1961: Charles Barr is appointed the first Executive Secretary of the CTPA.

1969: Oscar P. Stone is elected Secretary and begins a career of distinguished service to the CTPA that will bridge four decades.

1971: Gypsy moth infestation in the Northeast reaches its highest level in history and more than 654 thousand acres of forest in Connecticut are defoliated.

1972: The Golden Anniversary Meeting of the CTPA is held in Hartford.

1976: The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection requires that all licensed arborists be re-certified periodically in order to apply pesticides.

1978: A February blizzard paralyzes the Northeast by dumping several feet of snow and causing widespread damage to trees and power lines.

1979: The CTPA obtains nonprofit status with the Internal Revenue Service.

1979: The current language of the Arborist Law is adopted.

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