Course Information
Online May 29th from 9:00 am to noon. The renewal will only be available to those who have been Texas Oak Wilt Qualified for at least three (3) years. To maintain your Qualification, you must be an ISAT member and an ISA Certified Arborist or ISA Board Certified Master Arborist.
Agenda
The Texas Chapter ISA and the Texas A&M Forest Service developed the Oak Wilt Identification and Management Qualification Course and Assessment (TOWQ). The TOWQ is good for five (5) years. This "Virtual Renewal" will extend your Texas Oak Wilt Qualification for a period of three (3) years. To maintain your Texas Oak Wilt Qualification, you can either retake the two-day course and have a five (5) year extension or you can attend this course and extend for three (3) years. This three-hour workshop will discuss past oak wilt research and where current research is heading. It will cover the status of PCR for oak wilt diagnosis and the latest results of the "Micro/Macro" injection studies.
Each participant that successfully completes the course will maintain the status of Texas Oak Wilt Qualified. Your qualification will continue to be listed on the Texas Chapter website as well as on any handout and other materials referencing qualified individuals. While you will be listed on the website as Qualified, to be listed as an oak wilt vendor, you must have a TDA/Structural pesticide applicators license. (Required to sell any pesticide application.)
Dr. Stephanie Adams, Texas A&M Agrilife and Dr. Demian Gomez and Camille Wisemen, Texas A&M Forest Service will be conducting the training.
Check your TOWQ expiration date and other information on the ISAT website: https://isatexas.com/for-the-public/texas-oak-wilt-qualified-arborists/ Please let us know of any changes or corrections in your posted information.
3 Continuing education units available
Course Pricing
ISA member: $125.00 USD (You must be a member Click Here to renew)
Member pricing is an exclusive benefit to ISAT members only. You must be a current ISAT member at the time of registration.
Cancellation Policy
A processing fee of $50 USD will be charged for all cancellations received on or before May 22, 2025. Cancellations after May 22, 2025, will be charged the full amount of the registration fee. Cancellation requests must be emailed to [email protected].
Prerequisites:
Applicants must be Texas Oak Wilt Qualified for at least three (3) years, an ISA Certified (or Board) Arborist, and a Texas Chapter ISA member.
Dr. Stephanie Adams is a tree pathologist and an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist (BCMA) with 24 years of experience in the green industry. She has extensive field and lab expertise working with trees and landscape plants. Dr. Adams holds a B.S. in Botany with a minor in Urban Forestry from Western Illinois University, an M.S. in Plant Pathology from the University of Georgia, and a Ph.D. in Forest Tree Pathology from the University of Florida’s School of Forestry. She has been an ISA Certified Arborist since 2007 and earned the BCMA credential in 2017. Since 2019, she has served as Chair of the BCMA Test Committee.
Her professional background includes tree climbing, soil enhancement techniques like air spading and knifing, pesticide applications, field and clinical plant disease diagnosis, and insect and abiotic stress identification. Dr. Adams also provides advising services for residents, HOAs, landowners, and municipalities. A passionate supporter of the green industry, she regularly volunteers at tree climbing competitions and enjoys mentoring others interested in plant health care, plant pathology, urban forestry, forestry, and arboriculture.
Demian works as the Regional Forest Health Coordinator for the Texas A&M Forest Service with focus in Central and West Texas. Dr. Gomez obtained his Bachelor and MSc in Forest Entomology studying invasive forest pests in commercial pine and eucalyptus plantations, and a PhD from the School of Forest Resources and Conservation at the University of Florida in 2020. His doctorate research focused on identification resources, emerging forest threats and pathways of introduction
Camille Wiseman is a woodland ecologist for the Texas A&M Forest Service. Her responsibilities include creating stewardship plans for landowners looking to implement conservation practices and administering forest health programs such as the oak wilt suppression project and Emerald Ash Borer monitoring.
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