PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Coker, Paul Dean
AU  - Kushler, Martin Gregory
TI  - Urban Arboriculture Training
AID  - 10.48044/jauf.1981.036
DP  - 1981 Jun 01
TA  - Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
PG  - 152--154
VI  - 7
IP  - 6
4099  - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/7/6/152.short
4100  - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/7/6/152.full
AB  - This paper presents the results of an innovative employment training program for urban arborists. A total of fifty-one unemployed or low-income persons in southwestern Michigan were trained in urban forestry related skills. The authors describe the rationale for the program and for the role urban arboriculture plays in improving and maintaining the quality of the urban environment. The highly positive results, in terms of educational gain, job placement and community benefit, are also detailed.