Annual Review 2024

Here’s a brief overview of some of the milestones from the year to date. Thanks to your support, each year the Association can increase its work to promote arboriculture and ensure it is represented as a key profession in its own right.

The 2023-24 webinar series breaks all records with a total of 9,422 viewers from 62 countries.

David Lonsdale’s tree decay detection webinar became the most popular of all time with 956 viewers.

Dr Emma Gilmartin joins the Association as a new Senior Technical Officer.

Social media following increases from 70k to more than 100k.

New Approved Contractor Standards released – these are reviewed annually and updated as required. Several new assessors were also recruited.

Responses submitted to a number of wide-ranging professional consultations.

Arboricultural Association 60th Anniversary

The 60th anniversary of the founding of the Association is marked at major events and in the ARB Magazine throughout 2024.

Legend of Arboriculture David Lonsdale passes away. Through his 26 years of service at Forest Research, extensive publications, and long-standing support for the Ancient Tree Forum, he made an exceptional contribution to our understanding of trees and their care.

Across the year, the staff team organises and runs VETcert examinations for 41 practical and 22 consulting candidates.

The Association recruits more than 40 Arb Ambassadors to help fulfil requests for anything from careers and schools talks to community events and tree walks.

Over 6000 visitors attend ARB Show 2024 at Westonbirt.

Attracted more than 30m views of the ARB Show 2024 knot tying video.

DART relief effort after Hurricane Beryl

The Disaster Arborist Response Team is deployed to Grenada to assist in the relief effort after Hurricane Beryl. The charity sends a team of chainsaw operators to the region.

The Association releases 3 Actions for Arboriculture ahead of the General Election, encouraging all parties and candidates to acknowledge the importance of tree care and establishment.

Jo Hedger with Arboricultural Association Award

Jo Hedger is presented with the 2024 Arboricultural Association Award, in recognition of her work as an outstanding ambassador for the tree care community in the UK and around the world.

Neil Davies is elected as the Association’s 28th Chair of Trustees.

National Tree Safety Group Common Sense Risk Management of Trees 2nd edition is launched.

More than 350 delegates attend the 2nd consecutive conference at the University of Warwick.

Young Arb of the Year goes to Marcelo White and Best Arb Student to Ellie Watton.

Over 2.2 million users visit the Association’s website, breaking previous records.

16 delegates enjoy the first morphophysiology study tour.

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