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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Join Dr. Ed Gilman for a two-day pruning workshop
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">OCT 15-16, 2025</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Prescription Pruning with field demos</span></u><span style="font-size:16.0pt">
</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt">(13.5 ISA CEUs)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">Early bird registration </span>for RI Licensed Arborists will be opening for the Ed Gilman Pruning Workshop on
<span style="color:red">August 1</span> - $85<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Registration is limited to 55 people.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The days consist of:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Morning presentations at RI College<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Afternoon field demos at Franciscan Missionaries of Mary<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>(weather permitting; indoor/outdoor schedule might change depending on the weather)<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>REGISTRATION INCLUDES LUNCHES, BREAKS, AND A COPY OF: <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Structural Pruning: A Guide for the Green Industry By Edward F. Gilman, Brian Kempf, Nelda Matheny, and Jim Clark<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wwv.isa-arbor.com/store/product/500__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!NqKIhuZnAkTOvxxgq1eu_A8pr3SHT5d679ijDj4j_U9-SVymHJ2NHnXywh_vn3Omn8wr7hU6vRBjgdcdVPTULhu5e9hBXL1JrVj-$">https://wwv.isa-arbor.com/store/product/500 [wwv.isa-arbor.com]</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Partners: RI Tree Council and Bartlett Tree Experts<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">THE AGENDA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>DAY ONE - Wednesday, Oct 15<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Morning topics at RIC<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8:00 Introduction to key pruning terms and concepts<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Tree architecture in the urban environment<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Guiding young-tree architecture with pruning<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>12:00 Lunch at RIC<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Afternoon topics at Franciscan Missionaries of Mary<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">1:00 In-the-field pruning demonstrations and exercises showing pruning to create sustainable strong branch architecture.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>DAY TWO – Thursday, Oct 16<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Morning topics at RIC</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8:00 Introduction to prescription pruning<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Preparing pruning prescriptions on young and mature trees<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Long-term pruning results<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>12:00 Lunch at RIC<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Afternoon topics at Franciscan Missionaries of Mary</b> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1:00 Preparing pruning prescriptions on mature trees<span style="color:red"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Outside exercises: Attendees actively prepare pruning prescriptions under guidance from instructor.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#215E99">Cooperative Forestry Program Supervisor<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#215E99">Division of Forest Environment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#215E99">235 Promenade Street, Suite 394<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#215E99">Providence, RI 02908<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#215E99">401.537.4069<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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