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Join us on April 23, 2019 for the
presentation of the VISTA Award!
The VISTA award is the most important honor
the association can bestow upon one of its
members. It was conceived to recognize truly
outstanding tree care professionals whose
acts and deeds serve as a guide and challenge
for all members of the industry.
N E W S
International Visit
MAA members Dan Mayer, MCA and Matt Foti, MCA recently
hosted five arborists from Latvia during their first visit to Amer-
ica. Matt originally met arborist and European Tree Climbing
Champion Edgars Neilands in the country of Georgia where
Matt was called in to consult on a massive tree moving opera-
tion. Later, he and Dan went back to Europe to see Edgars and
learn more about arboriculture in Latvia. The relationship grew
and in January Edgars returned with four of his Labie Koki crew
members to visit Massachusetts. The Latvians toured the Boston
Public Garden, Mt. Auburn Cemetery, The Greenway, Minute-
man National Park and met with local tree care companies. They
also had the opportunity to work alongside Mayer Tree’s profes-
sional arborists. As Matt said, “Edgars is a pioneer who has intro-
duced the science of arboriculture in his country. He has
amazing energy and curiosity about everything green.”
The award’s title is an acronym for V ision,
I ntegrity, S ervice, T alent, and A ction –
the leadership qualities inherent in all
award recipients.
This year’s VISTA Award will go to industry
veteran and volunteer extraordinaire
Richard Herfurth, MCA .
We hope many of you can join us in celebrating Richard and his
many achievements, as well as his countless contributions.
MAA Dinner Meeting • Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Ken’s Steakhouse • Framingham, MA.
Project Initiation Notice
The Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) has submitted a
Project Initiation Notice (PINS) for the following section of the
American National Tree Care Standard:
(PART 3)-2012 SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS
If you have suggestions, notes or comments
on Part 3, please email [email protected] and
the A300 committee will review it at the next
committee meeting.
ANSI A300 documents provide standard definitions and tree
care management standards for all aspects of tree-health manage-
ment, including pruning, utility pruning, soil management and
fertilization, tree support structures, tree management and
preservation during construction and land use, tree planting and
transplanting, integrated vegetation management for utility right-
of-way, and tree risk assessment. TCIA serves as the secretariat
for the ANSI A300 series of Standards for Tree Care Management
Operations (ANSI A300 Parts 1 through 10). A300 standards are
written by the ANSI-accredited A300 committee. The MAA is
well-represented by Dennis Ryan, MCA on the A300 committee.
Matt Foti, MCA (left) with Edgars Neilands (and a 250
year-old oak tree) in Latvia last year.
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U.S. Forest Service Award goes to…
Congratulations to our friends at the Massachusetts Tree War-
dens’ and Foresters’ Association (MTWFA). The association
was recently honored by the U.S. Forest Service for the category
“Delivering Benefits to the American People.” The award was
given to the MTWFA in recognition of a joint cooperative part-
nership with the USFS Urban Forest Strike Team – an initiative
that was introduced in the Northeast area beginning in 2009.
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