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CERTIFCATIONS
Timothy M. Kastning
• Board Certified Master Arborist, International Society of
Arboriculture PN-1268BM, 2007
• Certified Arborist, ISA-Rocky Mountain Chapter, RM-0221, 1993
• Certified Arborist, ISA-Pacific Northwest Chapter, PN-1268, 1998,
2001, 2004, 2007
• Certified Arborist-Municipal Specialist, International Society of
Arboriculture PN-1268BM, 2007
• Certified Tree Risk Assessor #168, Pacific Northwest Chapter of the
International Society of Arboriculture, 2006
• Certified Treecare Safety Professional #156, Tree Care Industry
Association, San Jose, CA. 2007
• Tree Care Industry Association Accredited, First and only TCIA
Accredited Company in Idaho #ID-001, 2005
• American Society of Consulting Arborist Academy, Sacramento, CA.
2007
• Master Gardener, University of Idaho-Kootenai County Extension,
1993
• Advanced Master Gardener, University of Idaho-Kootenai County
Extension, 1994
• Tree Care Apprentice, Tree Care Industry Association- Tree Care
Academy, 2009
• Grounds Operation Specialist, Tree Care Industry Association- Tree
Care Academy, 2009
• Tree Climber Specialist, Tree Care Industry Association- Tree Care
Academy, 2009
• Aerial Lift Specialist, Tree Care Industry Association- Tree Care
Academy, 2009
• Idaho State Professional Applicators License, #30772, 2006
• Idaho State Traffic Control Work Zone Flagger, #005397, 2008
• First Aid/CPR, 2008
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
• Business Owner, American Lawn and Garden, Springfield, Mo. 1985-
1987
• Business Owner, Sun Valley Tree Company, Boise, ID. 1987-1990
• Business Owner, Sun Valley Tree Service, Coeur d’Alene, ID. 1990-
1996
• Business President and Owner, Grace Tree Service, Inc. Since 1998
• Nursery Grower – Nursery Retail Sales, Since 2004
BOARD OF DIRECTORS & COMMITTEE MEMBER
• Coeur d’Alene Forest Coalition , President and Board Chairman,
2009-Present
• Coeur d’Alene Forest Coalition , Project Committee, Silviculture
Committee, Biomass Committee, and Finance Committee, 2008-
Present
• Idaho Community Forest Advisory Council, State of Idaho-
Department of Lands, 2009-Present
• North Idaho Builders and Contractors Association, Board of Directors
and Various Committees, 2009-Present
• Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors and
Various Committees, 2009-Present
• International Society of Arboriculture, Educational Goods & Services
Committee, 2008-Present
• International Society of Arboriculture, Pod-Board Committee, 2009
• Urban Forestry Standards, Urban Natural Resource Institute, Tree
Health, Decay, and Risk; Tree Maintenance Working Groups, 2009-
Present
• Natural Resource Committee Member, Coeur d’Alene Chamber of
Commerce, 2007-Present
• Natural Resource Committee Co-Chairman, Coeur d’Alene Chamber
of Commerce, 2009-Present
• Eco-nomics, Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce,
Construction/Development Committee Chairman, 2009
• Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Committee,
2008
• Kootenai County Firewise Planning Commission, 2001
• North Idaho College Landscape Design Program, Planning
Committee, 2005
• North Idaho College Landscape Design Program ,Board of
Directors, 2007
• Ponderosa Pine Preservation Committee, Lands Council, Spokane,
WA., 2009-Present
• North Idaho Renewable Energy Committee, Steering Committee
Member, 2009-Present
• Shoshone County I-90 Corridor WUI Planning Committee, Shoshone
County Commissioners, 2009-Present
INSTRUCTOR
• Instructor, Evening Horticulture Courses, University of Idaho-Kootenai
County Extension
• Instructor, Master Gardeners Advanced Arboriculture Course,
University of Idaho- Kootenai County Extension, Benewah County
Extension,
• Instructor, Various Garden Clubs, Nurseries, Municipalities.
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, & ACCREDITATIONS
• State of Idaho Contractors Registration– #RCE-8851
• State of Idaho Public Works Contractors License #004590-D-4
• State of Washington – UBI #602-678-925, Lic. # Gracets934DR
• City of Coeur d’Alene – #27601
• City of Spokane – #L0727595
• City of Liberty Lake – #549
• Tree Care Industry Association Accreditation – #ID-001
• State of Idaho Department of Agriculture Nurseryman/Florist License
- #4385, 2005
• Idaho State Professional Applicators License - #30772, 2006
• Idaho State Traffic Control Work Zone Flagger - #005397, 2008
COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTIAL WILDFIRE MITIGATION
• Managing Wildfire Risk at the Residential Interface, Salt Lake City,
Utah, 2001
• Firewise Communities Workshop, National Wildland/Urban Interface
Fire Program, 2001
• Northern Rockies Fire Prevention Workshop, Whitefish, Mont., 2001
• Kootenai County Firewise Planning Commission, 2001
• Forest Restoration and Biomass Energy Roundtable Shoshone
County, Wallace, ID, 2009
INSECT AND DISEASE IDENTIFICATION/MANAGEMENT
Diagnosis/Identification
• Forest Insect and Disease Identification Training, U.S. Forest Service
and Idaho Dept. of Lands, Coeur d’Alene, ID, 1994
• American Society of Consulting Arborist Diagnostic Procedures,
Annual Conference, Nashville Tennessee, 2007
• The Sherlock Homes Approach to Diagnosis, Nelda Matheny-
HortScience Inc.
• Identification and Mitigation of Non-Parasitic disorders of Trees, John
R. Hartman, Ph.D., University of Kentucky
• CSI for Bugs: Honing Your Diagnosis Skills, Michael Raupp, Ph.D.,
University of Maryland
• Disease Identification, Alan S. Windham, Ph.D., University of
Tennesse, Entomology and Plant Pathology
• Preparing Samples for the Lab, Drew Zwart, Bartlett Tree Research
Laboratory,
• Practical Plant Pathology, Plant Disease Diagnosis, M. V. Wiese,
University of Idaho, 1999
• Surefire Rules of Diagnosis, ISA- Tree Diagnosis and Treatment
Compendium CEU, 2008
• Want to be a Better Plant Diagnostician? Tips for Proper Plant
Diagnosis, ISA- Tree Diagnosis and Treatment Compendium CEU,
2008
• Diagnosing Disease Problems on Trees, ISA- Tree Diagnosis and
Treatment Compendium CEU, 2008
• Understanding and Diagnosing Scale Insects on Woody Plants, ISA-
Tree Diagnosis and Treatment Compendium CEU, 2008
• Getting the Most Out of a Diagnostic Clinic, Melodie Putman, ISA-
PNW Conference, Corvallis, OR, 2007
• Plant Health Care and the Diagnosis Process, ISA- Tree Diagnosis
and Treatment Compendium CEU, 2008
• Damage and Disorder: Steps to Proper Diagnosis, ISA Tree
Science Compendium CEU, 2009
• Identifying Wood Decay and Wood Decay Fungi in Urban Trees, ISA
Tree Science Compendium CEU, 2009
• Sap Rot, ISA Arborist News CEU, 2009
• Quantifying Wood Decay in Living Trees, Denise Johnstone, ISA
National Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, 2009
• Going Gree with Tree Diagnosis Decisions, Dr. Dan Marion, ISA
National Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, 2009
Insect and Disease Management
• Mauget Tree Injection Seminar, International Society of Arboriculture,
Spokane, WA., 2000
• Dutch Elm Disease & Cambistat Research, ISA-PNW, Spokane,
WA, 2003
• Five Ways to Create Pest Problems in the Urban, ASCA
Conference, Napa, CA, 2006
• Tree Disease Problems, Idaho Horticulture and Trade Show, Boise,
ID, 2007
• Advanced Forest Insect and Disease Management Workshop, U.S.
Forest Service and Idaho Dept. of Lands, Coeur d’Alene, ID, 1994
• Forest Health: Identification and Management of Forest Insect and
Disease, Spokane, WA. 2007
• Wood Decay Conks, ASCA Conference, Napa, CA, 2006
• Root Disease Workshop, ISA-PNW, Bonny Lake, WA. 2007
• Integrated Pest Management- IPM Concepts Part I, International
Society of Arboriculture CEU, 2007
• Integrated Pest Management- IPM Tactics Part II, International
Society of Arboriculture CEU, 2008
• Sudden Oak Death Update, Alan Kanaskie, ISA-PNW Conference,
Corvallis, OR, 2007
• Carpenter Ants in Urban Trees, International Society of Arboriculture
CEU, 2008
• Insect and Disease of Native Tree in the Landscape, Community
Canopy, Post Falls, ID., 2008
• Insect Identification and Control, Ed Bechimski, U of I Kootenai
County Extension, 2009
• The Good, Bad, and the Ugly of Pesticide Use, Tim Stein, U of I
Kootenai County Extension, 2009
• Insecticide Primer for Plant Health Care- Organochlorines and
Neonicotimoids, ISA Arborist News CEU, 2010
Abiotic Disorders
• Understanding Tree Responses to Abiotic and Biotic Stress
Complexes, ISA- Tree Diagnosis and Treatment Compendium CEU,
2008
• Diagnosing Abiotic Disorders of Landscape Trees, ISA- Tree
Diagnosis and Treatment Compendium CEU, 2008
• How Weather Influences Insect and Mite Populations, ISA- Tree
Diagnosis and Treatment Compendium CEU, 2008
• Flood Damaged Trees, ISA- - Trees and Their Environment
Compendium CEU, 2008
• Plant Traits That Resemble Abiotic Disorders, ISA Tree Science
Compendium CEU, 2009
• Plant Problems Related to Soil pH, International Society of
Arboriculture CEU, 2007
• Problems Related to pH, ISA Tree Science Compendium CEU, 2009
Biological and Biorational Controls
• Using Biological and Biorational Controls to Their Fullest, ISA- Tree
Diagnosis and Treatment Compendium CEU, 2008
PLANT HEALTH CARE & TREE MAINTENANCE
Mature Tree Care
• Tree Health Management, International Society of Arboriculture-PNW,
2001
• Health Care for Ancient Trees, TCIA Expo, Dr. Kim Coder, Baltimore,
MD. 2006
• Old-Growth Trees-One Foot in the Grave?, ASCA Conference, Napa,
CA. 2006
• Management of Mature Trees: Part 1, ISA-Western Chapter CEU,
2008
• Management of Mature Trees: Part 2, ISA-Western Chapter CEU,
2009
Soils and Fertilizers
• Soil Decompaction & Amendments for Urban Trees, ASCA
Conference, Napa, CA, 2006
• Soils and Trees, Idaho Horticulture and Trade Show, Boise, ID, 2007
• Soil Moisture and Absorption of Water by Tree Roots, ISA-Western
Chapter CEU, 2008
• Using Plant and Soil Analysis as a Tool to Apply Nutrients
Successfully, Tim Righetti, ISA-PNW Conference, Corvallis, OR,
2007
• Unraveling the Web of Soil Microbiology, International Society of
Arboriculture CEU, 2008
• Mulch, Part I: Too Much of a Good Thing Can Be Bad, ISA- Plant
Health Care Compendium CEU, 2008
• Mulch, Part II: Go Wide, Not Deep, ISA- Plant Health Care
Compendium CEU, 2008
• Using Mulches in Managed Landscapes, ISA Western Arborist CEU,
2009
• Soil Life and Carbon: Answers to Global Warming in the “Root
Cellar”, TCIA EXPO, Milwaukee, WI., Dr. Mike Amaranthus, 2008
• Soil Decompaction and Amendment Treatment for Urban Trees,
TCIA EXPO, Milwaukee, WI., Dr. Christina Wells, 2008
• Back to Basics: Tree Fertilization, ISA- Trees and Their Environment
Compendium CEU, 2008
• Slow or Controlled-Release Fertilizers, ISA- Trees and Their
Environment Compendium CEU, 2008
• Analyze Before You Fertilize, ISA- Trees and Their Environment
Compendium CEU, 2008
• Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs, Part 1: Determining If, When, and What
to Use, ISA- Trees and Their Environment Compendium CEU, 2008
• Fertilizing Trees and Shrubs, Part 2: Application techniques, ISA-
Trees and Their Environment Compendium CEU, 2008
• Soil Properties, Part 1: ISA- Trees and Their Environment
Compendium CEU, 2008
• Soil Properties, Part 2: ISA- Trees and Their Environment
Compendium CEU, 2008
• Soil Nitrogen: The Agony and Ecstasy, ISA- Trees and Their
Environment Compendium CEU, 2008
• Mycorrhizal Inoculation: What Worked and What Did Not Work, Dr.
Francesco Ferrini, ISA National Conference, Providence, Rhode
Island, 2009
• Mycorrhizae and Drought Stress in New Urban Plantings, Grant
Jones, ISA National Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, 2009
• Red Maple Root Response to Improved Soil Conditions, Dr. Kelby
Fite, ISA National Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, 2009
• Superabsorbent Materials (Potassium Polyacrilate): An Application
for Street Trees, Dr. Alicia Chacalo-Hilu, ISA National Conference,
Providence, Rhode Island, 2009
Tree Planting
• Planting Trees that will Thrive, Idaho Horticulture and Trade Show,
Boise, ID. 2006
• How Deep is Too Deep? The Latest in Deep Planting, Christina
Wells, Ph.D., Clemson University, American Society of Consulting
Arborist Annual Conference, Nashville Tennessee, 2007
• Select, Plant, Prune Young Trees in Urban Environment, Idaho
Horticulture and Trade Show, Boise, ID, 2006
• The Installation and Establishment of Tree And Shrubs, ISA- Tree
Selection and Planting Compendium CEU, 2008
• Ten Keys to Plant and Site Selection, ISA- Tree Selection and
Planting Compendium CEU, 2008
• Right Tree, Right Location, ISA- Tree Selection and Planting
Compendium CEU, 2008
• Tree Planting-The Foundation of Plant Health Care, ISA- Tree
Selection and Planting Compendium CEU, 2008
• Tree Transplanting and Establishment, ISA- Tree Selection and
Planting Compendium CEU, 2008
• Post Planting Maintenance of Trees and Shrubs, ISA- Tree Selection
and Planting Compendium CEU, 2008
• Tree Trunk Protection, ISA- Tree Selection and Planting
Compendium CEU, 2008
• Site, Selection, and Planting Problems, ISA- Tree Selection and
Planting Compendium CEU, 2008
• The Efficacy of Conventional Tree Stabilization Systems and Their
Effect on Short-Term Development, Dr. Eric Wiseman, ISA National
Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, 2009
Tree Pruning
• Young Tree Structural Pruning, Larry Costello, ISA-PNW Conference,
Corvallis, OR, 2007
• The Hamburg Tree Pruning System- A Framework for Pruning of
Individual Trees, ISA-Western Chapter CEU, 2008
• Pruning and Care of Fruit Trees, Community Canopy, Jerry McGlade,
Spokane, WA, 2008
• Pollarding, ISA- Tree Maintenance Compendium CEU, 2008
• Training Young Trees for Structure and Form, ISA- Tree Maintenance
Compendium CEU, 2008
• Why Utilities “V-Out” Trees, ISA- Tree Maintenance Compendium
CEU, 2008
• Pruning Trees Part 1: Principles, Objectives, and Pruning Types, ISA-
Tree Maintenance Compendium CEU, 2008
• Pruning Trees Part 2: How, Where, and How Much, ISA- Tree
Maintenance Compendium CEU, 2008
General Plant Health Care
• Trees, People, & Ecosystems – Practicing Plant Health Care,
International Society of Arboriculture CEU, 2007
• Visual Tree Assessment, Norm Hol, ISA-PNW Conference, Corvallis,
OR, 2007
• Girdling Roots and Root Crown Examination, Community Canopy,
Spokane, WA, 2008
• Girdling Root Formation in Landscape Trees, ISA- Tree Selection
and Planting Compendium CEU, 2008
• Landscaping with Native Plants, North Idaho College WTC, Stefani
Hoffman, 2008
• Integrated Vegetation Management – Best Management Practices,
ISA- CEU, 2008
• Trees Vs. Turf, ISA- Plant Health Care Compendium CEU, 2008
• Maintaining Tree and Turf Associations: A Plant Health Care
Approach, ISA- Plant Health Care Compendium CEU, 2008
• Plant Health Care (Philosophy), ISA- Plant Health Care Compendium
CEU, 2008
• Root System Care, ISA- Plant Health Care Compendium CEU, 2008
• Tree Root and Infrastructure Conflicts, Larry Costello, Ph.D., ASCA
Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ., 2008
• Adventitious Roots: Occurrence and Management in Urban Trees,
ISA Tree Science Compendium CEU, 2009
• How Critters Use Bark and Wood as Food, ISA Tree Science
Compendium CEU, 2009
• American Mistletoe, ISA Tree Science Compendium CEU, 2009
• Migrating Clients from Spray to Plant Health Care, TCIA Webinar,
2009
TREE BIOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND ANATOMY
• Understanding Tree Biology Seminar, Dr. Alex Shigo, Seattle, WA.,
1993
• Basic Woody Plant Biology, ISA- Tree Biology Compendium CEU,
2008
• Tree Physiology, ISA- Tree Biology Compendium CEU, 2008
• Introduction to Plant Science, North Idaho College WTC, Stefani
Hoffman, 2008
• Flow in the Phloem, ISA- Tree Biology Compendium CEU, 2008
• Tree Growth Rings: Formation and Form, ISA- Tree Biology
Compendium CEU, 2008
• Regulating Tree Growth: Keep the Green Side Up, ISA- Tree Biology
Compendium CEU, 2008
• Fantacy, Facts, and Fall Color, ISA- Tree Biology Compendium CEU,
2008
• Why Tree Leaves Turn Color in Autumn, International Society of
Arboriculture CEU, 2008
• Blowing in the Wind: Wind Resisting Features of Trees, ISA- Tree
Biology Compendium CEU, 2008
• How Wind Affects Trees, ISA- Tree Biology Compendium CEU, 2008
• Allelopathy in Trees, ISA- Tree Biology Compendium CEU, 2008
• Dendrology and Taxonomy, ISA- Tree Selection and Planting
Compendium CEU, 2008
• The Resource Allocation Trade-Off, ISA- Plant Health Care
Compendium CEU, 2008
• A Plant by Any Other Name (Plant Nomenclature), ISA- Tree
Selection and Planting Compendium CEU, 2008
• Palm Biology: Part 2, Western Arborist CEU, 2008
• Palms, ISA Tree Science Compendium CEU, 2009
• The Biological Classification and Structure of Palms, ISA Tree
Science Compendium CEU, 2009
• Landscape Below Ground, TCIA EXPO, Milwaukee, WI., Dr. Gary
Watson & Dr. Tom Smiley, 2008
• Conifers and Yews, ISA Tree Science Compendium CEU, 2009
• Cool Trees; Surviving Cold Temperatures, ISA Tree Science
Compendium CEU, 2009
• Can trees get Fat Too? ISA Tree Science Compendium CEU, 2009
• Tree Sex, Dr. Kim Coder, International Society of Arboriculture
Arborist News CEU, 2009
• Advanced Tree Biology, Dr. Kim Coder, ISA National Conference,
Providence, Rhode Island, 2009
• Trees Have Hormones and they Know How to Use Them, Joe Murrey,
ISA National Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, 2009
• Allelopathy in Arboriculture, Tim Chick, ISA National Conference,
Providence, Rhode Island, 2009
• Exploring Changes in Allometric Branch Patterns Related to
Variations in Branch Stiffness and Anatomical Properties Along
Branches, Dr. Grag Dahl, ISA National Conference, Providence,
Rhode Island, 2009
ARBORICULTURE AND LAW
• Arboriculture and Law Seminar, National Arbor Day Foundation,
Seattle, WA. 1998, 2007
• Understanding & Preventing Arboriculture Lawsuits, TCIA Expo,
Baltimore, MD, 2006
• Forensic Protocols, ASCA Conference, Napa, CA, 2006
• One Judge's Perspective on the Expert Witness, ASCA Conference,
Napa, CA, 2006
• Landmark Case & Appraisal, ASCA Conference, Napa, CA, 2006
• Case Studies in Risk Assessment, ASCA Annual Conference, Napa,
CA. 2006
• Risk Management, Idaho Horticulture and Trade Show, Boise, ID,
2006
• Common Law Concepts that Every Consulting Arborist Needs to
Know, Victor D. Merullo, ASCA Annual Conference, Nashville
Tennessee, 2007
• Arborists as Expert Witnesses, Victor D. Merullo, ASCA Annual
Conference, Nashville Tennessee, 2007
• Cultivating Relationships With Attorneys, ASCA Annual Conference,
Tucson, AZ., 2008
• A Judges View of the Expert Witness, Judge Michael O. Miller,
ASCA Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ., 2008
• Minimizing Liability Before the Limb Falls, Philip Andreen, ISA
National Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, 2009
TREE AND LANDSCAPE APPRAISAL
• Tree Appraisal Workshop, Dr. Richard Harris, ISA-PNW, Spokane,
WA. 1993
• Tree Appraisal Workshop, ASCA Annual Conference, Portland,
Maine,1993
• Tree Appraisal Workshop, Utah Chapter of the ISA, Salt Lake City,
Utah, 2000
• Tree Appraisal Workshop, Jim Ingram, ISA-PNW Conference, Boise,
ID. 2001
• Advanced Tree Appraisal Workshop, Scott Cullen, ISA-PNW,
Seattle, WA. 2005
• Tree Appraisal Class Location Factor, Jim Clark, ASCA Annual
Conference, Napa, CA. 2006
• An Outside View on Appraisal, ASCA Annual Conference, Tucson,
AZ., 2008
• What’s Happening with the 10th Edition, ASCA Annual Conference,
Tucson, AZ., 2008
• Introduction to Appraisal, Jim Flott, Spokane, WA, 2009
HAZARD TREE EVALUATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT
• Certified Tree Risk Assessor #168, Pacific Northwest Chapter of the
International Society of Arboriculture, Portland, OR. 2006
• International Tree Failure Database Assessor, ISA-PNW
Conference, Corvallis, OR, 2007
• Hazard Tree Evaluation Workshop, ASCA Annual Conference,
Portland, Maine, 1993
• Tree Risk Assessment, Ed Hays, ISA - PNW, Spokane, WA. 2007
• Case Studies in Risk Assessment, ASCA Annual Conference, Napa,
CA. 2006
• Basic Tree Risk Assessment, International Society of Arboriculture
Arborist News CEU, 2007
• Managing Risk in the Urban Forest Part 1, International Society of
Arboriculture Arborist News CEU, 2007
• Managing Risk in the Urban Forest Part 2, International Society of
Arboriculture Arborist News CEU, 2007
• Managing Risk in the Urban Forest Part 3, International Society of
Arboriculture Arborist News CEU, 2007
• Managing Risk in the Urban Forest Part 4, International Society of
Arboriculture Arborist News CEU, 2007
• Understanding the Connection between Dynamic Wind Forces and
Hazard Trees, Ken James, ISA-PNW Conference, Corvallis, OR,
2007
• Tree Risk Assessment, Victor D. Merullo, ASCA Annual Conference,
Nashville Tennessee, 2007
• Root Cutting and Root Risk Assessment, E. Thomas Smiley, Ph.D.,
The Bartlett Research Lab, ASCA Annual Conference, Nashville
Tennessee, 2007
• Tree Failure Risk Evaluations, ISA- Tree Biology Compendium CEU,
2008
• Risk Assessment Workshop, ASCA Annual Conference, Tucson,
AZ., 2008
• What is Risk and How Do We Manage It?, Nelda Matheny,
HortScience, Inc.
• Managing Tree Risk for the Client, Mark Duntemann, Natural Path
Forestry Consultants, Inc.
• Decay ID and Analysis, Christopher J. Luley, Ph.D., Urban Forestry,
LLC
• Strength Loss Formula, Brian Kane, Ph.D., University of
Massachusetts
• How to Work with the Uncertainty of Risk Management, James Clark,
Ph.D., HortScience, Inc.
• Human Fatalities from Wind Related Tree Failures in the United
States, Dr. Thomas Schmidlin, ISA National Conference,
Providence, R.I., 2009
• Why Trees and Branches Fail beyond Their Point of Attachment,
Mike Ellison, ISA National Conference, Providence, Rhode Island,
2009
• Correlation of Sonic Data, Wood Resistivity Data, Pulling Test Data
and Material Properties In Standing Trees, Lother Gocke, ISA
National Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, 2009
URBAN AND MUNICIPAL TREE CARE
• Certified Municipal Specialist, , International Society of Arboriculture
PN-1268BM
• Urban Forestry Mgmt. Plans, Idaho Horticulture and Trade Show,
Boise, ID, 2007
• Urban Forest Research, Idaho Horticulture and Trade Show, Boise,
ID, 2007
• Community Tree Ordinances, Idaho Horticulture and Trade Show,
Boise, ID, 2007
• The Evolution of Urban Forestry, Jim Clark, ISA-PNW Conference,
Corvallis, OR, 2007
• The Benefits of Trees, International Society of Arboriculture Arborist
News CEU, 2009
• Managing Urban Forest in the Face of Climate Change, Dr. Greg
McPherson, ISA National Conference, Providence, Rhode Island,
2009
TREE PRESERVATION – PREVENTING CONSTRUCTION DAMAGE TO TREES
• Tree Preservation Seminar, National Arbor Day Foundation,
Sacramento, CA, 1998
• Flaws in the Planning Process that Reduce Urban Tree Survival, Paul
Reis, ISA-PNW Conference, Corvallis, OR, 2007
• Preserving Trees During the Construction Process, ISA- Plant Health
Care Compendium CEU, 2008
• Construction Protection Case Studies, ASCA Annual Conference,
Tucson, AZ., 2008
• Managing Trees During Construction; Part One, ISA Arborist News
CEU, 2009
• Managing Trees During Construction; Part Two, ISA Arborist News
CEU, 2009
• Builders Perceptions of Trees and Construction, Dr. Rich Hauer, ISA
National Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, 2009
• The Cost Ratio of Tree Preservation, Dr. Laura Jull, ISA National
Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, 2009
FOREST HEALTH AND PRESERVATION
• Forest Health: Identification and Management of Forest Insect and
Disease, Spokane, WA. 2007
• Forest Health: Tree Vigor, Forest Ecology and Stand dynamics,
Karen Ripley
• A Century of Change, Paul Hessburg
• Current Assessment of Western US Forest Health, Iral Ragenovich
• 60 years of Forest Health Aviation, Keith Sprengel
• Assessing Fire Damaged Trees, Kevin Ryan
• Why are My Trees Dying? Diagnosis Tools and Methods for Forest
Managers, Elizabeth Willhite
• Western Spruce Budworm, Elizabeth Willhite
• Douglas Fir Tussock Moth, Connie Mehmel
• Pine Leaf Scale on Ponderosa Pine, Mike Johnson
• Dwarf Mistletoes in Washington and Oregon, Jim Hadfield
• White Pine Blister Rust, John Schwandt
• Stem Decays, Brennan Ferguson
• Insects and Pruning Wounds, Mike Johnson
• Laminated Root Rot, Holly Kerns
• Armillaria Root Disease, Amy Ramey
• Annosus Root and Butt Rot, Will Littke
• Douglas Fir Beetle, Bruce Hostetler
• Protecting Douglas-Fir with the Antiaggregation Pheromone MCH,
Sandy Kegley
• Mountain Pine Beetle in Ponderosa Pine, Jeff Fidgen
• Mountain Pine Beetle in Lodgepole Pine, Andy Eglitis
• Western Pine beetle, Tom Eckberg
• Integrated Pest Management of the Pine Engraver Beetle, Ips pini,
Sandy Kegley
• Climate Change and Insect and Disease Interaction, Beck Kay Kerns
• Assessing Forest Health Risk, Mike Johnson
• Managing Your Forest for Forest Health, Will Littke
• Forest Insect and Disease Identification Training, U.S. Forest Service
and Idaho Dept. of Lands, 1994
• Advanced Forest Insect and Disease Management Workshop, U.S.
Forest Service and Idaho Dept. of Lands, 1998
• Wood Decay Conks, ASCA Conference, Napa, CA, 2006
• Forestry Short Course, University of Idaho-Kootenai County
Extension, 2003, 2008
• Current Topics in Forest Health Conference, University of Idaho
County Extension, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, 2003
• Current Topics in Forest Health Conference, University of Idaho
County Extension, Post Falls, Idaho, 2007
• Forest Ecology, Silviculture, Water Quality, (LEAP), University of
Idaho-Kootenai County Extension, 1999
• Adaptive Silviculture on the McGovern Forest, University of Idaho
Extension, 2008
• Looking Upward & Onward: 3 Decades of Forest Canopy, ASCA
Conference, Napa, CA, 2006
• Managing Forest Organic Debris and Slash, University of Idaho-
Kootenai County Extension, 2001
• Small Scale Logging Workshop, University of Idaho, St. Maries, ID.
2001
• LEAP Update-Logger Education to Advance Professionalism,
University of Idaho Extension, Post Falls, ID, 2007, 2008
• Priest River Experimental Forest Two Day Tour, Russal Graham,
Terrie Jane, Priest River, ID, 2009
GENERAL TREE CARE
• Certified Treecare Safety Professional, Cynthia Mills, ISA-PNW
Conference, Corvallis, OR, 2007
• Developing a Safety and Training Plan, Deb Bogart, ISA-PNW
Conference, Corvallis, OR, 2007
• Chain Saw Safety, Avista Utilities, 2002
• Safety Leadership, TCIA Expo, Baltimore, MD, 2006
• Climbing Equipment and Techniques, Dan Kraus, ISA-PNW
Conference, Corvallis, OR, 2007
• Electrical Safety for Arborist, Avista Utilities, 2001
• Electrical Hazard Awareness Program, Tree Care Industry
Association, Spokane, WA, 2008
• The Art and Science of Practical Rigging, International Society of
Arboriculture Instruction DVD, 2008
• Rigging Training, Safety Fest, Post Falls, ID, 2009
• Aerial Rescue and Emergency Response, TCIA EXPO, Milwaukee,
WI., 2008
• Emergency Response, ISA Arborist News CEU, 2009
• Crane Safety, TCIA EXPO, Milwaukee, WI., 2008
• Construction Crane Safety, Safety Fest, Post Falls, ID, 2009
• Cabling and Bracing, ISA-PNW, Rich Baker, Spokane, WA, 2008
• Cabling, ISA- Tree Maintenance Compendium CEU, 2008
• Trees and Lightning, ISA- Tree Maintenance Compendium CEU,
2008
• Innovations in Climbing Techniques & Equipment, ISA- Safe Work
Practices Compendium CEU, 2008
• Chain Saw Cutting Techniques, ISA- Safe Work Practices
Compendium CEU, 2008
• Basic Chain Saw Maintenance, ISA- Safe Work Practices
Compendium CEU, 2008
• Felling Techniques, ISA- Safe Work Practices Compendium CEU,
2008
• Engineering Concepts for Arborists, ISA- Safe Work Practices
Compendium CEU, 2008
• Understanding Mechanical Advantage, ISA- Safe Work Practices
Compendium CEU, 2008
• The Art and Science of Practical Rigging, ISA- Safe Work Practices
Compendium CEU, 2008
• Tree Removal, ISA- Safe Work Practices Compendium CEU, 2008
• Ornamental Nursery Workshop, KVGA, Bonners Ferry, 2009
• Accident Investigation, Safety Fest, Post Falls, ID, 2009
• Defensive Driving, Safety Fest, Post Falls, ID, 2009
OTHER INDUSTRY AND PERSONAL RELATED EDUCATION
• Baptist Bible College, Graduate of Theology, Springfield MO, 1987
• Leadership Coeur d’Alene, Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce,
Class of 2008
• Dynamic Leadership Series, North Idaho College WTC, 2004
• Basic Leadership Skills
• The Power of Leadership
• Coaching and Motivating
• Managing and Leadership Change
• Team Building and Team Development
• The Art of Leadership
• Develop Your Leadership Personality Style, North Idaho College
WTC, 2004
• Entrepreneurial Leadership training I, North Idaho College Small
Business Development Center, 2007
• Entrepreneurship Overview
• Business Planning
• Market Research
• Marketing and e-Commerce
• Operations
• Managing Your Business
• Managing Your Money I
• Managing Your Money II
• Financing Your Business
• Managing Growth
• Time Mgmt. & Personal Leadership, ASCA annual Conference,
Napa, CA, 2006
• Managing Interpersonal Conflicts, North Idaho College WTC, 2008
• Getting Started or Moving ahead in the Arborist Consulting Business,
Jim Clark, ISA-PNW Conference, Corvallis, OR, 2007
• Marketing Your Consulting Business, Elaine Biech, ASCA Annual
Conference, Nashville Tennessee, 2007
• Building Your Consulting Business, Elaine Biech, ASCA Annual
Conference, Nashville Tennessee, 2007
• Shine: How to Win in Business & in Life, TCIA Expo, Baltimore, MD,
2006
• Who's Our Client?, ASCA Annual Conference, Napa, CA. 2006
• Client Management in Highly Conflicted Situations, ASCA Annual
Conference, Nashville Tennessee, 2007
• Photography for Reports, ASCA Annual Conference, Napa, CA.
2006
• Utilizing Urban Tree Waste, Idaho Horticulture and Trade Show,
Boise, ID, 2007
• Contracting, Idaho Horticulture and Trade Show, Boise, ID, 2007
• Marketing Tactics for Your Business, Dana Karcher, ISA-PNW
Conference, Corvallis, OR, 2007
• Marketing Strategies That Fit Your Budget, North Idaho College
WTC, 2004
• Small Business goals – Your Mission and Vision, North Idaho
College WTC, 2004
• Evaluating a Franchise Opportunity, North Idaho College WTC, 2004
• Restoring Dignity to Sound Professional Judgement, Glenn E. Haas,
Ph.D., Colorado State University, ASCA Annual Conference,
Nashville Tennessee, 2007
• Report Writing, Janis G. Ramey, Ramey Technical Writing, ASCA
Annual Conference, Nashville Tennessee, 2007
• Collaboration & Capacity-Building Workshop, National Forest
Foundation, Seeley Lake, MT., 2008
• Relationship Economics, David Nour, ASCA Annual Conference,
Tucson, AZ., 2008
• Cultivating Relationships with Municipalities, ASCA Annual
Conference, Tucson, AZ., 2008
• What You Need to Know About Contracts, ASCA Annual Conference,
Tucson, AZ., 2008
• New Employee Orientation, TCIA Webinar, Tim Walsh, 2009
• Greening Your Business, Greg Ina, ISA National Conference,
Providence, Rhode Island, 2009
Tim Kastning Grace Tree Service, Inc., PresidentISA Board Certified Master Arborist PN1268BM
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