Students applying to Urban Forestry Technician Co-op must meet the following requirements:
If English is not your first language or you've received your education in a language other than English, students must produce evidence of their English Language Proficiency:
Urban forestry focuses on the care, protection, and maintenance of trees, forests and green spaces in towns and cities. It's caring for "the green in the gray."
As an urban forestry technician, you will require technical, applied skills, but you will also need the ability to work with people and communities. Your work will involve balancing, integrating, and linking the social, economic, environmental, and conservation-related issues associated with the urban forest and community spaces.
This unique 2 + 2 program blends applied and multidisciplinary skills to prepare for the demands of this emerging field. Professionals are needed who can communicate effectively with the public, understand and interpret legislation and policies, and have a broad perspective on planning and conservation. Upon graduation, you will be able to:
Identify and appraise a wide range of species in the urban forest
Maintain safe and healthy trees by applying principles of tree anatomy and physiology
Recommend appropriate arboriculture practices
Use a range of GIS tools and spatial technologies to collect, analyze and model the characteristics of urban forests
Understand soil characteristics, watershed dynamics, and wildlife habitats that contribute to urban forest ecosystems
Safely operate, maintain and troubleshoot equipment
Demonstrate and advocate for an integrated approach to urban forestry management
Interpret legislation, regulation and policies relating to urban forestry
Plan, budget and implement business practices associated with the urban forestry practitioner
Apply practices and principles of urban forest management in an ethical and professional manner.
You will complete three university-level courses (Communications, Math and Introductory Chemistry) during your diploma program at Fleming College, providing an opportunity to determine if pursuing a degree in this field at university is the right choice for you.
The college's Forestry Technician program is the largest in Canada, and has produced highly sought after grads for more than 45 years. The college was also the first to offer certificate programs in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry.
Fleming College is well known for its commitment to student success through personalized support, programs and pathways that ladder to higher learning
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SEMESTER 1
Dendrology
FSTY 7
Units/ Hours: 60
Forest Entomology and Pathology
FSTY 11
Units/ Hours: 45
Operation and Maintenance of Equipment
MECH 45
Units/ Hours: 90
Tree Health Management
FSTY 99
Units/ Hours: 90
Introduction to Indigenous Studies
GNED 49
Units/ Hours: 45
SEMESTER 2
Applied Mathematics in Natural Resource Sciences
MATH 63
Units/ Hours: 45
Career Preparation
APST 154
Units/ Hours: 30
Greenspace Management
FSTY 82
Units/ Hours: 60
Surficial Geology
GEOL 39
Units/ Hours: 45
Tree Sciences and Practices
FSTY 60
Units/ Hours: 45
Urban Forestry Information Technology
COMP 491
Units/ Hours: 45
Urban Forestry in the Municipal Context
LAWS 249
Units/ Hours: 45
Conflict Management and Negotiation
GNED 107
Units/ Hours: 45
SEMESTER 3
Co-operative Education (UFT)
APST 105
Units/ Hours: 450
7 requisite courses
SEMESTER 4
Arboriculture Skills and Techniques
FSTY 58
Units/ Hours: 90
Critical Thinking and Communication
COMM 131
Units/ Hours: 60
Forestry Ecology and Silvics for Urban Forestry
FSTY 103
Units/ Hours: 45
GIS Applications in Urban Forestry
GEOM 112
Units/ Hours: 45
Urban Soils
NATR 97
Units/ Hours: 45
Urban Timber Salvage
FSTY 104
Units/ Hours: 45
Watershed Management for Urban Forestry
ENVR 109
Units/ Hours: 45
SEMESTER 5
Business Practices for Urban Forestry
BUSN 145
Units/ Hours: 45
Dendrology II
FSTY 100
Units/ Hours: 45
1 requisite course
Digital Image Interpretation for Urban Forestry
NATR 130
Units/ Hours: 45
Trees, People and Community
FSTY 83
Units/ Hours: 45
Urban Forest Data Analysis
MATH 134
Units/ Hours: 45
1 requisite course
Urban Wildlife Habitat Management
FIWI 50
Units/ Hours: 45
Woody Plant Propagation
FSTY 76
Units/ Hours: 45
General Education Elective
Units/ Hours: 45
Program graduates will qualify for a broad range of positions with increasing levels of responsibility in supervisory and management roles. There is very little specific career training in urban forestry at the degree level in Canada, although urban forestry jobs have continued to grow. Within the Fleming-UNB program, graduates are eligible to become Registered Professional Foresters, which is a requirement for many of the higher-level urban forestry jobs. Employment opportunities include work with:
City, county, provincial, federal and other government agencies
Municipal parks, recreation and/or planning departments
Environmental consulting companies
Arboreta, botanical gardens and tree research centres
Hydro and utility companies
Corporations with multiple urban properties and private lands
Private landscaping and arboriculture industries
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