Tree Risk Workshop 2024 – April 11 & 12-Approved for 13 CEUs for the 2 days

April 11 and 12, 2024
RI College, Student Union Building

(Approved for 13 ISA CEUs for the 2 days.)

Join us for 2 days with Frank Rinn and Dr. Chris Luley who will show us what’s really going on
inside decaying trees. Using the most advanced technology (the Arbortom sonic tomography
system, Resistograph resistance drill, DNA testing) and the most basic (a mallet, our eyes and
our ears), these experts will demonstrate the best methods available for decay assessment.
Dr. Luley will discuss fungal identification, biology and life cycles. He will explain how different
decay organisms interact with their tree hosts and what we can do to manage them.
Frank Rinn will discuss tree biology and biomechanics, and how breaking forces act on trees in
various states of decay. Together these experts will explain how we can use this information to
manage trees with decay more effectively.

SPONSORED BY: RIDEM Division of Forest Environment
Urban & Community Forestry Program

Speakers:

Dr. Chris Luley has a 40+ year career in urban forestry and arboriculture. He is the former State Forest Pathologist for the Missouri Department of Conservation and ran the Plant Diagnostic Clinic at Iowa State University. He is currently based in upstate New York and operates Urban Forest Diagnostics (https://chrisluleyphd.com/). His book “Wood Decay Fungi” is well known to many arborists and his collaborative website www.treerot.com is a popular resource. He is a recipient of the R.W. Harris Author’s Award from the International Society of Arboriculture and the Lifetime Achievement Award from New York State Arborists, ISA Chapter, Inc. and Author Award from the Midwest Chapter of ISA.

Frank Rinn, inventor of the RESISTOGRAPH®and ARBOTOM®, owns RINNTECH, a company that develops equipment for dendrochronology, tree and timber inspection since 1988.
Frank invented and developed different methods, machines, and computer programs for various applications in tree-ring analysis, dendrochronology, tree, and timber inspection, such as resistance drilling, sonic tree tomography & root-plate detection, as well as wood surface density analysis. He was granted several national and international patents and trademarks such as on high resolution
and high-precision resistance drilling (RESISTOGRAPH®) and sonic tomography (ARBOTOM®). For his inventions and developments, he received several research and innovation awards (1989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2004, and 2012). Besides managing RINNTECH (manufacturing, selling, and training), Frank also works as a court registered expert, inspecting trees and timber (structures). In addition, he lectures and has published several dozen papers on various topics.

REGISTRATION: includes Dr Luley’s book, a $65 value, see sample below.

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Tree Risk Workshop Agenda