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Grant Archive

2018 General Grant Archive Jack Kimmel International Grant 

Enhancing Tree Health in Water Sensitive Urban Design: Role of Mycorrhizae

March 14, 2022 Monika Otting 1852 Views

2018, Brandon Kyle Winfrey, PhD, Monash University In cities, paved roads and buildings prevent the course that rainfall would naturally

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2018 General Grant Archive John Z. Duling Grant 

A Three Pronged Approach to understanding the defensive mechanisms in Green Ash (Fraxinus, pennsylvanica) resistant to EAB (Agrilus planipennis)

March 7, 2022March 8, 2022 Monika Otting 1649 Views

2018, Jeanne Romero-Severson, PhD, University of Notre Dame Emerald ash borer (EAB, Agrilus planipennis), an accidentally introduced Asian beetle, poses

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2021 General Grant Archive Tree and Soil Research Fund Grant 

Utilizing biochar to improve community tree vault soils and tree health and to reduce watershed contamination

March 3, 2022March 4, 2022 Monika Otting 1866 Views

2021, Rebecca Brianne Abney, PhD, University of Georgia (UGA) Research Foundation, Inc., Co-PI Julia Holly Campbell The goal of this

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2021 General Grant Archive Sponsored Grant 

Long term effects of electrical right-of-way vegetation management on floral and faunal communities

March 3, 2022 Monika Otting 1619 Views

2021, Carolyn G. Mahan, PhD, Pennsylvania State University I propose to continue, replicate, and expand the research and outreach efforts

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2021 General Grant Archive Hyland R. Johns Grant 

Tree Health Implications of Long-term Strategies to Treat Emerald Ash Borer: Long-term Effects on Tree Injections and Tree Tissue

March 3, 2022 Monika Otting 1208 Views

2021, Richard J. Hauer, PhD, University of WI-Stevens Point, Co-PIs Dr. Andrew Koeser, Mr. Randy Krouse, Dr. Jake Miesbauer This

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2021 General Grant Archive John Z. Duling Grant 

Computer Vision for Hazard Tree Identification and Assessment

March 3, 2022 Monika Otting 1118 Views

2021, Jose Delpiano, PhD, University of the Andes, Co-PIs Dr. Mauricio Ponce, Dr. Jose Saavedra, Dr. Matias Recabarren There are

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2021 General Grant Archive Jack Kimmel International Grant 

Optimizing tree responses to root pruning in mature trees

March 3, 2022 Monika Otting 967 Views

2021, Justin Morgenroth, PhD, The University of Canterbury, Co-PI Andrew R. Benson, PhD Roots are important tree structures and have

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2021 General Grant Archive Utility Arborist Research Fund 

Characterizing the Risk of Electrical Contact to Arborists

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 Monika Otting 955 Views

2021 John W. Goodfellow, BioCompliance Consulting, Inc, Co-PI John Ball, PhD Electrical contact has been among the most common cause

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2021 Bob Skiera Memorial Fund Building Bridges Initiative General Grant Archive 

Identifying social barriers to equitable tree planting and quantifying potential benefits to overcoming them

March 3, 2022 Monika Otting 909 Views

2021 Lindsay Darling, The Morton Arboretum, Co-PIs Dr. Brady Hardiman, Dr. Zhao Ma, Lydia Scott Trees are vital to the

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2020 General Grant Archive John Z. Duling Grant 

Analysing timing and causes of individual tree loss after land development: Insights for urban forest management

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 Monika Otting 1331 Views

2020| Susan D. Day, PhD, University of British Columbia Land development, whether it be infill or sprawl, is one of

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2020 General Grant Archive Jack Kimmel International Grant 

Did Armillaria pathogens track their hosts in the National Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe?

April 19, 2021 Monika Otting 1382 Views

2020| Luke Jimu, PhD, Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe The Kimmel International Grant will be used to provide information

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2020 Bob Skiera Memorial Fund Building Bridges Initiative General Grant Archive 

Enhancing collaboration amongst urban forest stakeholders – An assessment of natural hazard risk perceptions in relation to the services and disservices of city trees

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 Monika Otting 1317 Views

2020| Mysha Clarke, PhD, University of Florida, Co-PIs Lara Roman, PhD, USDA Forest Service, Tenley Conway, PhD, University of Toronto-Mississauga,

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2020 Grant Archive Scholarship Recipients Utility Arborist Research Fund 

Tree caused outages and relationship to stream and soil type

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 Monika Otting 1079 Views

2020 Gregory Dahle, PhD, West Virginia University We are concerned about the thousands of power outages caused by trees falling

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2020 Barborinas Family Grant General Grant Archive Recent Updates Resources 

Impact of container type, substrate, and volumetric water content during transplant of bare root Cornus florida during production

April 16, 2021April 19, 2021 Monika Otting 1136 Views

2020 Amanda Bayer, PhD, University of Massachusetts-Amherst The success of urban and landscape trees starts with production practices. There are

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General Newsletter Archive Recent Updates Utility Arborist Research Fund 

Utility Arborist Research Fund Grant Program: Application Period Open

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Monika Otting 1363 Views

The TREE Fund and Utility Arborist Association (UAA) established the Utility Arborist Research Fund (UARF) in 2010 to finance work

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General Hyland R. Johns Grant Newsletter Archive Recent Updates 

Hyland R. Johns Grant Program: Application Period Open

February 1, 2021 Monika Otting 1443 Views

Established in 1995 to honor one of the leaders in the arboriculture industry and a founder of the ISA Research

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General Grant Archive Safe Arborist Techniques Fund 

Evaluation of load distribution in removal operations: a comparison of techniques and equipment

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 Monika Otting 1156 Views

2019, Matt Follett, Co-PIs Bastien Lecigne PhD, Andreas Detter, Christian Messier PhD, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Recent advances

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2019 General Grant Archive Utility Arborist Research Fund 

Comparing Integrated Vegetation Management Treatment Options of Powerline Rights-of-Ways: Effects on Plant Communities and Wildlife Diversity: Phase Two

January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 Monika Otting 903 Views

2019, Claudia Luke, Co-PI Christopher M. Halle, Sonoma State University Through a grant provided by TREE Fund to Sonoma State

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2019 General Grant Archive Utility Arborist Research Fund 

Development of a Regional Research Approach to Modeling Tree Failure Risk Probability Affecting Distribution Overhead Lines

January 28, 2021 Monika Otting 885 Views

2019, Gregory A. Dahle, PhD, Co-PIs Rick P. Voland, Ph.D., Ryan R. Brockbank, Paul J. Appelt, Environmental Consultants, LLC d.b.a.

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Jason Gordon
2019 Bob Skiera Memorial Fund Building Bridges Initiative General Grant Archive 

Engaging underserved populations in community tree management activities

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 Monika Otting 943 Views

2019, Jason S. Gordon, PhD, Co-PIs Holly Campbell, Tawana Mattox, PhD, John Schelhas, PhD, Rodney Walters, University of Georgia Research

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General Grant Archive Hyland R. Johns Grant 

Building Urban Tree Resiliency by Mitigating Below Ground Infrastructure Techniques

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 Monika Otting 956 Views

2020 Andy Kaufman, PhD, University of Hawaii This project was conceived through group of public and private urban forest advocates

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2019 General Grant Archive John Z. Duling Grant 

Comparing the efficacy of pull tests versus expert opinion when assessing decay and likelihood of tree failure

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 Monika Otting 815 Views

2019 Brian Kane, PhD, University of Massachusetts – Amherst Trees in our communities provide many benefits, but they also present

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General Grant Archive Recent Updates 

Dendrometry of Multi-Stemmed Urban Trees

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020 Barb 2621 Views

Principal Investigator: Yasha A. S. Magarik, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Co-Investigators: Lara A. Roman, Research Ecologist for

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2019 General Grant Archive Utility Arborist Research Fund 

Cost of deferred maintenance

June 11, 2019June 12, 2019 Barb 1850 Views

2019 | Phil Chen (CN Utility Consulting) Tree-powerline conflicts cause safety and reliability risks. In Oregon the most common public

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2019 General Grant Archive Ohio Chapter ISA Education Grant 

Cleveland Neighborhood Tree Walks

June 11, 2019June 12, 2019 Barb 1600 Views

2019 | Holden Forests & Gardens (Kirtland, OH) Cleveland Neighborhood Tree Walks will engage underserved communities in the growth, care,

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2019 General Grant Archive Hyland R. Johns Grant 

Monitoring and modeling changes in street tree communities over time

June 11, 2019August 2, 2019 Barb 1685 Views

2019 | Robert Fahey, PhD, University of Connecticut The project addresses a fundamental question for municipal forest management: how do

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2018 General Grant Archive Ohio Chapter ISA Education Grant 

Setting Young People Up for a Future in Arboriculture

August 8, 2018June 26, 2019 Barb 1726 Views

2018 | Kent Roosevelt High School Forestry and Landscape Management Program

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2018 General Grant Archive Sponsored Grant 

Long term effects of electrical right-of-way vegetation management on floral and faunal communities

August 8, 2018June 12, 2019 Barb 1624 Views

2018 | Carolyn G. Mahan, PhD, Penn State Altoona

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2018 General Grant Archive Utility Arborist Research Fund 

The cost-effectiveness of integrated vegetation management

August 8, 2018March 22, 2022 Barb 2154 Views

2018 | John Goodfellow, Bio-Compliance Consulting, Inc.

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2018 General Grant Archive Safe Arborist Techniques Fund 

Optimised techniques for arboreal activities

August 8, 2018 Barb 1541 Views

2018 | Alexander Laver and James Shippen, PhD, Tree Logic (Working with Coventry University, UK)

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