Day of Service

The IAA provides a Day of Service annually for charities, not-for-profit organizations, or green spaces in need of help in low-income areas that have a significant collection of trees, shrubs and evergreens that they would otherwise be unable to afford to maintain. Member companies typically donate one or two crews and their associated equipment for this service. The IAA Day Of Service provides the opportunity for member companies to give back to in-need organizations while also gaining publicity. In some cases, we utilize this event to help train inner city, under privileged individuals at the same time.

Below is a description of our next scheduled Day of Service.

Description of work: mainly consists of clearing the South property line of Camp Fire along a Will County Forest Preserve shop access road. Keeping larger desirable species and saplings!
NOTE: There are an extremely limited number of climbing trees to be pruned, most of the work is clearing and stump grinding along the South property line and parking lot area.

Personnel required: Climbers, aerial lift operators, grounds persons, skid operators, log loader and stumper operators. 
PPE required: Head protection meeting the ANSI Z89 Standard, eye protection meeting the ANSI Z87 Standard, work boots covering the ankle and providing ankle support, hearing protection, class 2 or equivalent Hi-Viz vest/shirt, leg protection while operating a chainsaw on the ground.
Equipment required: 3-4 Aerial lifts (2 truck mounted and at least 1 tracked/wheeled units), 4-5 trucks and chippers, 4-5 material handlers, 1-2 log loaders, 4 stump grinders, plywood/mats. 

The Illinois Arborist Association has scheduled the annual Day Of Service for Tuesday April 25^th, 2023, at Camp Fire- Kata Kani, a not-profit organization, 110 years old, focusing on getting children outdoors. Most of the work, 95%, is tree clearing along the south property line, so more material handlers and chippers/ loaders are needed than past Day of Services’.

The work consists of clearing about 500 feet of trees and stumps (marked with red line in photo) along the property line. We will be leaving large desirable tree species and saplings (if possible). There are also a few oaks (marked with a yellow dot) that can be climbed for large diameter very very deadwood removal (no vascular flow at all), removal of 1-2 trees near the building, trimming over a campfire area (marked with yellow circle) and bucking up existing fallen trees throughout the woods to mitigate spring poles. All chips produced can stay, larger material needs to be hauled off site.