UMass Amherst: NRE Year in Review

Brian Kane joins the Aboriculture and Forestry program

The Arboriculture and Community Forestry program has welcomed Brian Kane as the Massachusetts Arborist Association Chair in Commercial Arboriculture. Kane’s position was made possible by an endowment contributed by the Association and other arboricultural groups who benefit from the unique training the program's students receive. The program is the only one in the country that emphasizes commercial tree care and its graduates are in high demand. Mark Tobin, past president of the MAA and a member of the search committee who recruited Kane, is enthusiastic about the addition. “Brian brings real-world experience as well as academic training. We’re very excited about the knowledge and skills students will have in hand when they enter the profession.”