Artistic Treeworks: Howard Madsen Biography

Howard Madsen, Owner

International Society Arboriculture Certificate #PN0750, Member of ISA since 1985
President, Mid-Columbia Community Forestry Council, 2nd term
Private Arborist Designate, Washington Community Forestry Council, 1997-2003
Licensed Arborist since 1978 and in the Tri-Cities area since 1984.
Bio: Born Richland 1951. Attended Richland Schools and Dixie Community College in St. George Utah.
With a partner Howard started Professional Tree service in 1980. The service involved everything having to do with plant and tree systems. In 1984 Howard returned to Richland and began the same type of business there. In 1985 he became member of the Northwest chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture. Since then he has remained current with the ISA's and 3 other related trade journals and has attended yearly training conferences and tree education workshops. In 1989 Howard entered the Arborist certification program and was certified as an Arborist in 1997. His certification has remained current since then. This has required him to complete at least 30 hours of continuing education in the field of Arborculture every 3 years. He has exceeded this requirement each time.
Howard has participated in over 8 hours of education and training from Dr. Alex Shigo, considered the World's foremost Tree Biologist.
Since 1988 Howard is certified to use Mauget Tree Injector Units for the control of insects.
Since 1992 he has been an active member of the Mid-Columbia Forestry Council, and has served as president since 1998.
As a member of the Washington Forestry Council, Howard was designated by Jennifer Belcher, Commissioner of Public Lands, to serve in an executive advisor position to the Washington State Lands Commissioner and to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. The first term was in the "At large" designation and the second term was in the "Private Arborist" designation.
Howard was on the planning committee for the 1998 ISA yearly training conference and served on the Washington Community Forestry Program Hosting committee for the American Forest Conference.
Howard is considered by many to be the foremost authority in Southeast Washington on Arborculture.

ISA Continuing Education Unit (CEU) History Report
for Howard Madsen

A = Certified Arborist
U = Certified Utility Specialist
T = Tree Worker Climber Specialist
M = Municipal Specialist
BS = BCMA Science
BM = BCMA Management
BP = BCMA Practice
T = Aerial Lift Specialist

Course Date	CEU ID	CEU Title	A	U	T	M	BS	BM	BP	L
	AM-98-002	Introduction to Belay	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
	AM-98-003	Introduction to Climbing	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
	AM-98-004	Introduction to Ropes	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
	AM-98-005	Introduction to Secured Footlock	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
	AM-98-006	Introduction to Throwline	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
	AM-98-007	Climbing Knots & Hitches	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
	AN-07-004	Managing Risk in the Urban Forest (Part 3)	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
	AS-01-001	VIDEO I: INTRO TO THE TECHNIQUES & METHO	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
	AS-01-002	VIDEO II: EQUIPMENT & ROPES	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
	AS-01-003	VIDEO III: RIGGING KNOTS	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
	AS-01-004	VIDEO IIII: BASIC LIMB REMOVAL	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
	AS-01-005	VIDEO V: ADVANCED LIMB REMOVAL	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
	AS-01-006	VIDEO VIII: TOP REMOVAL & RIGGING HEAVY	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
	AS-01-007	VIDEO VII: UNDERSTANDING FORCES IN RIGGI	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
	AS-01-008	VIDEO VI: COMPOUND RIGGING TECHNIQUES	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
	IS-06-538	Arborists' Knots for Climbing & Rigging	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	0
8/31/1999	AF-99-001	Educational Tours	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0
9/1/1999	AF-99-002	Reviewing The Plan	1.5	1.5	1.5	0	0	0	0	0
9/1/1999	AF-99-003	Building the Foundation	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0
9/2/1999	AF-99-004	Educational Tours	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
9/2/1999	AF-99-005	Reviewing The Plan	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
9/3/1999	AF-99-006	Designing the Blueprint	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
9/25/2000	PN-00-040	2000 PNW ISA Field Day	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0
9/26/2000	PN-00-041	2000 PNW ISA Conf- Day 2	5.5	5.5	5.5	0	0	0	0	0
9/27/2000	PN-00-043	PNW 2000 Annual Conference Day 3	5.5	5.5	5.5	0	0	0	0	0
9/24/2001	PN-01-038	2001 ANNUAL TRAINING CONF, FIELD DAY	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0
9/25/2001	PN-01-039	2001 ANNUAL TRAINING CONFERENCE, TUESDAY	7	7	7	0	0	0	0	0
9/26/2001	PN-01-041	2001 ANNUAL TRAINING CONFERENCE	3.5	3.5	3.5	0	0	0	0	0
7/29/2002	CF-02-125	Opening Session	2.25	2.25	2.25	0	0	0	0	0
7/29/2002	CF-02-130	Session I	2.75	2.75	2.75	0	0	0	0	0
7/30/2002	CF-02-145	Opening Session	2.25	2.25	2.25	0	0	0	0	0
1/13/2004	UT-04-304	Utah Green Conference-Day One-PM	3.5	3.5	0	0	0	0	0	0
8/9/2004	CF-04-045	Understanding & Dealing with Electrical Hazards-1	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0	0.5	0
8/10/2004	CF-04-125	General Session	2.5	2.5	0	0	0	2.5	0	0
8/10/2004	CF-04-130	Session 1-Commercial Session Part 1	1.5	1.5	1.5	0	0	0	1.5	0
8/10/2004	CF-04-145	Session 2-Municipal Part 2	1.5	0	0	0	0	1.5	0	0
9/25/2005	PN-05-830	The Values of Trees	4.5	0	0	4.5	2.25	2.25	0	0
9/27/2005	PN-05-835	The Value of Trees Field Day	6	0	6	6	3	0	3	0
9/27/2005	PN-05-840	The Value of Trees (AM Only)	2.5	0	0	2.5	0	2.5	0	0
9/27/2005	PN-05-870	The Value of Trees (PM Only/Commerical)	3.5	0	3.5	0	0	1.75	1.75	0
9/28/2005	PN-05-845	ATC05 PNW Training Conference (The Value of Tree)	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
7/28/2008	CF-08-001	Keynote Address (Opening Session)	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0
7/28/2008	CF-08-002	Effects of Mulch & Soil over the Root Ball on Wate	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0.5	0
7/28/2008	CF-08-003	Adjusting to Deep Planting	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0.5	0
7/28/2008	CF-08-004	Fertilizer N Partitioning & Recovery in Urban Land	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0.5	0
7/28/2008	CF-08-005	Tree Establishment: Does Size Matter?	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0.5	0
7/28/2008	CF-08-006	Using MO Gravel Bed to Facilitate Urban Tree Plant	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0.5	0
7/28/2008	CF-08-007	Expose Your Flare & Root Wash Troubles Away	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0.5	0
7/29/2008	CF-08-049	Root Cutting & Tree Stability	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0.5	0	0
7/29/2008	CF-08-050	Tree Root System Response to Fine Root Desiccation	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
7/29/2008	CF-08-051	Innovative Solutions to Root & Sidewalk Conflicts	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0.5	0	0
7/29/2008	CF-08-052	Using GPR to Locate & Assess Roots in Paved & Unpa	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
7/29/2008	CF-08-053	10 Year Study Data of Tree Growth in Paved Skeleta	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0.5	0
7/29/2008	CF-08-054	Up by Roots: Healthy Soils & Trees in the Built En	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0.5	0
7/29/2008	CF-08-056	Does Topping Look Good?	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
7/29/2008	CF-08-057	Reaching Beyond the Limits	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
7/29/2008	CF-08-058	The Tale of Two Communities	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
7/29/2008	CF-08-059	A Case of Underestimated Value	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
7/29/2008	CF-08-060	Pruning Types: New Research May Change Everything	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
7/30/2008	CF-08-061	Research & Education (8-8:30)	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.15	0	0.15	0
7/30/2008	CF-08-062	Research & Education (830-9)	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0.5	0
7/30/2008	CF-08-063	Research & Education (9-945)	0.75	0.75	0.75	0.75	0	0.5	0.25	0
7/30/2008	CF-08-064	The Green Thumb Nursery: Growing Trees, Changing K	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0.5	0	0
7/30/2008	CF-08-065	Distance Learning: The Newest Branch of Arboricult	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
7/30/2008	CF-08-066	Pavement Permeability Affects Growth, Physiology a	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0.5	0
7/30/2008	CF-08-067	Soil Decompaction & Amendment Treatment for Trees	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0.5	0
7/30/2008	CF-08-068	Loss of Tree Canopy Due to EAB	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0.5	0	0
7/30/2008	CF-08-069	Native Oak Tree Species & Their Adaptations & Tole	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0.5	0
7/30/2008	CF-08-070	Structural Response of Tree Tissues to Mechanical	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
		Credits Total:	123.5	102.5	106	46.25	11.4	15	32.15	0

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