3. Campus Tree Advisory Committee The Campus Tree Advisory Committee will consist of volunteers from the campus community who will serve for a one year term. The committee will include at least one student, faculty, community member, ISA certified arborist, facilities member, and management official. The committee’s main purpose will be to oversee the campus Tree Care Policy. Secondary duties will be to help plan educational events on campus each year and the celebration of our annual Arborday event. 4. Campus Tree Care Policies Tree planting, pruning, removal, and assessment will follow the ISA’s Best Management Practices with the ANSI A300 standards for Tree Care. ANSI A300 standards are the generally accepted industry standards for tree care practices. They are voluntary industry consensus standards developed by Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) and written by a committee called the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) A300, whose mission is to develop consensus performance standards based on current research and sound practice for writing specifications to manage trees, shrubs, and other woody plants. These ANSI and ISA specifications include widely adopted scientific principles that will govern the protection of trees along with SOU’s existing use of Landscape Architect’s recommendations and requirements for the protection of trees before, during, and after all construction activities. The standards include: ANSI A300 (Part 1) - 2008 Pruning ANSI A300 (Part 2) - 2011 Soil Management (includes Fertilization) ANSI A300 (Part 3) - 2006 Supplemental Support Systems (includes Cabling, Bracing, and Guying, and Propping)
3. Campus Tree Advisory Committee The Campus Tree Advisory Committee will consist of volunteers from the campus community who will serve for a one year term. The committee will include at least one student, faculty, community member, ISA certified arborist, facilities member, and management official. The committee’s main purpose will be to oversee the campus Tree Care Policy. Secondary duties will be to help plan educational events on campus each year and the celebration of our annual Arborday event. 4. Campus Tree Care Policies Tree planting, pruning, removal, and assessment will follow the ISA’s Best Management Practices with the ANSI A300 standards for Tree Care. ANSI A300 standards are the generally accepted industry standards for tree care practices. They are voluntary industry consensus standards developed by Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) and written by a committee called the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) A300, whose mission is to develop consensus performance standards based on current research and sound practice for writing specifications to manage trees, shrubs, and other woody plants. These ANSI and ISA specifications include widely adopted scientific principles that will govern the protection of trees along with SOU’s existing use of Landscape Architect’s recommendations and requirements for the protection of trees before, during, and after all construction activities. The standards include: ANSI A300 (Part 1) - 2008 Pruning ANSI A300 (Part 2) - 2011 Soil Management (includes Fertilization) ANSI A300 (Part 3) - 2006 Supplemental Support Systems (includes Cabling, Bracing, and Guying, and Propping)
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