TREE Fund

Happy Arborist Appreciation Day to everyone that does the vital and sometimes dangerous tree care that helps to maintain our urban forests, manage green infrastructure, and protect our communities.

Tag an arborist or company to let them know how much you appreciate them today.

June is National Safety Month and we want to highlight a grant program established in 2015, the Safe Arborist Techniques Fund.

A joint program of TREE Fund and International Society of Arboriculture it supports research and development into the techniques and equipment that arborists use in climbing, rigging, and working on trees, and the means of identifying potential hazards, to provide a safer working environment.

This $15,000 grant is available for application during TREE Fund's Fall Application Cycle, which starts on August 1. See more information at https://treefund.org/researchgrants/safearborist

We are very sad to share the news of the passing of TREE Fund's Chairman Emeritus, Allan West. At the age of 92, Al passed away peacefully in his home on June 3rd, 2026.

Al was a huge part of Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund's genesis as a coming together between the ISA Research Trust and National Arborist Foundation beginning back in the 1990s. He served on the TREE Fund board from 2001-2008. He was TREE Fund's only Chairman Emeritus and one of only four people to be recognized as a trustee emeritus.

Please join us as we remember this giant of tree research.

Obituary: https://www.vcstar.com/obituaries/pyrk1495572

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Stopped by Illinois Arborist Association 's Illinois Tree Climbing Championships today in Naperville. Great job to all competators, organizers, and volunteers today!

Also, thanks to Kramer Tree Specialists, Inc. for providing lunch with proceeds benefitting TREE Fund!

Our largest Tour des Trees in 10 years! We are very excited to ride through the Carolinas with this wonderful group of people.

The full-time ride may be at capacity, but a small handful of 3-day ride options are available.

We are very excited to announce that we have reached the 100-rider mark for this year's Tour des Trees!

Thanks to everyone that registered for this year! It is going to be an awesome ride.

The ride is now at capacity but there are a limited number of 3-day ride options available for Days 3-5, September 15-18, from Brevard to Asheville. Registering as a 3-day rider will also add you to our waiting list if any full-time slots open up.

June is National Safety Month!

TREE Fund is committed to funding research that focuses on the safety of tree care workers and the general public. TREE Fund funded research has been used to shape safety standards and best practices throughout the industry and grant programs such as the Safe Arborist Techniques Fund and the Utility Arborist Research Fund help get the latest information out there to help those that need it.

See a list of studies at https://treefund.org/safety.

Scientists hope that by identifying and then breeding these resistant individuals, they can bring more big American elms back to the landscape of the East Coast.

Scientists are injecting elm trees with a killer fungus to save them About 50 years ago, Dutch elm disease wiped out most of the American elm trees, but some survived. Now, scientists in Vermont are injecting these trees and saplings with the disease in hopes of identifying and breeding these resistant individuals in hopes to bring more big American elms back to the....

If the research that fuels further knowledge of how to properly and safely care for trees and urban forests is important to you, consider making a gift today to support TREE Fund's grant and scholarship programs. https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com/donor-form/?svcid=tcs&formId=134d567f-49b1-43a4-af9c-72881bc976d0&envid=p-Sr9dtBKXOUKOv4XxFg6WYw&zone=usa

ISA is excited to share that the new Z133-2026 Safety Standard is now available.

Developed to help advance safety across the arboriculture industry, the updated American National Standard: Safety and Health Requirements for Arboricultural Operations has now been approved by ANSI.

- Updated to reflect current industry practices and improved safety outcomes
- Download your complimentary individual digital copy through the ISA Store
- Print editions available for purchase in English and Spanish

Learn more about the Z133-2026 and access the new standard today: https://ow.ly/gEpL50Z5a38