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Introduction to Soil Science
When: Tuesday 22nd October 2019
Time: 8.30am – 12.00pm
Location: QAA Head Office: 26-40 Delancey Street, Cleveland QLD 4163
Workshop Outline:
In this workshop, led by a mycorrhizal specialist and soil biologist, Katia will introduce some general/technical knowledge enabling attendees to understand soil analysis, as well as comprehending soil fauna roles (both the good and bad). New tendencies and technologies for soil care will be discussed. You will learn basic soil science: soil physics (structure, texture, compaction), soil chemistry (pH, nutrients and nutrient cycling), and soil biology, as well as simple tests you can do on your own soil samples. With these foundations, we will discuss soil improvers and many practical how-to’s, including:
- Composts and compost teas
- pH changers
- Mulches
- Microlife,macrolifeand soil beneficials
- Organic Materials
- Improving structure and texture
Workshop Outcome:
This workshop aims to give you knowledge, tools and simple techniques to learn about and improve soil
Benefits to the Queensland Arboricultural Industry:
Filling the gaps between the world of research and the field. Sharing the knowledge for a better soil management.
Ticket Prices:
QAA Qualified Member: $140.00
QAA General Member: $155.00
NON QAA Member: $165.00
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About the Presenter:
Katia Plouznikoff is a soil biologist specialised in soil microbiology applied to agronomy. She works as an agronomist for Costa Avocados and has a fondness for mycorrhiza and plant biotechnologies. She has worked on several research projects aiming to sustainably improve crop cultures with the help of beneficial soil microorganisms. Thus Katia has spent long hours over a microscope looking at such microorganisms living in the rhizosphere, but what she likes the most is to inspect sites armed with her favorite tools such as: penetrometers, auger, moisture probes, pH probes, EC probes and Brix refractometers to conduct soil investigations for tree surgery, assessing tree and soil conditions, and performing soil sampling to establish soil chemical and physical profiles.
As an agronomist Katia carries out plant tissue analyses to investigate poisoning, contamination and nutrient deficiencies. Interpretation of soil tests and analyses combined with literature research allowed her to previously develop and implement biotechnologies for plant health care treatments such as microbial brewed compost and active mycorrhizal inoculum.
Katia is willing to share her knowledge to increase tree survival rates and promote a better tree management with sustainable organic practices to help make our environment greener.
Cancellation Policy on Workshops & Events
All bookings are confirmed upon full payment to the Queensland Arboricultural Association Inc. If you wish to cancel your booking, request must be made in writing.
Credits and Refunds:
- 1 day prior or on the day – no credit or refund
- Within 7 days of event – 25% credit or refund
- Within 7-14 days of the Event – 50% credit or refund
- Over 14 days before the Event – full credit or refund
ArborCamp™ is Cashless !!
Please note Arborcamp™ is a cashless event.
Pre-purchase your tickets via the link below:
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Eftpos will be available on the day if needed.
ArborCamp™ Invitation for Market Stallholders
We are excited to announce that we will be holding Arbor Camp™ in 2019. As supporters of our industry, we are personally inviting you to be a part of this event. This year the event is to be held over three days on 20th, 21st and 22nd of September at Rocky Creek Scout Camp – 3246 Old Gympie Road, Beerwah, Queensland 4519.
We are hoping to attract a wide range of spectators to this event and of course the arboriculture community. We are promoting a family orientated event, with our main objective to educate people within our industry. Your support and products you supply are a huge importance in being a part of this. We ask that if you wish to accept our invitation to this year’s ArborCamp™, that you please complete the attached form, this ensures we designate you with space within the market stall area.
We will be asking all vendors to arrive on Thursday the 19th September to start the bump in, as we are wanting everything placed prior to the gates opening on Friday the 20th September. Upon Arrival you will need to locate Ben Inman or Tanya Johns who will direct you to your site and assist with any set up enquiries.
As a stall holder, we are offering you a 3 x 3 site* with a cost of $50 per site (keeping in line with current Market Stall prices). This money will need to be paid no later than 19th September 2019 to secure your spot.
In the weeks leading up to ArborCamp™, we will be promoting our sponsors and their businesses, please advise if there are any event specials or special merchandise you will be including at this Event. This will help us get the word out on what you are offering and hopefully make your site a draw card for attendees. Power on site is very limited, so please supply your own generator and tagged power cords if required.
If you have anything further to discuss or enquire about, please let us know, so we can assist you with your requirements.
We are also requesting if vendors have any promotional items, they could donate towards our kids showbags like stickers, brochures etc. we would be most appreciative.
Thank you again for your continued support of the Queensland Arboriculture Association. We look forward to your reply and most importantly your attendance at this event.
*As a stall holder only, you cannot display any items outside of this 3 x 3 site. If you wish to display bigger items or machinery outside of the allocated area, please speak to the organisers about other sponsorship options.
* The stall holder is responsible for suppling their own 3 x 3 marquee.
Registration Form: 131 KBMarket stall registration
Regards
QAA Executive Committee 2019
ArborCamp™ – Tree Climbers Program
Tree Climbers Program will be run on Friday 20th, Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd September 2019 from 9.30am
TREE CLIMBERS PROGRAM PRICE LIST:
| QAA QUALIFIED MEMBER | $60.00 |
| QAA GENERAL MEMBER | $75.00 |
| NON-MEMBER | $90.00 |
Includes site entry for 3 days to ArborCamp™
For accommodation and kids program booking, please ensure you add these options to your cart when placing your bookings.
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Sure to be a popular Program at ArborCamp™ this year!!
The Boston Boys – Jamie, and Terry will be showing their expertise and giving some secrets away with training for all participants who take part in this Activity!
As with any tree-climbing event Gear checks, Waivers and Registrations forms will be required to be completed
HUMAN CLAW COMPETITION
Limited to 24 competitors ONLY
Imagine a toy claw machine you play at the arcade and shopping centres…this is a human version with a twist. 4 ropes with 4 different devices to pull yourself over the boxes to collect a prize.
This event will be a fun interactive game for participants. We have allocated 2 time slots over 2 days (Friday & Saturday) of ArborCamp™ for this event to be held, competitors are given a time limit to complete, hopefully allowing all competitors the opportunity to win a prize for their efforts.
Rules are simple:
ArborCamp™ – Consultants Program
Consultants Program will be run on Friday 20th September 2019 from 9.30am
CONSULTANT PROGRAM PRICE LIST:
| QAA QUALIFIED MEMBER | $185.00 |
| QAA GENERAL MEMBER | $225.00 |
| NON-MEMBER | $255.00 |
Includes site entry for 3 days to ArborCamp™
For accommodation and kids program booking, please ensure you add these options to your cart when placing your bookings.
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PRESENTERS INCLUDE:
Matthew Daniels
Global Urban Forest
Discussion on Tree Health & Soil Health relationships
Mathew Daniel is a leading internationally experienced Plant Health Care Arborist. With a demonstrated history of working in the environmental services industry and skilled in Soil and Plant Science, Sustainable Development, Advanced Compost Production, Natural Resource Management, and Environmental Awareness, Matthew is leading a developing Plant Health Care Industry.
Matthew has a diverse background with Arboriculture roots. A scholarship arborist of 23 years, with 3 years of PHC experience in Boston, USA. and over a decade of developing soil and plant health methodology based on measurable parameters and specialising in soil microbiology, Matthew is now working collaboratively on international research projects with colleagues at Michigan State University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Matthew can deliver a detailed and practical working adaptation of the essential relationship between soil health and plant health and the application of new state of the art environmental sensors and web-based platforms.
Come listen to Matthew and learn about the new – Swinburne Uni – School of Plant/ Soil Health and Environmental Sensing Technologies and talk about some of his latest projects, at this year’s QAA Arbor Camp!
Optimal tree and soil health can be achieved by applying a unique data collection method and approach in order to understand soil health parameters that are fundamental to plant health.
By approaching environmental assessment through a process of measuring complex plant and soil relationships between photosynthesis, soil biology, chemistry and physical structure a more accurate and sustainable understanding and management of natural assets can be achieved.
Armed with an elaborate collection of site sourced laboratory information, and environmental measures and sensor data, Matthew can develop remediation and maintenance programs based on natural processes to reduce decline and return the plant to an optimum level of vigor.
Janet McDonald
Forest Health Surveillance, Forest Production & Protection Horticulture & Forestry Science
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Janet will be presenting her Pest and Disease Damage & Symptom Recognition Workshop.
**Attendees will receive copies of Booklets: Forest Health Surveillance Damage Recognition & Forest Health Surveillance Collection Techniques.
Janet McDonald has been working with the Department of Agriculture, Forest Health Surveillance (FHS) team since 1998 conducting pests and disease surveys in forestry plantations throughout Queensland. Janet was part of the team of researchers who set up FHS systems in the South Pacific Islands and most recently in south-east Asia. She was responsible for establishing FHS systems in the sandalwood plantations in the Ord River Irrigation Area near Kununurra WA. After twenty years of experience conducting pest and disease surveys and collecting samples in the field, Janet is now looking forward to sharing her knowledge with industry professionals.
“Quite often the agent causing the problem will have been and gone but it’s the symptoms they leave behind that are important.”
“Damage to a tree can be occurring underground but the symptoms are showing above ground. You just need to know how to recognise them”.
“Simple techniques can be used in the field, for example, knowing the difference between chlorosis caused by toxicity or nutritional disorder”.
Types of damage:
Leaf chewing
Gall-forming – insect & fungal
Sap-sucking
Leaf tying
Stem/branch boring
Leaf pathogens
Cankers
Root pathogens
Nutritional disorders
Exotic/biosecurity agents
Field identification – “Some types of damage are specific to a particular agent which makes the problem identifiable in the field”
Field sample collection techniques and photography – “You could have the best sample in the field but if it’s not collected correctly it’s useless for identification”
Field equipment hygiene – “It’s important to practice field hygiene so that you’re not spreading the problem”
ISA TRAQ – THREE DAY Course
ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ)
BRISBANE: 26-40 Delancey Street, Cleveland, QLD 4163
Wednesday 9th – Friday 11th October 2019
LIMITED TO 20 PARTICIPANTS PER SESSION
REGISTRATION CANCELLATION DEADLINE – 1st September 2019
COURSE CONTENT
TREE BIOLOGY AND MECHANICS:
Participants will learn how to assess wood structure, decay and tree mechanics, and evaluate their impact on the likelihood of tree or tree part failure. Participants will also learn how to identify and assess defects and conditions that may affect the likelihood of failure.
TREE INSPECTION AND ASSESSMENT:
Participants will learn about types of targets, assess the likelihood of a tree or tree part impacting a target, and estimate the consequences of tree or tree part failure. Participants will also learn how to assess site factors that may influence the likelihood of failure.
DATA ANALYSIS AND RISK CATEGORISATION:
After learning the tree and target factors that must be assessed, participants will combine likelihood of failure, the likelihood of impact, and consequences of failure to derive a risk rating. This rating helps the assessor communicate tree risk to clients and risk managers, and allows comparison of risk levels between trees.
RISK REPORTING:
Participants will learn skills for clearly communicating tree risk to clients, both in written and verbal reports. Participants will also learn about the key components that should be included in a report after completing a tree risk assessment.
FURTHER INFORMATION
The ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) program provides an opportunity for professionals in the arboriculture industry to expand their knowledge through education and training in the fundamentals of tree risk assessment. This qualification promotes the safety of people and property by providing a standardized and systematic process for assessing tree risk. The results of a tree risk assessment can provide tree owners and risk managers with the information to make informed decisions to enhance tree benefits, health, and longevity.
The Tree Risk Assessment Qualification Course is a two-day educational course followed by a 1/2 day assessment that includes both a written and field component. The course prepares the participant to take the TRAQ assessment to become ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified. It is required that you attend the course and successfully complete the assessment in order to receive the ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification.
The course cost includes all course materials, lunch, and refreshments on both training days and welcome refreshments upon arrival for the exam.
The Tree Risk Assessment Qualification is valid for five (5) years from the date the TRAQ exam is passed. The qualification holder is required to retake the course and pass the exam every five (5) years in order to maintain the qualification.
PREREQUISITES
To earn a Tree Risk Assessment Qualification you must hold or have held one of the following prerequisites (This is a modified list for the Australian Market, please contact the QAA office if you hold a credential not listed below for further information and assessment):
- ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified
- ISA Certified Arborist (Certification ID is required)
- ISA Board Certified Master Arborist (Certification ID is required)
- European Tree Worker
- European Tree Technician
- AHC30810 Certificate III in Arboriculture
- NZ National Certificate in Horticulture (Arboriculture) Level 4
- ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist (RCA) status
- A degree in arboriculture, urban forestry, traditional forestry, or horticulture that is part of a national qualifications framework or is from a college or university that is accredited or recognised under a system that is substantially similar to accreditation
- UK Qualification and Credit Framework Level 2 Certificate or Diploma in Arboriculture
- Other Qualifications listed in the Handbook, under prerequisites
By applying to participate in a TRAQ event, you authorize the ISA to make your registration and contact information available to the local chapter/associate organisation. You agree to the terms, conditions, and policies outlined in the Tree Risk Assessment Candidate Handbook:
If you need to apply for a TRAQ exam retake only, you must contact us.
COST:
ISA Member $930.00 GST inclusive
QAA Qualified Member $985.00 GST inclusive
QAA General Member $1,045.00 GST inclusive
Non-member $1,200.00 GST inclusive
** If you do not provide ISA Member number before the registration deadline, you will be charged at either member or non-member prices accordingly.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
All bookings are confirmed upon full payment to the Queensland Arboricultural Association Inc.
If you wish to cancel your booking, request must be made in writing.
Credits and Refunds
- 1 day prior or on the day – no credit or refund.
- Within 7 days of event – 20% credit or refund.
- Within 8-30 days of event – 35% credit or refund.
- Over 31 days before event – full credit or refund.
**Credits are valid within the same calendar year.
Cancellations
The Queensland Arboricultural Association reserves the right to cancel any activity due to lack of bookings up to two days prior to an event or course.
Please contact us to confirm that your event will go ahead before booking travel or accommodation.
The Kingdom of Fungi Workshop
Workshop presented by Dr Frances Guard.
Dr Frances Guard is a medical doctor with 40 years of experience in the field. 13 years ago, her passion for conservation combined with her medical background led her to work with macro-fungi on a conservation property at Maleny. For the past 13 years Dr. Guard has been involved in Queensland Mycological Society holding the president seat for 3 years until 2017. Her interest with QMS is community education and fungi photography along with other passions like rainforest regeneration, bird watching and, plant and animal surveying.
Dr Guard is the Co-author of;
- Australian Subtropical Fungi, (2014)
- Mushrooms and Fungi of the Sunshine Coast (2016) and,
- Australian Tropical Mushrooms and other Fungi (2019).
Fungi are essential components of all ecosystems including native and urban forests. Their roles vary from helping, breakdown and recycling of nutrients or promote soil health, to damaging, hurting their host or host environment. Regarding urban trees, pathogenic fungi represent a challenge for urban forest and ways of managing these need to be examined.
To see full workshop program please see below:
164 KBWorkshop Program_The Kingdom of Fungi – Sept 2019OUTCOMES FOR ATTENDEES:
- Understanding of the kingdom of fungi
- Understanding Fungi Roles
- Identifying Fungal Groups
- Understanding Parasitic Fungi
Ticket Prices:
QAA Qualified Member: $135.00
QAA General Member: $150.00
NON QAA Member: $160.00
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKET
Cancellation Policy on Workshops & Events
All bookings are confirmed upon full payment to the Queensland Arboricultural Association Inc. If you wish to cancel your booking, request must be made in writing.
Credits and Refunds:
- 1 day prior or on the day – no credit or refund
- Within 7 days of event – 25% credit or refund
- Within 7-14 days of the Event – 50% credit or refund
- Over 14 days before the Event – full credit or refund
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