Howdy. I'm new to the arboriculture industry, about a year's experience as a crew leader on a local arborist's crew. Ever since I've been in the industry I have noticed a dramatic difference between the health of the trees in wealthy cities vs poor cities, and in suburbs vs the inner city. The inner city communities in particular have lots of mature, very large trees that have suffered from years of neglect and are badly overgrown, wounded, etc. I know that urban forestry is a huge budget demand for most municipalities and that less well-off jurisdictions will de-prioritize tree care in favor of other budget priorities.
My question is whether anyone on here knows about programs to help assist low-income communities care for their older tree stock and help ensure the survival of some very old and beautiful trees. Are there non-profits, for example, that might do work to help provide treecare in this way?
Throwaway account. I’m in my 30s, looking at doing the BCIT Forestry Tech Diploma, but I’m tethered to the Lower Mainland (single mom with shared custody of a school-aged child). What is my realistic job outlook in the Vancouver area for an RFT? I’m passionate about urban forestry, but my job searches thus far have left me with the impression that I will either end up fighting for one-year city contracts or working jobs that don’t really require the certification anyway as long as I have experience. Is this true? Am I barking up the wrong tree here?
And if not this, what? I want to work outside and I need a job that can support me financially, but I also can’t afford to spend 4 years in school. Help. Any recommendations and insights would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
I have posted here before about fighting Trees of Heaven near my home. I spoke to a commercial property that sits next to us and they are fighting the same trees and they agreed to hire an arborist to take the trees down if I would take care of the permitting.
What an absolute cluster. The trees are invasive but there are still caveats since one of the trees has a diameter > 20". I talked to the city but they insist that I need to replant a new tree for this invasive species being taken out.
I contact neighbors to see if anyone is planning on planting a tree and get a hit, but the neighbor is hesitant because they have to sign paperwork that states they will maintain the tree (with no information on what that means or what happens if they don't).
It's crazy to me that the city thinks this is the best way to handle an invasive species rather than green lighting anyone willing to pay to get rid of these trees. But a home builder can come in and rip out beautiful old growth trees and replant nothing. I guess money talks.
ETA: The story gets better. I've been talking with the city and after they've told me that the trees sit on private property a different person has said they sit on city property (which requires a different permit). I just want the trees gone. I'll pay $500 to the city to plant a tree wherever they want just to get rid of these things.
I’m about to graduate highschool and want to own my own tree service business. I have been looking at some programs and came along one at u mass amherst. Has anyone took this course and is it any good. I’m looking to learn about rigging knots and cutting and others will this be a good degree to get? Thanks
Does anyone have any experience with Oregon state online urban forestry program ? Thinking it would be a good cert to add to the repertoire.
24 male. Could I simply join the army and do my nursing through there?
Luckily I have no student debt but I don't see a career in urban forestry. (yeah I am a pretty big fuckup lol. so in uni I would lay in my bed with the laptop next to me re-watching Family Guy. Sure I passed but did not accomplish shit!)
I work blue-collar for now. (not too bad, boss is nice but it is not enough to support me when I inevitably have to move out of my parents house. You need a LOT to rent a fucking crackhouse in the DC area lol).
-should I just suck it up, join the army, (I am pretty strong and I get free housing), and do my nursing through there? Sure the army is a ROUGH environment but i gotta do what i gotta do!
Luckily I have no student debt but I don't see a career in urban forestry. (yeah I am a pretty big fuckup lol. so in uni I would lay in my bed with the laptop next to me re-watching Family Guy. I hated my degree but like an idiot I did not know what I wanted to do with my life and hoped once I graduated a career would "eventually happen" to add insult to injury I did REALLY bad at one internship ie I got into a stupid argument with supervisor and made an ass of myself. I then quit before they could fire me. But the boss then asked why I left. (I assume he never heard about the "incident" with my supervisor). However post-covid the economy where I live (Maryland/DC) has shit the bed. I am pretty pessimistic and do not see much of a future where I am.
My Italian American parents are fine with me living at home. (in Italian culture kids live with their parents even at 30+!). I work blue-collar for now not too bad, boss is nice but it is not enough to support me when inevitably my aging parents croak and can't support my silly ass. You need a LOT to rent a fucking crackhouse in the DC area lol).
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should I just suck it up, join the army, (I am pretty strong and I get free housing), and get a nursing degree through there? Sure the army is a ROUGH environment but i gotta do what i gotta do!
Any information you can share would be great!
I have a real adult job interview tomorrow!! I've already brainstormed basic questions for my potential future employer such as day to day life, training, goals, etc.
Help me brainstorm!
Hi all,
I'll try and keep this short and sweet. I have a bachelor of environmental studies degree in environmental management and a diploma in urban forestry. My work experience is mostly in urban forestry such as tree planting at pretty much all scales - front yard trees to commercial cut blocks, invasive plant species management, some arboriculture as a climber and groundy, and municipal data collection. I've also just started a job on a river restoration project where I'm largely responsible for assessing the large wood items (basically logs and logs with the rootwads attached) for correct species, quality, and conformance to project specs, properly storing these logs in stockpile to prevent insect and decay issues, and going forward I'll be overseeing the installation of the wood into the riverbanks and floodplain areas. I'm also involved in reviewing management plans and other documents submitted by contractors on the project.
As to my question, this river restoration project is slated to be completed in 2024 and I have no idea what I'll do after that or what avenues my experience may open up. I have very little formal education in rivers apart from a single fluvial geomorphology class I took in university. Could anyone give me an idea of what types of jobs I might be qualified for given my experience I've described? I also live in Ontario, Canada if that helps.
Like the title says, I’m looking to do an urban forestry (and probably other town maintenance like cutting grass and plowijg snow) RP and am looking for suggestions for maps with large towns or a lot of building that are spread out. I’ve tried stappenbach but it’s $31M to buy the town and I don’t want to cheat money. I’m on console and I’d prefer a North American map but since this is an extremely niche question I’m not going to be picky. Thanks Lads!
I'm located in the SE US and will be graduating with a degree in Urban Forestry. I have work liked up till end of October but am hanging loose for the winter.
What type of jobs are winter seasonal related to this sort of field? Any advice or tips will be nice!
I know I'm a good bit aways but I'm a financial planner
I'm planning on moving to the Denver area and have 4 years of forestry practice in the timber industry as an administrative forester in a very highly producing timber products area. I've been trying to find jobs in the forestry realm to stay in the industry but I'm having a hard time finding jobs in my experience level. I seem to find a lot of major supervisory roles im not quite qualified for, and many seasonal and super entry level jobs. Does anyone have ideas of how to find forestry jobs with a timber background in areas with no real timber industry? Any and all advice or leads welcome. Thanks.
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What’s the major like? Workload? If I get off the waitlist, hopefully, this will be my future major at UCD :)
I'm looking to make a career change and am interested in urban forestry. I already have a bachelors and masters, but both are in education/higher education. How can I get into this area without having to do a whole bachelors degree or masters. I wouldn't mind doing a certificate or a few classes to get me caught up.
Ive been working as a climbing arborist for just shy of 4 years and have recently acquired my ISA cert as well as a class A CDL. I love this trade and would like to plan my future around some aspect of it. Considering going to school for a degree in either forestry/urban forestry/ecology. Will either of those degree paths differ much in terms of jobs? Wanting to shy away from the production side of tree work, how are municipalities to work? What about utility? Are arboretums and universities as competitive to land a job in as i assume they are? Has anyone else worked the trade before going to college to pursue a specific path?
