When
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 5:00 PM CDT
-to-
Sunday, April 19, 2020 at 6:00 PM CDT
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Cost
$750 ISAT Members
$795 Non-ISAT Members
13.25 CEU's
Where
Texas State University Camp
1000 University Rd
Wimberley, TX 78676
Driving Directions
Contact
Rebecca Johnson
Women's Climbing Workshop Chair
rebecca@arboholic.com
512.730.1274
Refund Policy
The deadline to cancel and receive a registration refund (minus $50 cancellation fee) is April 1st.
Our Instructors
WTCW
Women's Tree Climbing Workshop
Bear LeVangie is a ISA Certified Arborist and CT licensed arborist. She heads up the BioForest Northeast Office. Formerly she performed Asian Longhorned Beetle inspections for the USDA and DCR in Worcester, MA. Bear is an energetic & gifted coach who is a Past-President of the New England Chapter of ISA.
Melissa LeVangie Ingersoll is a passionate educator of trees, tree care and tree climbing amongst many other extensive topics. She is a Certified Arborist, an ISA Tree Climbing Specialist and Certified Tree Safety Professional. Outside of being an enthusiastic Co-Founder of the WTCW, she is the Educational Director and a Business Development Advocate for Shelter Tree, a premier arborist equipment supplier. Formerly, Melissa conducted Asian Longhorned Beetle inspections for the USDA and DCR in Worcester, MA. Melissa is a passionate instructor and coach who loves to teach. She is the Past-President of MA Tree Wardens & Foresters Association and of the New England Chapter of ISA.
Rebecca Seibel ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, TRAQ holder, TCIA Certified Tree Care Safety Professional, Consulting Utility Forester Professional Qualified, past MN Tree Climbing Champion, and past ITCC Competitor. Rebecca owns TreeSpirit Consulting, LLC a contract climbing and training business. She is a lead instructor for the Women’s Tree Climbing Workshop, an assistant instructor for North American Training Solutions, and she is the Director of Safety & Training at Johnson Ops Tree Care, Holmen, Wisconsin. Rebecca is a passionate tree lover who draws on 20 years of experience. Her easy- to- approach personality makes her a natural teacher and an effective leader, one who understands how to empower others.
ISA CEU's will be available
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Contact
Gene Gehring
Texas Chapter International Society of Arboriculture
817-395-9055
gene@isatexas.com
Texas Women's Tree Climbing Workshop
Due do the recent COVID 19 pandemic the Women's Tree Climb has been postponed. The committee is planning to host the event later in the year. They are tentatively looking at November 6-8, 2020. Please be looking for further updates.
The ISA Texas Chapter is hosting its third tree climbing workshop for Women, taught by Women.
This will be the ISA Texas’ third women’s tree climbing workshop and it is designed for women who have never climbed trees before with ropes and harnesses but also those who have prior experience and want to improve their ability.
Come learn a new skill or improve your foundation in a safe and positive environment. This two and a half-day event was specifically created for women by women climbers, who have competed in tree climbing championships & are working in the tree care industry.
ISA Texas has teamed up with the Women’s Tree Climbing Workshop to offer a fun, safe space to learn. No worries about looking silly or not being safe. This workshop is open to all women (18+), skills and ability levels. Bring your tree climbing equipment (if you have any) and we’ll help you determine what’s safe to use for tree climbing. Don’t have equipment? We’ve got you covered. Taught by International Tree Climbing Championship competitors Bear LeVangie, Melissa LeVangie and Rebecca Seibel, with over 40 years of collective climbing experience, you know you’re in good hands.
You will learn a multitude of styles in climbing equipment and techniques. Come network with women and female arborists from all over the country and Texas! This will be an all-inclusive weekend, we’ll provide all the instruction, fun, use of equipment, yoga, food and lodging for 3 days/2 nights. You will leave from this climbing experience with a new skill, wonderful memories, new friends, and a sense of personal accomplishment. This workshop is limited to 20 participants.
Registration includes:
Instruction, meals, lodging, yoga, networking, climber insurance, CEUs, event t-shirt, use of all equipment, amazing prizes & a whole-lotta fun that you will never forget!
Participants information:
Clothing: Please wear long pants, hiking boots and short or long sleeve shirts (no tank tops). Please dress and plan for weather - sunscreen, insect repellent and rain/warm gear.
What to bring: any climbing equipment you have, a yoga mat (and one to share if you have the means), a bedroll, a fun attitude.
Extras: Please bring a reusable water bottle and something to carry snacks out to the 'field' and up into the trees.