Urban Forestry & Arboriculture Concentration
Urban Forestry & Arboriculture involves the management of trees in cities and suburbs, where more than 80% of people in the United States live. More than 50% of the world’s population lives in cities and suburbs, which are the fastest growing communities in the country. As this trend continues, arborists and urban foresters strive to preserve trees during construction and replace trees that were removed during construction. Trees take on special importance in urban areas, where their greatest value is for aesthetics, climate modification, and habitat for urban wildlife. Urban, residential, and park environments are especially challenging for trees due to compacted soils, pavement, utility lines, and buildings. Urban foresters and arborists work to ensure healthy populations of trees to provide sustained benefits to billions of people. Students in the Urban Forestry and Arboriculture concentration are qualified for professional credentials through examination by both the Massachusetts Arborist Association and the International Society of Arboriculture.
Contact: H. Dennis Ryan
Office: 119 Holdsworth
Phone: (413) 545-6626
Email: drdr(at)eco.umass.edu
Urban Forestry & Arboriculture Curriculum Sheet
Additional courses required for the concentration:
LANDCONT 105 Landscape Drafting or LANDCONT 112 Introduction to Landscape Design NRC 102 Arboriculture Field Techniques I NRC 191 Seminar in Arboriculture and Community Forestry NRC 210 Arboriculture Field Techniques II NRC 232 Principles of Arboriculture NRC 305 Commercial Arboriculture NRC 310 Community Forestry PLSOILIN 105 Soils PLSOILIN 109 Insects of Ornamentals or ENTOMOL 572 Forest Insects PLSOILIN 111 Horticultural Plant Pathology plus Lab 113 or PLNTSOIL 505 General Plant Pathology PLSOILIN 230 Introduction to Turf Management
Plus one course in management: ENVIRDES 574 City Planning, NRC 597U Urban Forestry, or PLNTSOIL 555 Urban Environmental Plant Growth
Last updated October 25, 2012 by Roxann Cormier
