Elora Environment Centre

General admission

🎉 Excitement is in the air! Get ready to be part of something extraordinary at Tree Trust&#39;s annual workshop event. It&#39;s an event like no other, and we want you to be there! 🎉 Workshop General Description:&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important; box-sizing: inherit;">This full day workshop will be a mix of lecture, case studies and idea exchange coupled with outdoor, field learning. Come prepared to be part of the discussion, hear interesting illustrative case studies, learn arboriculture techniques that will appeal to your clients who want to retain their trees not remove them. <span fr-original-style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;">Biomechanics for Avoiding Failure and Embracing Failure for Habitat&nbsp; <span fr-original-style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;">Part 1: Matt Follett- Biomechanics for Avoiding Failure&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;">Matt will bring his practical and research-led knowledge of the biomechanical principles that affect urban trees: how they grow and fail, and how to potentially mitigate said failure. This will be a practical, real-world discussion led by an experienced climber and early career academic, focusing on hands-on insights. You will hear practical information that you can use to maintain trees for their better long-term health and more safely for all who are climbing it. <span fr-original-style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;">Part 2: Alex Duszczyszyn - Embracing Failure for Habitat&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline;" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: inherit;">Alex is a Conservation Technician with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, with a background in forest ecology, pathology, and conservation fieldwork. In his talk, Alex will explore the ecological role of different types of tree failure, highlighting how these processes serve as critical habitat. His insights will connect broader ecological principles to arboriculture, offering a fresh view of the dynamics that influence tree health, habitat creation, and the ecological value of tree failure.<br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;" id="isPasted" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline !important; box-sizing: inherit;">Last year&rsquo;s workshop offered 7 ISA CEUs &mdash; we&rsquo;re currently applying to offer the same this year! &nbsp; Thank you for supporting our mission, your support is invaluable.<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1748012815/wysiwyg/gx3ve3gsr6ciqdmbjkb2.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1753978277/wysiwyg/w9rdylgaqjawpuwsnxki.png" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name , Thank you for registering for our workshop and supporting our cause. Your registration greatly helps our mission. 🚀 We look forward to seeing you at the Victoria Park East Golf Club, 1096 Victoria Rd S, Guelph, ON on Friday, September 12, 2025. &nbsp;The workshop runs from 8:30 am-4:30 pm. If you would like to contribute further, contact us to become a volunteer, or talk to your friends about our cause! Erika Longmancw@treetrust.ca<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1748012849/wysiwyg/leaqua9qceaiqlwu5wzf.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

🎉 Excitement is in the air! Get ready to be part of something extraordinary at Tree Trust's annual workshop event. It's an event like no other, and we want you to be there! 🎉 Workshop General Description: This full day workshop will be a mix of lecture, case studies and idea exchange coupled with outdoor, field learning. Come prepared to be part of the discussion, hear interesting illustrative case studies, learn arboriculture techniques that will appeal to your clients who want to retain their trees not remove them. Biomechanics for Avoiding Failure and Embracing Failure for Habitat  Part 1: Matt Follett- Biomechanics for Avoiding Failure Matt will bring his practical and research-led knowledge of the biomechanical principles that affect urban trees: how they grow and fail, and how to potentially mitigate said failure. This will be a practical, real-world discussion led by an experienced climber and early career academic, focusing on hands-on insights. You will hear practical information that you can use to maintain trees for their better long-term health and more safely for all who are climbing it. Part 2: Alex Duszczyszyn - Embracing Failure for Habitat Alex is a Conservation Technician with the Nature Conservancy of Canada, with a background in forest ecology, pathology, and conservation fieldwork. In his talk, Alex will explore the ecological role of different types of tree failure, highlighting how these processes serve as critical habitat. His insights will connect broader ecological principles to arboriculture, offering a fresh view of the dynamics that influence tree health, habitat creation, and the ecological value of tree failure. Last year’s workshop offered 7 ISA CEUs — we’re currently applying to offer the same this year!   Thank you for supporting our mission, your support is invaluable.<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1748012815/wysiwyg/gx3ve3gsr6ciqdmbjkb2.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1753978277/wysiwyg/w9rdylgaqjawpuwsnxki.png" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" />

Elora Environment Centre

2025 Arborist Workshop

1096 Victoria Rd S

General admission

$175

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