New Arb Journal

[arb culture]

Just got my latest copy of the arb journal.

 

There's a couple of good articles by Marcus in there along with an interesting one on QTRA target assessment and one by Mark Johnson on TTII.

 

Anyone else got theirs yet?

 

Any thoughts?

[Amelanchier]

Yep. Ain't had a chance to do anything but skim read though so can't pass comment. The TIT2 stuff seems to be the presentation at last years conference?

[Paul Barton]

Just read the Trees in Towns 2 article last night (I wasn't at last years conference). I thought it was an excellent article - very scathing of the AA in its conclusion!

 

I also agreed with the section about the 'split personality' of our industry and how this damages our profession. There is a split between the "tree lovers" and the "petrolheads". It's something I have always been aware of, and to a degree I have straddled both parties, but Mark makes the point that arboriculture will not carry the same weight as other professions such as landscape architects/ecologists/town planners while this split personality exists.

[Paul Jenks]

I haven't read the article. It's an interesting point about the split personality and professional recognition. Certainly topics for discussion rather than bullet point comment. Currently it is a challenge to see who is leading the industry. It seems to be being pulled in different directions with no clear definitive leaders emerging. I think it stems from the fact that trees are such an immotive subject at so many levels it is a challenge to embrace all the stakeholders views.