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UrbanForestry2020
Dr. Susan D. Day, Project Leader, Urban Forestry 2020
Dept. Forest Resources & EnvironmentalConservation,VirginiaTech, USA
StrategizingfortheFuture
oftheUrbanForestry
Profession
Photo credit: P. EricWiseman
Why Urban Forests?
Build Stronger Communities and
PromoteWellbeing
Allow Cities to Support the Global
Ecosystem
Avoid C emissions from fossil fuels
(and MANY other ES)
Protect Critical Life-Sustaining
Environmental Resources
But if we need urban forestry
professionals…
Why is it difficult to recruit
students into Urban Forestry
university programs?
Urban Forestry 2020
Urban Forestry 2020
Who Practices Urban Forestry?
• Urban foresters
• Arborists-Certified Arborists
• Certified Municipal Specialists
• City Horticulturists
• “traditional” Foresters
• Citizen groups and NGOs
• LandscapeArchitects
• Urban Planners
• Ecologists
• Geographers
• Engineers
The Surveys
Jobs Analysis
Employers
University Students
Allied Professionals
Networking &
Career Path
The Surveys
Jobs Analysis
Employers
• Most employers do not anticipate much hiring over the
next several years
• There are very few entry level jobs 7%, and these are
filled by very experienced employees.Virtually no jobs
available for new graduates.
• Postings did not accurately describe urban forestry duties
Healthy
Profession Senior
Professionals
Mid-level
Professionals
Entry-level and Early
Professionals
Urban Forestry is an
Emerging Profession
Entry-level and Early
Professionals—Largely
MISSING
Mid-level
Professionals
Senior
Professionals
Professionals
Standards of Practice,
Body of Knowledge
Education, Research,
Discovery
How is this network mediated?
professional orgs, government, institutions, others
How do we create a system of professional
identity, support, and growth?
Urban Ecosystems
Photo: Cea+ (CC)
Building a Network AroundTrees
Do you identify as an “urban
forestry professional”?
Photo: Peter Nijenhuis (CC)
Let’s Keep the Conversation Going

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Urban Forestry 2020

  • 1. UrbanForestry2020 Dr. Susan D. Day, Project Leader, Urban Forestry 2020 Dept. Forest Resources & EnvironmentalConservation,VirginiaTech, USA StrategizingfortheFuture oftheUrbanForestry Profession Photo credit: P. EricWiseman
  • 2. Why Urban Forests? Build Stronger Communities and PromoteWellbeing Allow Cities to Support the Global Ecosystem Avoid C emissions from fossil fuels (and MANY other ES) Protect Critical Life-Sustaining Environmental Resources
  • 3. But if we need urban forestry professionals… Why is it difficult to recruit students into Urban Forestry university programs?
  • 6. Who Practices Urban Forestry? • Urban foresters • Arborists-Certified Arborists • Certified Municipal Specialists • City Horticulturists • “traditional” Foresters • Citizen groups and NGOs • LandscapeArchitects • Urban Planners • Ecologists • Geographers • Engineers
  • 7. The Surveys Jobs Analysis Employers University Students Allied Professionals Networking & Career Path
  • 8. The Surveys Jobs Analysis Employers • Most employers do not anticipate much hiring over the next several years • There are very few entry level jobs 7%, and these are filled by very experienced employees.Virtually no jobs available for new graduates. • Postings did not accurately describe urban forestry duties
  • 10. Urban Forestry is an Emerging Profession Entry-level and Early Professionals—Largely MISSING Mid-level Professionals Senior Professionals
  • 11. Professionals Standards of Practice, Body of Knowledge Education, Research, Discovery How is this network mediated? professional orgs, government, institutions, others How do we create a system of professional identity, support, and growth?
  • 13. Photo: Cea+ (CC) Building a Network AroundTrees Do you identify as an “urban forestry professional”?
  • 14. Photo: Peter Nijenhuis (CC) Let’s Keep the Conversation Going