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Arboriculture and Park Management

Department of Natural Resources Conservation

Contact: Dennis Ryan, Program Coordinator

Office: 119 Holdsworth

Phone: 545-6626

The Arboriculture and Park Management program prepares students for positions in park management, community forestry, and the urban tree service industry. They learn about the principles and practices of tree planting, mechanical injuries to trees, identification and control of tree insect pests, fertilizing, pruning, repair of storm- or otherwise damaged trees, removal of dead or undesirable trees, and administration of recreational land. The University campus of 1,450 acres serves as a laboratory for practical training. The Massachusetts Arborists, the Massachusetts Tree Wardens, and the National Arborist associations have all approved this educational program.

Course of Study

First Semester	Credits
*ENVDES 335 Plant Materials I	4
FOREST 102 Aerial Techniques	1
*FOREST 332 Principles of Arboriculture I	3
PLSOIL 102 Introductory Botany	4
PLSOIL 105 Soils	4

Total	16


Second Semester (8 wks)	Credits
ENT 104 Insects and Related Forms	2
ENVDES 193C Microcomputer Applications	2
FOREST 191A Seminar in Arboriculture and Park Management	2
FOREST 210 Principles of Arboriculture II	2
LDCONT 105 Landscape Drafting	2
RES EC 141 Consumer Marketing for Horticultural Crops	2

Total	12

April through August
*FOREST 198 Internship	4


Third Semester	Credits
*ENT 105 Insects of Ornamentals	3
*FOREST 305 Private Tree Business or	3
*NRC 100 The Environment and Society	4
MATH Elementary Algebra	3
*MICBIO 104 Horticultural Plant Pathology	3
MICBIO 106 Microorganisms on Woody Plants Lab	1
PLSOIL 230 Introductory Turfgrass Management	3
ELECTIVE (Optional)	2-3

Total	16-20


Fourth Semester	Credits
ENGL 120 English Composition	3
FOREST 110 Introduction to Forestry	3
*FOREST 310 Urban Forestry or	3
*NAREST 264 Park and Recreation Maintenance Management	3
RES EC 142 People in Organizations	3
ELECTIVE (Approved by Coordinator)	2-3

Total	14 or 15

Total Credits: 62-67

* A grade of C or better must be earned in these courses.