Overview The Urban Forestry Technician program is truly unique. Rewarding jobs from employers throughout the county seek MSTC graduates with a degree in this exciting field. This program prepares students for careers in arboriculture, landscape management, and urban forestry. Skills learned include fundamentals of pruning, plant health care, tree planting and maintenance, plant identification, tree risk assessment, and landscape installation and management. The Wisconsin Pesticide Certification Exam is given in class. An aerial component is included in the curriculum to prepare students for working safely aloft. Elective courses include a series of aerial tree pruning and rigging courses. These courses feature both rope and saddle climbing techniques and working with aerial lifts, along with operating brush chippers and other industry equipment. |
