Welcome to MAC-ISA
Who We Are
The MAC-ISA is a non-profit professional organization of arborists, urban foresters, and others involved in the caring of trees.Our membership is made up of people from commercial, utility municipal sectors, educational institutions and other green industry related fields.Our mission is to promote a culture of safety while fostering education and research that supports the care and benefits of trees. Our chapter area includes District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia.
News and Events
- Upcoming MAC-ISA Arborist Certification Courses will be held the following dates and places:
- June 12, 19 and 26, 2012, Fairfax, VA
- July 17, 18, 19, Abingdon, VA
- December 4, 5, 6, Charlottesville VA
Click here for a brochure and registration form. Click here for additional information and to register on-line.
- The 2012 Day of Safety event is scheduled for June 9, 2012 at the Dundalk Community College in Baltimore. We need 40 registrations by cob Monday May 21st, otherwise we will need to postpone the event. Register NOW. Tell your non-member friends about our special $25 member price if they register by cob May 21st (mail in postmarked by May 18th) Click here for additional information. Click here to register on-line.
- Tour des Trees and the Tree Fund: Fundraising for the 2012 Tour des Trees is in full swing. Click here for more information. Click here to donate to our Mid Atlantic Chapter riders.
- The Annual Tree Climbing Championship took place April 14th in Wheaton, MD, at Wheaton Regional Park. The event was very well attended and the weather was gorgeous! Congratulations to all the winners and in particular our overall Women's Champion – Jocelyn Lohse, TrueTimber Tree Service and Men's Champion –James Earhart, Arborcare who will be representing MAC-ISA at the ISA Championships in Portland Oregon this summer. Click here for the full results. Special Thanks to all our volunteers, judges, techs, exhibitors and sponsors. We could not have done it without you! Photos of the event will be coming soon!
- Virginia Loves Trees License Plate! The Virginia Loves Trees campaign is dedicated to raising public awareness and funding support for urban and community trees in Virginia. Funds raised through license plate sales will be used by Trees Virginia and the Urban Forestry Program at Virginia Tech to improve tree canopy in communities of all Virginians through creative and cost-effective programs. 450 applications will be needed by the end of December 2012 to submit this plate design to the General Assembly. To learn more, or to apply visit: www.valovestrees.org.
Apply for MAC-ISA membership and pay dues online!
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