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Stockbridge featured in Tree Care Industry Magazine

The August 2005 issue of Tree Care Industry Magazine has featured the Stockbridge School in an article. This exciting article highlights the many great aspects of the Stockbridge Program. The article can be read in full here.

Why choose Arboriculture and Community Forest Management

Choose Arboricutlure
Established in 1893, Arboriculture program at the University of Massachusetts is the oldest in the country and has educated many leaders in the tree care industry. The Stockbridge School's program carries on a proud tradition by offering a two-year technical and science based education designed to ready you for a career in arboriculture.
If you like working outdoors, improving the environment, and combining physical and mental challenges, then explore a career in arboriculture. Arborists select, plant, prune, fertilize, and remove hazardous trees. They help reserve trees as a available resource and keep them structurally safe for the benefit of the community. American households spent $13 billion on tree care annually and is increasing each year. Millions of homeowners and commercial businesses recognize the benefits of hiring professionals to care for trees and shrubs in their landscapes.

Opportunities in Arboriculture are growing

Arborists are employed by cities and towns, utility companies, commercial tree care services, government agencies, industrial and public parks, college campuses, golf courses and arboretums. Career opportunities include climber, crew leader, commercial sales, community forester, manager and plant health diagnostician.
Now is the time to enter this dynamic industry. "The tree care industry today faces a critical shortage of trained professionals," says Peter Gerstenberger of the Tree Care Industry Association. In the Northeast, wages have increased dramatically and are above the national average.

New England Regional Student Program (NERSP)

Students who are residents of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, or Rhode Island may be eligible for reduced tuition through the New England Regional Student Program (NERSP). Get an overview of how the program works, or visit the NERSP website for more details.

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