Pancake Breakfast to benefit Draves Arboretum

This is a private event.

You must preregister for this event.

This years session will focus on the legal issues associated with managing public trees focusing on inspection and tree inventories., insect and disease management and proper tree planting.

Event Schedule

8:30-9:15 Legal Responsibility for Street and Park Trees. Ross Hassenger

9:15-10:00 Tree Risk Assessment for Municipalities. Dr. Chris Luley

10:00-10:20 Break.

10:20-11:00 Conducting Street Tree Inventories and Management Plans.

Lorie Brockelbank

11-11:45 DEC Invasive Pest Update. Nate Morrey

11:45-12:30 Lunch Provided

Outside Sessions:12:30-3:00

12:30-1:00 PPE and Chainsaw Safety Paul O’Neil

1:00-1;30 Basics of Tree Inspections Dr. Chris Luley

1:30-2:00 Break

2:00-2:30 Tree Planting Tom Draves

2:30-3:00 Treatment of Pests in Municipal Settings William Snyder

This is a private event.

This course has been provided for NCCC for students for over fifteen years, it is a requirement in their curriculum for earning specific credits of courses in the green industry. The session articulates hundreds of key points to identifying over sixty different trees and shrubs. This is a private event.

This Is a private event.

Mark your calendars for this must attend event. Topics include When to Remove a Tree. Measuring tree decay, live presentation. DOT Inspection, live demonstration. Crane Knuckle Boom Operation, live demonstration. Structural Pruning live demonstration. Arboretum Tour.

Program

8:00 am                         Welcome and Introduction

8:30-9:30 am                When to remove a tree. Dr. Chris Luley examines condition, decay, location and when a tree should be removed.

9:30 -10:30 am             Instruments for measuring wood decay. Outdoor demo

10:30 -10:45 am           Break

10:45 am -12:15 pm     Draves Arboretum Tour, groups divided for reasonable numbers

12:15-1:00 pm              Lunch

1:00-2:30 pm                Crane Demo and Knuckleboom Loaders, NJ Crane Expert, Hans Tielmann

2:30-4:00 pm                Track A: DOT inspections, TBA

2:30-4:00 pm                Track B: Structural Pruning, Jared Webber

ISA Credits. Available

This is a private event.

This is a private closed event.

Monthly Meeting. This is a private event.

Join us for our Annual Open Tour! July 8, 2023.

This event is an opportunity for the public learn more about Draves Arboretum and experience our woody species collections through a guided tour of the grounds.
Curator Thomas Draves will be giving a guided tour of the arboretum that will include its history, species identification lessons, and answer any questions regarding the arboretum and it’s collections. Thomas has over 40 years of experience in the tree and landscape industry and has been an ISA Certified Arborist for many years.

The tour begins at 1:30 pm and is approximately two hours in length. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to start time.

This is a private event.

Dr. Beth Brantley is the Northeast Research Scientist and Technical Support Specialist with the Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories. She provides assistance to Bartlett arborists and their clients, conducts research on arboriculture related issues and engages with outreach opportunities. Her background includes forestry, plant pathology and teaching. Current research interests include bacterial leaf scorch, beech leaf disease and species in decline. Beth is based in New Hampshire and her favorite conifer genus is Abies.

This presentation will review species in decline, health issues, and opportunities for alternative species. Bark beetles, scale insects, phytophthora root rot and foliar fungi will be featured.

DEC ISA CREDITS.

Basic Tree Identification May 13, 2023, 10am till 12 noon.

May 13, 2023. Our Basic Tree Identification course is a two-hour program from 10am till 12 noon with Dr. Eric Randall (taxonomist by trade) and Thomas Draves that includes classroom and field instruction. This course reviews the basic elements of woody identification including evaluating tree silhouette, leaf shape, and branching structure. Attendees will have hands-on instruction identifying woody tree species using terminal and lateral buds, leaf scars, bark, pith, and other features that can aid in the identification process throughout the seasons.
Seats are limited for this event. Registration required.

THIS IS A PRIVATE EVENT

Participants will gain hands-on knowledge of:

Proper pruning cuts for trees and pruning medium-sized over grown trees.

Selection of desirable street and park trees based on Western New York soils and conditions.

Basic tree identification.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of several important pests threating WNY’s trees.

Safe chainsaw use and basic maintenance, simple notches and bucking techniques.

Bucket Truck inspection and safety.

This is a closed event.

This is a private event.

Bridal Shower private event

Arboretum tour for Bowmans Garden Club, closed event.

PLANT Western New York will be having their summer meeting at Draves Arboretum. This is a private event.

The New York State Arborists Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture will be having its quarterly meeting at the Draves Arboretum. This is a closed event.