Bob bichowsky memorial service award

This annual award is presented during our August Seminar Day. It is in memory of the late Robert Bichowsky, a long time consulting arborist, an active past member and President of our professional tree care association.

"Outstanding knowledge of arboriculture, unflagging perseverance and selfless dedication to our industry"

2025 - Tina Stout 

This is our 15^th annual award to present during our August Seminar Day. It is in memory of the late Robert Bichowsky, a long time consulting arborist, an active past member and President of our professional tree care association. This is awarded by consensus of former recipients. 

How do we recognize a potential candidate for this award?

Every year a group of prior recipients meet to discuss candidates and contributions.

We consider each candidate, their long-term connections and history of commitment and dedication to trees, our industry, our organization and our community. We acknowledge their long-term involvement with our organization and events and their  support of our goals often with public participation but often without public recognition. ========

Our choice this year has been involved in the local tree care community since 1990. And has been in vital component of the same Tree Service since she began in 1990. She has served as PTCA secretary from 1993 – 2000.  Over the years they have served in a variety of positions on our executive committee over many years from secretary, treasurer, and others  including as our current President. She became an ISA certified Arborist when there were few women in our county with that credential. She managed the seminar registration desk from 1991-2000. Community Service engagements included not just the Del Mar Fair but also with projects for Habitat for Humanity, Girl Scouts, a women’s shelter in Encinitas.

Plus she has attended 34 of our seminar events and assumed responsibility for taking photos of each years speakers, attendees and vendors.

For their consistent commitment to support and serve trees, the PTCA  and our local tree care industry, our selection committee has chosen, as this year’s recipient of the Bob Bichowsky Memorial Service Award ---

Tina Stout      -

Congratulations, Tina and Thank you for everything!

PAST RECIPIENTS

OCTOBER, 2021 - PTCA Receives CAUFC Excellence in Education Award 

Each year California Urban Forests Council presents their annual awards to deserving people and programs through out the state.  in 2021, Lissette Rios from West Coast Arborists, Inc. nominated PTCA in recognition of our annual program.   Lissette wrote, "The Professional Tree Care Association in San Diego was created in 1985 to improve the community's quality of life by making the urban forest safer through education and proper tree care. The PTCA ANNUAL SEMINAR & FIELD DAY is held every August, featuring industry experts bringing the latest research and information to San Diego's historic Balboa Park. Cosponsored by the Professional Tree Care Association of San Diego and the City of San Diego Parks and Recreation Department, this is the best local opportunity to get information or training in the field of tree care." 

Co-Chairs Alden Pedersen and Mike Palat accepted the award on the PTCA's behalf during the CaUFC virtual conference in the fall of 2021.