Conference at a Glance - Topic Areas
The Shade Tree Short Course includes general sessions and concurrent sessions each day. Concurrent sessions include topics from the following areas:
Introductory Sessions:
These sessions are of most value for people just entering or re-entering the fields of arboriculture, urban forestry, or urban natural resource management. These courses provide a sound foundation for understanding tree biology, tree identification, problem diagnosis, soil science, and plant maintenance.
Introductory Sessions:
These sessions are of most value for people just entering or re-entering the fields of arboriculture, urban forestry, or urban natural resource management. These courses provide a sound foundation for understanding tree biology, tree identification, problem diagnosis, soil science, and plant maintenance.
Technical Sessions:
Will help build on your basic understanding of arboriculture and urban forestry with new, specific, or more technical information.
Advanced Technical Track:
This track assumes some expertise. Classes tend to be very topic specific and assume that you have the experience and education for more technically challenging classes.
Community Forestry Track:
This track will help decision makers at any level, volunteers, or advocates make better educated decisions.
International Society of Arboriculture, Certified Arborist Exam Preparation Track:
Most useful for working professionals and those hoping to enter the industry with certification credentials. This track will greatly assist your preparation to take the certification exam. Select sessions that you feel will strengthen your weaknesses.
Will help build on your basic understanding of arboriculture and urban forestry with new, specific, or more technical information.
Advanced Technical Track:
This track assumes some expertise. Classes tend to be very topic specific and assume that you have the experience and education for more technically challenging classes.
Community Forestry Track:
This track will help decision makers at any level, volunteers, or advocates make better educated decisions.
International Society of Arboriculture, Certified Arborist Exam Preparation Track:
Most useful for working professionals and those hoping to enter the industry with certification credentials. This track will greatly assist your preparation to take the certification exam. Select sessions that you feel will strengthen your weaknesses.
