Certified Arborist Prep Course
Jun 02, 2025 - Jun 04, 2025
Course Location
Wilson County Extension Center
1806 Goldsboro St S SW, Wilson, NC 27893
Course Overview
Participants of this two-day workshop will receive professional instruction that improves their technical competency as an arborist in the tree care industry. As sponsors of this prepratory course, the NC Urban Forest Council, NC Coooperative Extension, NC Forest Service, and Southern Chapter of ISA seek to accomplish the following objectives:
- Create incentives for nascent arborists to continue their professional development.
- Provide the public with a means to identify tree care professionals who have demonstrated trusted competency in tree care practices, through a professionally developed education program and exam.
Course Topics
- Installation and establishment
- Tree identification and selection
- Tree biology
- Soil and water relations
- Tree nutrients and fertilizer
- Tree risk assessment
- Pruning
- Cabling and bracing
- Insects and diseases
- Tree safety
Whether you choose to take the ISA Certified Arborist Exam or simply attend the workshop as a refresher course, your involvement will keep your professional development on the fast track.
Lunch will be provided
ISA Certification Exam (REGISTRATION CLOSED)
Registration for the ISA Certification Exam is closed, but you may still register for the 2 day prep course.
CEU Credits:
- NC Pesticide (G, N, D, X): 1 Credit
- Society of American Foresters Cat 1: 10.5 Credits
- Society of American Foresters Cat 2: 1.5 Credits
- NC Landscape Contractor Licensing Board, Technical Credits: 5 Credits
- International Society of Arboriculture: 12.25 credits
- NC Board of Landscape Architect, Pending
Thank you to our Annual Partners, NC State Extension, NC Forest Service, and ISA for funding this event!
Wilson County Extension Center 1806 Goldsboro St S SW, Wilson, NC 27893
Fees
| Non-Member Early Fee Amount: | $130.00 |
| Non-Member Late Fee Amount: | $130.00 |
| Member Early Fee Amount: | $100.00 |
| Member Late Fee Amount: | $100.00 |
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