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1923: At the first annual meeting the CTPA Constitution is adopted, C. A. Millane is elected as first president of the infant 55 member organization. 1928: The first CTPA newsletter is published as the "Connecticut Tree Worker". 1933: Dutch elm disease is observed for the first time in Connecticut.
1939: The Great Depression results in the proliferation of small tree care companies as foremen are laid off from the few larger companies that existed at the time.
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1922: The
Connecticut Tree Protective Association is formed around a nucleus of 32 charter members
to fill the need for educating tree workers.
1938:
The great hurricane destroys trees throughout Connecticut.