Urban Forestry is the specialized branch of professional forestry that has, as its objective,the cultivation and management of vegetation for their present and potential contribution tothe physiological, sociological and economic well being of urban society. Inherent in thisfunction is a comprehensive program to educate the urban populace of the role ofvegetation with various strata and form in the related environment. In its broadest sense,urban forestry embraces a multi-managerial system that includes municipal watersheds,wildlife habitats, outdoor recreation opportunities, landscape architecture, recycling ofmunicipal waste arboricultural maintenance and storm water management (Moeller, 1977),erosion prevention in all areas and corridors present inside town lines and the system as awhole outside those lines impacted by the urban centre (Society of American Foresters,1974).

Large Scale operations & logistics planningLand use planningSupervisory capacitiesManagement techniques & theoriesEnvironmental managementAbility to Analyze & critically thinkAnalysis of sociological considerationsAbility to obtain analyze and apply research into practice.Communication skills to deal with complex stakeholder positions.Economics and auditing abilities.EthicsRoad and culvert construction, minimizing erosion, maintain soil stability.Storm Water and Soil managementEducational programmingGIS & SurveyingBuild partnerships and consensusModelingTeam Building

Preventative maintenance reducing liability and maintaining assetsproperty values and environmental variablesCoordinated Emergency Response planningInsect and disease response noxious weed programsEducational and community involvement programs.Arbor week educational programsSite remediation and naturalizationEnvironmental responseWatershed integrity and healthTree hazard assessmentUrban Forest management plansPolicy and bylaw developmentDigitization of work orders and GIS based asset inventoryLandscape ArchitectureHorticultureTurf ManagementParks OperationsInterpreting Engineered Drawing

Urban Forestry /Forestry

Technician

Urban Arboriculture

Advantages to hiring an Urban Forester

Urban Forestry

Educational Strata of Foresters

Honours Degree(Management)

Forest Engineer &Forester

Diploma (2 yr)(Field Operators

- Supervisor)

ForestryTechnologist

Diploma (3 yr)Field Operators -

Supervisor)

Certificate(Continuing

Education Voluntary- i.e. ISA, EUSA)

College Certificate(Field Operators-

Foreperson)

Certified Arborist

Contrary to the title “Urban Forester”, foresters have multiple transferable skills such as: