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www.arborage.com Arbor Age / April 2014 9 reducing their overall costs while maintaining a quality product and a safer work environment. Both parties view this as a 'what's best for the customer' focus." "We're always looking for ways to make our customers more productive, more effi cient and more successful," said John Foote, Morbark VP of sales and marketing. "Partnering with Precision Sharpening Devices, Inc., to offer the Bevel Buddy through our worldwide network of authorized Morbark dealers gives our customers easy access to another tool to help them be more productive, and ultimately, more successful." Will Maley installed as chair of TCIA board of directors The Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) announced the installation of Will Maley as chair of the board of directors. Maley, longtime owner of Cedarlawn Tree Service, Inc., a TCIA-accredited member located in Ashland, Mass., was recently installed at the annual TCIA Winter Management Conference in Atlantis, Bahamas. TCIA's board is elected by the members to set policy and the strategic direction of the association, which provides safety and educational programs, meetings, publications and guidelines for tree care companies. "Will is a thoughtful and engaging member of the industry and TCIA is thrilled to welcome such a professional and strate- gic leader as chair of our board of directors," said Mark Garvin, president and CEO of TCIA. In his 33 years in the industry, Maley has been a strong pro- ponent of volunteerism and giving back, serving as chair of the Massachusetts Arborists Association certifi cation committee; rep- resentative to the Green Industry Alliance, a legislative advocacy group; and serving as president of the Massachusetts Arborists Association (MAA) in 2000. Once his stint on the state organiza- tion's board ended, Maley listened to the encouragement of colleagues and joined the TCIA board of directors in 2007. 2014 Urban Forest Symposium announced The Sixth Annual Urban Forest Symposium: Climate Change and the Urban Forest, will be held May 28 at the University of Washington Botanic Gardens' Center for Urban Horticulture in Seattle. Cost is $75 per person, with lunches available for $15 (free lunch for the fi rst 100 registrants). This year's Urban Forest Symposium takes an in-depth look at climate change and considers the impact to the urban for- est. Learn about the climatic changes our region can expect and strategies that can be used to plan and manage for a healthy and resilient urban forest. Presenters will discuss the expected changes to the climate, urban forest responses, and what urban foresters and advocates can do to prepare. Presentations will be relevant to urban foresters, landscape professionals, restoration ecologists, tree care professionals, consulting arborists, sustainability profes- sionals, urban planners, landscape designers, landscape architects, municipal managers, and tree advocates. Presenters include: • Greg McPherson, research forester, Urban Ecosystems and Social Dynamics - Pacifi c Southwest Research Station, USDA For- est Service. • Jim Robbins, journalist and author of The Man Who Planted Trees. • Nick Bond, Washington State climatologist and principal research scientist for the UW Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean. • Nancy Rottle, RLA, ASLA, associate professor at University of Washington and founding director of the UW Green Futures Research and Design Lab. • Tom Hinckley, professor emeritus, University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. • Drew Zwart, Ph.D. plant pathology and physiology, Bartlett Tree Experts. • Municipal Representatives on putting urban forest-related climate change plans into action. For more information, or to register, e-mail urbhort@uw.edu, call 206-685-8033 or visit http://depts.washington.edu/uwbg/ news/urban-forest Husqvarna Group donates 500 chain saws to UNHCR's emergency work in the Philippines Husqvarna donated 500 chain saws to support the relief efforts of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), also known as the UN refugee agency, in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan that struck the Philippines in late 2013. Typhoon Haiyan left more than 6,000 dead and affected an estimated 14 million people, of whom 4 million lost their homes. Shelter is still a major concern across affected areas, and chain saws will be distributed by the UNHCR and its partners, so that fallen coconut trees can be converted to lumber to be used in rebuilding homes. "The provision of chain saws means that people, who have lost their houses, their jobs and maybe also family members, get a possibility to restart," said Brian Belanger, acting head of Asia/ Pacifi c, Husqvarna Group. "They get equipment to clear the ground and re-build their own and their neighbors' houses. We are proud that our products can support them moving from tents to houses." "People in the Philippines are still in great need," added Kat- inka Lindholm, national director, Sverige för UNHCR, the Swedish fundraising organization for UNHCR. "Entire communities will benefi t from this donation." Per local regulations in the Philippines, each of the chain saws will be registered with the National Coconut Authority. After the clearance job is done, all chain saws will be turned over to authorities — the police, fi re department and/or local govern- ment units — as pre-positioned assets for the next potential emergency response. The donation is made via Sverige för UNHCR, and with the donation, Husqvarna Group entered a 2014 partnership with Sverige för UNHCR.