Municipal Shade Tree Management

Explore tools and strategies to communicate better with your most important constituents, including tree care contractors, builders, residents, elected officials, and the media.

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Course Details

Course Name: Municipal Shade Tree Management
Course Code: AL0813WA25
Date of Most Recent Offering: December 4, 2024

Date: December 4, 2024 UPDATE THIS FOR NEXT OFFERING
Time: 9:00 am – 3:30 pm EST (Log-in time: 8:30 am) UPDATE THIS FOR NEXT OFFERING

Location: Online UPDATE THIS FOR NEXT OFFERING
Format: Live, instructor-led UPDATE THIS FOR NEXT OFFERING

Registration Fee: $210 per person UPDATE THIS FOR NEXT OFFERING
Early Bird Discount Fee: $195 per person (expires November 27, 2024) UPDATE THIS FOR NEXT OFFERING

Registration Closes: December 2, 2024 UPDATE THIS FOR NEXT OFFERING

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Course Overview

Communication is the number one challenge in shade tree management, and in this one-day class Licensed Tree Expert Ted Szczawinski provides new tools and strategies to communicate more clearly with your most important constituents.

To communicate more effectively with tree care contractors, builders, and engineers, you’ll leave with detailed specifications to ensure a higher level of efficiency and accountability. To communicate more effectively with residents, elected officials, and the media, you will learn new visual tools to create and manage shade tree inventories with GIS (Geographical Information Systems).

Who Should Attend?

This class is well-suited for anyone involved in shade tree management. Past participants have included:

  • Arborists
  • Consultants
  • Department of Public Works Employees
  • Estimators
  • Licensed Tree Experts and Tree Care Operators (LTE/LTCO)
  • Parks Workers
  • Shade Tree Commission Chairmen
  • Township Tree Inspectors
  • Tree Service Owners

Meet Your Instructor

Ted Szczawinski, Licensed Tree Expert

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Ted Szczawinski is a Licensed Tree Expert and professor of plant science and biology. He will share his knowledge on the topic of municipal shade tree management in a manner that’s fun, interactive, and easy-to-understand!

Student Reviews

“Very informative and easy to understand. Ted did a phenomenal job of explaining the material, attendee interaction, and providing supplemental source material.”

– Past Participant

Most useful part of the course: “Learning accurate methods for tree planting and [how] to inspect and determine tree health.”

– Past Participant

“[I learned] How to more effectively communicate with my superiors, work colleagues, and town residents.”

– Past Participant

Continuing Education Credits

The most recent offering of Municipal Shade Tree Management (5.5 contact hours) was approved for the following credits from professional organizations. We will reapply for similar credits the next time the course runs, but we cannot guarantee credit approval for future offerings.

The Municipal Shade Tree Management course (5.5 contact hours) is approved for the following credits from professional organizations.

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NJ Certified Public Works Managers (CPWM): 3 Technical, 1 Government, 3 Management Contact Hours

NJ Licensed Tree Experts (LTE/LTCO): 5 CEUs

NJ Urban and Community Forestry (NJUCF): 5.0 CEUs

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International Society of Arboriculture (ISA): Pending

Course Requirements and Policies

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This online course will be delivered via Canvas. After you register, you will receive an email from “Rutgers University Canvas” prompting you to click a link to finish setting up your Canvas account. If you do not see this message in your inbox, please check your junk/spam folder.

Equipment you will need to access this training:

  • A computer, tablet, or smartphone
  • Microphone is necessary if you’d like to ask questions
  • Webcam is optional but not necessary
  • Speaker is optional but not necessary (you will be able to listen to the presentation by dialing in on your phone if your computer does not have a speaker)

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A unique email address is required for each registrant to register and access our courses.

  • If this is your first time registering with us, please provide your own unique email address when registering; do not provide an email address that you share with co-workers.
  • If you have previously taken classes with us and have used an email address that you share with your co-workers or supervisor, your account must be updated with a unique email address. To do this, please send an email to us at registration@njaes.rutgers.edu stating that your email address needs to be changed and include:
    • Your full name
    • The shared email address that needs to be changed
    • Your unique email address
    • A phone number where you can be reached if we have any questions

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Each registrant will be asked provide a photo of him/herself holding their government-issued photo ID. This is required by credit boards so that you may receive credits for participating in this online course.

  • You will receive a reminder email prior to the start of the class with further instructions. Wait to receive these instructions before you attempt to upload your ID.
  • The photo must be clear enough that we can read your name and verify that the person pictured on the ID is in fact the person holding it.
  • After an OCPE staff member reviews the picture and verifies your identity, you will have access to participate in the course when it begins.

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A $35 cancellation fee applies for this course. Substitutions are permitted. View our cancellation policy.

Attention U.S. Veterans

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This course is approved by the New Jersey State Approving Agency for Veterans Training for educational benefits through the GI Bill®. Learn more.

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.

Program Questions? We’re Here to Help!

If you have any questions about Municipal Shade Tree Management, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

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Program Coordinator: Joe Canzano
848-932-7317
joe.canzano@rutgers.edu

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Administrative Assistant: Damiana Parada
848-932-7107
damiana.parada@rutgers.edu

For registration assistance, please contact our Registration Department at 848-932-9271, option 2 or email registration@njaes.rutgers.edu.

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