education unit for certified arborists and board certified master arborists (BCMAs) which focuses on root management. Topics discussed include the basic types of dicot roots, their functions and the differences of the structures and distribution of different root systems.

The article presents the discussion on tree preservation and protection practices during construction activities. Topics include essential resource offering practical and well-founded knowledge to arborists, tree care professionals, and tree enthusiasts; and providing a systematic approach to tree care and protection that aligns with the different phases of construction.

The article discusses the acquisition of an all-new Sumitomo excavator by Chop-em Tree Fellers in Benoni, emphasizing the unique decision to paint it in a distinctive bright green coat to symbolize their passion for tree felling. Topics include the Kretzschmar brothers' deep knowledge of plant equipment, their choice of Sumitomo for reliability, ELB Equipment's personalized service, and the significance of the green color representing their commitment to trees and equipment.

The article focuses on the importance of credentialing in arboriculture. It mentions arborists have a great responsibility to ensure that their recommendations are based on sound science and that works carried out by their companies are executed safely; and also mentions International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) has historically used credentialing to assess an individual's ability to learn, assimilate information, and reproduce that information under examination conditions.

The article focuses on the services offered by the organization Tree Climbers International (TCI) founded by production arborist Peter Jenkins in the U.S. It offers brief overview of Jenkin's motivation in creating the group and his initiative of buying a small lot with a pair of one-hundred-year-old white oaks, which marks the opening of the world's first school for tree climbing. It also mentions how tree climbing has reached the lives of young and old, able d and differently abled.