Contact
Eugene Gehring
Texas Chapter International Society of Arboriculture
8173959055
gene@isatexas.com
5 CEU's
Your Instructor
Skip Kincaid
Skip Kincaid is an ISA Board Certified Master Arborist (MW-0155BM) with over 30 years of urban forestry, arboriculture, and forestry experience. He provides governments, businesses, utilities, attorneys, architects, and engineers with the performance of tree risk assessments; tree appraisals/forensics; storm damage assessment projects; tree preservation plans on construction sites; urban forestry master plans; ordinance writing; and expert witness testimony.
Skip currently holds positions as the Executive Director of the ISA Southern Chapter and the Director of Urban Forestry for Hansen’s Tree Service & Environmental Wood Resources in O’Fallon, Missouri and provides a wide range of consulting services.
Skip served for four years on the International Society of Arboriculture’s (ISA) panel of experts that developed the Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) and has taught the 2½ day course over 60 times. His expertise is utilized by attorneys as an expert witness and he has testified at depositions and trials in many states.
2021 Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) Renewal - San Antonio
The TRAQ Renewal Course is a one-day refresher, with five hours of instruction, and three hours to take the exam. Current TRAQ holders can complete the course as early as three and one-half (3 1/2) years into their Qualification (18 months before your expiration date). If your Tree Risk Assessment Qualification expires between May 3, 2021 and November 3, 2022, you can register for this renewal. Once your current expiration date passes, you will need to retake the full course and assessment to be reinstated.
Once you have successfully passed the renewal requirements, you will be given 5 years from the date of your previous expiration allowing you to take full advantage of the 5 year period granted with the credential.
Your instructor for this event will be Skip Kincaid.
You will review:
- Levels of assessment
- Target assessment
- Site assessment
- Tree biology and mechanics
- Tree inspection and assessment
- Data analysis and risk categorizaion
- Mitigation
- Reporting
Included in your registration:
- course registration
- exam fee
- the TRAQ renewal manual (shipped via UPS to the address you provide (NO PO Boxes)
- the TRAQ renewal workbook (handed out at the class)
- coffee and breakfast items
- lunch, beverages and snacks for the day
Travel and lodging is on your own.
What is required to bring to the class:
- your government issued photo ID
- your TRAQ Manual (shipped via UPS to the address you provide) - TRAQ clipboard - your TRAQ Workbook (will be handed out at the class)
- your hard hat and high visiblity vest or shirt (required)
- #2 pencils and clipboard for taking notes and completing worksheets
- rain gear, including a large ziplock bag (just in case!)
- come prepared to spend part of the day outdoors
- please dress for your comfort level indoors and outdoors - we cannot always control the room temperature to suit everyone
5 Continuing education units available
Course Pricing
Special Testing Accommodations Requests:
https://www.isa-arbor.com/Portals/0/Assets/PDF/Certification/Accommodations-Request.pdf. The process may take up to several months and may not allow enough time to attend this particular class.
Retaking the Examination
Cancellation Policy
If an ISA TRAQ registrant cancels before ISA sends training materials, the registrant will get a full refund. The ship date is April 19.
If an ISA TRAQ registrant cancels after the ship date (4/15), the registrant will get a refund minus $50 USD for the materials.
Please note we will work with you as much as possible as we do not want you to attend if you have tested positive for COVID or have come into contact with someone who tested positive within 2 weeks of the course. Cancellation requests must be emailed to gene@isatexas.com. Please do not just be a "No Show".
