Tree Climbing Competition
Registration is now open for the Penn Del Chapter Tree Climbing Competition.

• The Eastern Tree Climbing Competition will be on May 3 at the ISA Memorial Grove in Fairmont Park, Philadelphia, PA. Contact Chris Miller at 610-476-4851 for more information.
• The Western Tree Climbing Competition will be on May 17 at Dormont Park, Dormont, PA. Contact Matt Erb at 412-362-6360.
• Both events are limited to 30 participants and space is available first come first serve.
• The Master's Challenge will be held June 7 in State College, PA at the Arboretum.

Download the registration form here.

*** Note: Only Chapter Members are eligible to represent the Penn Del Chapter at the Master's Challenge. A grand prize will be awarded to the overall winner, and additional prizes will be awarded to the top three contestants as available. Contestants competing for points, standing, or prizes, must a) reside or work in Pennsylvania or Delaware, and b) must be PennDel Chapter ISA members in good standing. Limited membership scholarships are available to first time competitors. Others are welcome to practice if the competition venue roster allows, but are ineligible for invitational competition standing or prizes. Contestants winning prizes in the earlier competition venue are welcome to enter later competitions that year. They can win individual event prizes, but cannot win overall championship prizes, nor improve their placement or point standing.

Eastern Pa Arbor Day of Service

This years Eastern PA Arbor Day of Service will be held on Wednesday, April 23 2014. The event site will be in Philadelphia in Fairmount Park at the Penn Del ISA Memorial Grove. To find the site type into Google maps Penn Del ISA Memorial Grove. To volunteer or ask questions please contact Peter Fixler at peterfix@msn.com or call him at (610) 574-3849.

The Pennsylvania-Delaware Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture was founded in 1960. The purpose of this organization is to foster a greater appreciation for shade trees and to promote the science, technology, and practice of professional arboriculture in the states of Pennsylvania and Delaware.

There are currently over eight hundred members in the chapter including commercial, consulting, municipal, and utility arborists, researchers and educators, horticulturists, and individuals interested in the care of trees and landscapes.