NJAISA
New Jersey Arborists Chapter of the International Society of Arbiculture
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Events

Upcoming Events

2025 NJ Tree Climbing Competition
Jun
13
to Jun 14

2025 NJ Tree Climbing Competition

  • Haddonfield, NJ United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The NJ Chapter of the ISA is preparing to host our annual Tree Climbing Competition, which will be held in Cooper River Park in Camden County, NJ. The event will start on Friday, June 13 at 1:00pm with gear check and the Ascent event. Saturday, June 14 will begin with a walk-through promptly at 7:30am. Please plan to arrive by 7:00am on Saturday: the competition events will begin no later than 8:30am. The top men’s and women’s finishers from NJ on June 14 will qualify for and represent the NJ Chapter in the International Tree Climbing Competition (location New Zealand).

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Garden State Tree Conference 2025
Feb
26
to Feb 28

Garden State Tree Conference 2025

Once again, the Garden State Tree Conference will be held at Harrah's Resort in Atlantic City, NJ. The conference will begin with a pre-conference workshop day on Wednesday, February 26 followed by two days of our traditional conference on February 27 and 28 with tracks in both English and Spanish on both days. Registration coming soon!

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NJAISA TRAQ Qualification Program - FALL 2024
Oct
8
to Oct 10

NJAISA TRAQ Qualification Program - FALL 2024

  • Monument Hall, Princeton Municipality (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (ISA TRAQ) is a voluntary qualification program designed to train and assess candidates in a specialized field of arboriculture. When a professional earns the ISA TRAQ credential, they will be recognized by their peers and the public as a tree care professional who has specialized knowledge in tree risk assessment. To earn the qualification, eligible candidates must complete a training course, and pass both a comprehensive written assessment and a performance-based assessment.

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Duel on the Delaware
Oct
4
to Oct 6

Duel on the Delaware

Come on out to Camp Tecumseh for a friendly climbing competition between arborists from the NJ Chapter of the ISA, the Penn-Del Chapter of the ISA, the Ohio Chapter of the ISA, and the New York State Arborist Chapter of the ISA.

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2024 NJ Tree Climbing Competition
Jun
7
to Jun 8

2024 NJ Tree Climbing Competition

The NJ Chapter of the ISA is preparing to host our annual Tree Climbing Competition, which will be held at Cadwalader Park in Trenton, NJ. The event will start on Friday, June 7 with Gear Check and Ascent starting at 1pm - 5pm. Saturday, June 8 will begin with a walk-through promptly at 7:30am. Please plan to arrive by 7:00am on Saturday: the competition events will begin no later than 8:30am.

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NJ ISA TRAQ Qualification Program - SPRING 2024
Apr
16
to Apr 18

NJ ISA TRAQ Qualification Program - SPRING 2024

  • Monument Hall, Princeton Municipality (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (ISA TRAQ) is a voluntary qualification program designed to train and assess candidates in a specialized field of arboriculture. When a professional earns the ISA TRAQ credential, they will be recognized by their peers and the public as a tree care professional who has specialized knowledge in tree risk assessment. To earn the qualification, eligible candidates must complete a training course, and pass both a comprehensive written assessment and a performance-based assessment.

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Garden State Tree Conference 2024
Feb
29
to Mar 1

Garden State Tree Conference 2024

Registration is now open for the 2024 Garden State Tree Conference. Note our new location! Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, NJ. With new outdoor spaces for exhibits and technical sessions and Pre-Conference Workshop on Wednesday Feb 28th. Get ready for another incredible conference!

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Virtual TRAQ Renewal
Dec
13
8:00 AM08:00

Virtual TRAQ Renewal

The ISA TRAQ is a voluntary qualification program that is valid for 5 years, at which point you would take a renewal program to extend the qualification another 5 years. Please note: if five years have passed since your initial TRAQ certification and it is now expired, you will need to re-enroll in the full 3-day TRAQ certification program. This is the renewal program for those people who retain an active TRAQ certification.

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Duel on the Delaware
Nov
4
7:00 AM07:00

Duel on the Delaware

  • Morris Arboretum Horticultural Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Come on out to Morris Arboretum’s Horticulture Center for a friendly climbing competition between arborists from the NJ Chapter of the ISA, the Penn-Del Chapter of the ISA, and the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the ISA. This year, the Penn-Del chapter is hosting the competition at Morris Arboretum’s Horticulture Center.

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NJ ISA TRAQ Qualification Program
Sep
19
to Sep 21

NJ ISA TRAQ Qualification Program

The ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (ISA TRAQ) is a voluntary qualification program designed to train and assess candidates in a specialized field of arboriculture. When a professional earns the ISA TRAQ credential, they will be recognized by their peers and the public as a tree care professional who has specialized knowledge in tree risk assessment. To earn the qualification, eligible candidates must complete a training course, and pass both a comprehensive written assessment and a performance-based assessment.

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2023 NJ Tree Climbing Competition
Jun
9
to Jun 10

2023 NJ Tree Climbing Competition

The NJ Chapter of the ISA is preparing to host our annual Tree Climbing Competition, which will once again be held at Branch Brook Park in Newark, NJ. The event will start on Friday, June 9 with Gear Check and Ascent starting at 12pm - 5pm. Saturday, June 10 will begin with a walk-through promptly at 7:30am. Please plan to arrive by 7:00am on Saturday: the competition events will begin no later than 8:30am. The male and female winners of the masters’ challenge event on June 10 will qualify for the International Tree Climbing Competition in Albuquerque, NM on August 11-13.

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NJ ISA TRAQ Qualification Program
Apr
18
to Apr 20

NJ ISA TRAQ Qualification Program

The ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (ISA TRAQ) is a voluntary qualification program designed to train and assess candidates in a specialized field of arboriculture. When a professional earns the ISA TRAQ credential, they will be recognized by their peers and the public as a tree care professional who has specialized knowledge in tree risk assessment. To earn the qualification, eligible candidates must complete a training course, and pass both a comprehensive written assessment and a performance-based assessment.

REGISTRATION IS SOLD-OUT

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Workday is ON
Feb
18
8:00 AM08:00

Workday is ON

Either we are crazy or committed…or both! Workday is ON for February 18. After two cancellations for weather, we are making our last attempt to bring this year’s special Workday event to life. Read more below about historic Branch Brook Park, and mark your calendars for February 18.

This year’s Work Day event will take place at Branch Brook Park in Newark, NJ. Branch Brook Park is distinguished by being the first county park to be opened for public use in the United States.

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Jan
18
8:00 AM08:00

Virtual TRAQ Renewal

The ISA TRAQ is a voluntary qualification program that is valid for 5 years, at which point you would take a renewal program to extend the qualification another 5 years. Please note: if five years have passed since your initial TRAQ certification and it is now expired, you will need to re-enroll in the full 3-day TRAQ certification program. This is the renewal program for those people who retain an active TRAQ certification.

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Dec
9
7:30 PM19:30

SPS Interesting and Under-Utilized Trees in the Landscape

Come join us for a talk by Stephen Chisholm, Jr. about Underutilized Trees. As a third generation arborist and LTE, Stephen will talk us through assessing the purpose and aesthetic of specific trees in the landscape. He will review common trees that are used over and over by landscape and tree companies, with suggestions for many unique varieties to consider.

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Dec
9
12:00 PM12:00

SPS Interesting and Under-Utilized Trees in the Landscape

Come join us for a talk by Stephen Chisholm, Jr. about Underutilized Trees. As a third generation arborist and LTE, Stephen will talk us through assessing the purpose and aesthetic of specific trees in the landscape. He will review common trees that are used over and over by landscape and tree companies, with suggestions for many unique varieties to consider.

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