Seminar Dates: November 13, 2025 1:15 PM
Seminar Cost: $45.00 Register Now
Seminar Description:
Successful trees in designed landscapes don’t happen by accident—they result from strong partnerships between arborists and the professionals who plan and install the surrounding environment. This session explores how landscape contractors and designers can collaborate effectively with certified arborists to improve tree health outcomes, reduce liability, and enhance client satisfaction. Attendees will learn how early communication, role clarity, and shared knowledge of pest pressures lead to better decisions about tree preservation and treatment. Pest management strategies and legal responsibilities will be emphasized.
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the roles, expertise, and limitations of both arborists and landscape contractors/designers in the context of tree care and site planning.
2. Recognize the signs of early tree health problems and know when to engage an arborist to prevent serious decline or pest escalation.
3. Apply collaborative strategies for integrated pest management that align with industry best practices and legal responsibilities.
Kevin Sims
If you're in the California tree care industry, the name Sims is a household name. Following in his parent’s footsteps, Kevin Sims carries on the family mission of being dedicated to the preservation, education, improved health, & safety of trees.
Growing up in tree preservation gave Kevin a unique head-start in his education of trees. He earned various certifications at a very young age including his ISA Certified Arborist license, Pesticide Applicators license, and ISA Certified Tree Risk Assessor Certification. Today he is now the Senior Arborist and Owner of Sims Tree Health Specialists, Inc., a tree healthcare business that he runs alongside his wife, Nicole.
As an educator, Kevin is also involved in many research projects & educational programs including the popular TLC Wildlife Aware Program founded and hosted at his family's botanical garden & arboretum known as the Sims Tree Learning Center (TLC). The Northern California branch of TLC hosts the family's 30-acre Olive Orchard where Kevin assists in the care and maintenance of the farm that produces and sells olive oil.
During times that Kevin is not focused on trees, you can find him enjoying hobbies such as PC gaming and golf.
