Monday – April 27, 2026

7:00	19th Annual Britton Fund Ride
8:00	TREE Fund Golf Outing
12:00	Written Certification Exam
3:00	TRAQ Walk – Build confidence in risks and defects detection, Alby Thoumsin (Ticket Required) 1.5 CEUs
3:00	Registration Opens
3:45	Women in Arboriculture Gathering for the women in the industry!
5:00	Tree Planting
5:30	Opening Reception with Exhibitors

Tuesday – April 28, 2026 – 6.0 CEUs

7:00	Registration Open, Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors, Yoga
8:00	Opening Session, President, Tracey Takeuchi / Land Acknowledgement
8:45	Re-establishing caretaking practices to restore black oak cultural landscapes, Irene Vasquez
9:15	Break with Exhibitors Tailgate session by Jared Abrojena on the Academy Stage
9:45	KEYNOTE:  Nalini Nadkardi, PhD.
11:15	2025 Awards Presentation
12:00	Awards Luncheon
1:15	Giant Sequoias in a Changing World,  Wendy Baxter
1:45	Field Experience: Arborists assisting science in old growth forests,  Lawrence Schultz, Ben Fisher & Cristian Garcia Arcos
3:00	Break with Exhibitors Tailgate session by Jared Abrojena on the Academy Stage
3:30	Insurance and Trees,  Paul Brady
4:00	Forest Ecology: Science & Management of Mariposa Grove, Garrett Dickman
4:30	A Powerful ‘WHY?’: An Introduction to the Practice of Forest Bathing, for Wellness and Wonderment in the Profession of Arboriculture, Josh Gevertz
5:30	Happy Hour with Outdoor Exhibits
6:30	Forest Bathing with Josh Gevertz (limited space – sign up onsite)
8:00	Dive in Movie Night – join us at the indoor pool

Wednesday – April 29, 2026 – 6.5 CEUs

7:00	Morning Bird Walk lead by Tree Care for Birds & Wildlife / Yoga
	Breakout 1 – Science	Breakout 2 – Practice	Breakout 3 – Spanish
8:00	Lifestyles of urban fungi: beyond disease and risk assessment,  Kevin T. Smith, PhD.	Zone 0 and the implications for trees in Wildland Urban Interface areas, Jeremy Cawn & Yana Valachovic	Círculo completo – Comunicación relacional en la gestión del arbolado urbano,  Cecilia Michea
8:50	Tiny Wonders: Lichens of the Sierra Nevada,  Ruth Williams	Modern Tree, Safety Assessment and Evaluation,  Frank Rinn	Relevancia de la gestión y recuperación de los bosques y del arbolado urbano en Acapulco después de los huracanes Otis y John, Gabriela Lopez
9:30	Irrigation effects on the cooling potential of urban trees,  Ursula Schuch, PhD.	Wildfire Mitigation Strategies for Utilities,  Amanda Smith
10:00	Break with Exhibitors Tailgate session by Jared Abrojena on the Academy Stage
10:30	Retrenchment Pruning of Ancient Trees: Anecdote or Science?, Linda Chalker Scott, PhD.	Full Circle Training: Sustaining Safety, Skill, and Standards Across Generations,  Dane Jensen	Importancia del trasplante de árboles nativos en zonas urbanas, Sotero Garcia
11:20	Battling the Bark Beetle,  Nathan Wilson &  Ryan Joseph	The Slack Trap: How Small Gaps in Safety Can Lead to Big Consequences,  Justin Morejohn	Círculo completo: deja que la Tierra respire de nuevo, Cosijoopii Montero
12:05	Lunch
1:15	Mulch: Its not just the carbon, its the ENERGY!,  James Downer, PhD.	The Our-Trees Initiative: Using storytelling to raise awareness about and incite protection for trees around the world, Nalini Nadkarni, PhD	Construyendo puentes entre los servicios públicos Jessica Henderson,  Julius Uehlein, Brock Novarro, Clinton Curtis, Jesus Nava-Murillo
2:20	Leveraging Soil Biodiversity for Plant and Ecosystem Health in Urban Landscapes, Joshua Garcia, PhD.	Introduction to WCISA’s Wildfire Risk Reduction Qualification, Paul Brady & Jeff Spohn	Podando Raíces, Steve Jimenez & Jasmine Lopez
3:05	Break with Exhibitors Tailgate session by Jared Abrojena on the Academy Stage
3:30	Beneficial arthropods: insects relevant for potential arthropod pest management on trees, Joanie King, PhD.	Data-Driven Decision Making: Turning Urban Forest Data Into Informed, Equitable, and Actionable Policy, Drue Epping & Jake Simon	Fundamentos técnicos del riego: aplicaciones prácticas en el cuidado de los árboles, Ian Campbell & Michael Madewell
4:15	Relating Tree Responses to Extreme Drought to Arboriculture,  Edward Bobich, PhD.	Join our “FAM” ,   the science and regulatory issues of Fresh Arborist Mulch,  James Downer, PhD. & Daniel Mahoney	Evita ser el vector: maneja los residuos verdes y detén la propagación de plagas, Beatriz Nobua Behrmann, PhD.
6:30	Banquet (Installation of Officers / Auction)

Thursday – April 30, 2026 -up to 4.5 CEUs

6:30	Forest Bathing with Joshua Gevertz & Humberto Mojica (bi-lingual)
7:00	Yoga
7:30	WCISA Annual Business Meeting
8:45	Fungal Partners in Tree and Forest Development,  Kevin T. Smith, PhD.
9:45	Break
10:05	Identity: A Conversation on Diversity and Inclusion,  Natalie Krug & TDB
10:40	Mentorship in Arboriculture, A Full Circle Journey,  Igor Lacan, PhD., Grayson Keating, Alison Lancaster, Jonathan Flournoy, Cristian Arcos Garcia & Sarah Santee
11:30	The 6th Annual Battle of the Trees: The 24/7 Lectures, Kelaine Ravdin
12:30	Conclusion of program – SEE YOU IN MONTEREY
1:30	OPTIONAL TOUR – Mariposa Grove Yosemite National Park (4.0 CEUs)

*Schedule is a work in progress and subject to minor changes as we get closer to the event.