Winter Glacier

[vicgartree]

ASM
EVENT NEWS

















SRT WORKSHOP FRIDAY MARCH 1, 2013







Come Join Donny Coffey Author of TCIA's Best Practices for SRT in Arboriculture. Learn all there is to know about SRT! This workshop is based on the TCIA Best Practices Book.

Michigan's own, Kevin Bingham was a contributor for this book also!!

For more information and to register


$90 per person





Winter Glacier Event Saturay MARCH 2, 2013






The Second Annual .. The Winter Glacier Event

Come and join us! A Competition with prizes, CEU's and Safety Workshop all in one!



This competition is for a two-person crew. There will be a First, Second and Third place prize.

This is a competition to prune the trees at Kensington Metro Park and to reinforce safety practices and procedures for our industry. Each team (2 person team) must bring chip truck and chipper. Each team will consist of 1 climber/bucket truck operator and 1 grounds person.


Winter Glacier event is not about speed. It is about the safest team.



For more information and to register

 

[vicgartree]

Winter Glacier 2013 at Kensington Metro Park was a success!!

March 2, 2013

And the Safest Teams in Michigan are:
First Place: Jeremy Tyson and Robert Stempnik of Jeremy's Lawn and Tree
Second Place: Rich and Wayne Ellison of Kappen Tree Service
Third Place: Aaron Johns and Quinton Harris of Kappen Tree Service

All the teams were fantastic!! A very close competition. It was a GREAT DAY!
And although all the teams did not place - you should be recognized that by entering the Winter Glacier 2013 you exemplify what all tree crews should strive to attain in the Arboriculture and Green Industry formum. Your commitment to Safety in our industry is commendable and awe inspiring!!

Sponsors: Altec, Arborwear, ASM, Bandit Indutstries, Bartlett Arborist Supply & Manufacturing, Green Manufacturing, Larson's Insurance Solutions, Midwest Arborist Supply, Trees Inc., VG Training Facility. Thank you Bartlett Arborist Supply for giving a Gift Certificate to First, Second, and Third!!

A Great Big Thank You to all our Sponsors!!!!

Judges: Kevin Bingham, Brian Cooley, Sarah Green, Vince Kowalski, Tyler Roehler, Dawn Thierbach, and Jeff Thierbach

A Great Big Thank You to all our Judges!!!!!! Thank you Tyler for coming to help out, you by far came the farthest!

 

[TLHamel]

The Glacier Event sounds like a very cool idea! Great job in putting this together. Congrats to the participating teams!

 

[vicgartree]

thanks - it is fun!!!