Table 1.

Examples of skills taught in urban forestry classes: A review of eight syllabi.

  • arboriculture

  • tree benefits and values

  • street and park tree inventory

  • street tree and other ordinances

  • shade tree commissions

  • tree management plans

  • tree evaluation and removal

  • work planning and budgeting

  • funding

  • conflict resolution

  • public relations

  • volunteer management

  • land use planning and regulation

  • preserving trees during development

  • utility forestry