The International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) is an international non-profit organization

Non-profit organization

Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...

 headquartered in Champaign, Illinois

Champaign, Illinois

Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...

 USA. Its mission statement: "Through research, technology, and education promote the professional practice of arboriculture

Arboriculture

Arboriculture is the cultivation, management, and study of individual trees, shrubs, vines, and other perennial woody plants. It is both a practice and a science....

 and foster a greater public awareness of the benefits of trees."

The ISA has over 20,000 members internationally, with international chapters and affiliates in Australia, New Zealand, UK, Canada, Asia, South America and Europe.

The ISA also runs the ISA Certified arborist

Certified arborist

The Certified Arborist credential identifies professional arborists who have a minimum of three years' full-time experience working in the professional tree care industry and who have passed an extensive examination covering all facets of arboriculture. The of the started the certification...

program.

External links

• International Society of Arboriculture Home Page
• International Society of Arboriculture Australia Chapter

The ISA website offers a page where one can verify a Certified Arborist in a specific area.

• http://www.isa-arbor.com/findarborist/findarborist.aspx
• http://www.isa-arbor.com/findarborist/findarborist.aspx