Guided Arboriculture Registration Form Course Information Class Topics
The course fee is $600, which includes handouts and core manual. Two other course texts must be This course is intended to provide participants with the bought separately and one other is recommended. basic information essential to a career in arboriculture. To register, please pay in full with this completed Students who attend class, read the assigned ma- application ($600 plus $60 for texts due on or be- terials, and work with the instructor generally can □ Soil health in relation to tree care fore January 7). Course texts will be distributed on expect to do well on the Connecticut Arborist Exam. the first night of class. This course is designed for students who wish to □ Tree biology Register online at bartlettarboretum.org/arboriculture dive deeply into the material and have a more guid- ed approach to the exam. Individual results are Please make checks payable to Bartlett □ Tree risk assessment Arboretum & Gardens. not guaranteed. This program is taught in Mail registration and payment to: English. Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens → Exam date to be announced during the first class □ Diseases of the landscape 151 Brookdale Road meeting Stamford, CT 06903 → Program instructor, David Tovar, from Woodland □ IPM and Insect pests of trees ______Tree Care, Greenwich, CT Name □ Plants ______Program Cost: $600 (includes handouts and core manual) Address Course Texts: □ Planting, transplanting, and aftercare ______◦Pesticide Applicator Training Manual, 3rd Ed. (in- City State Zip cluded) □ Pruning, bracing, and cabling ______◦Disease Management Guide for CT Arborists Home Phone Cell Phone (additional $30) □ Pesticides, the Arborist, and the law ______◦Pesticide IPM for CT Arborists (additional $30) Email Recommended Reading: Visa Mastercard Amex Discover ◦Pirone’s Tree Maintenance (not included) □ Ask an arborist ______Card Number □ Tree identification ______Time and Location: Expiration Date CCV The course will meet 6:30-9:00 p.m. ______Please call us at 203.883.4035 or email Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings [email protected] (Mike Card Holder Name from January 7 to April 8. All classes will ______Belletzkie) for updated schedules, information Signature be held in the Silver Educational Center of about classes, or class cancellations. ______the Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens.
______Become a professional- Any class cancelled due to weather will be re- Billing Address if different from above help make the industry Bartlett Arboretum & Gardens reserves the right to withdraw, cancel/postpone scheduled. The written exam is administered at the courses or to change instructors. Class size is limited. Completed registration Bartlett Arboretum. The practical exam will be with fees will be honored in the order in which they are received up to the a respected career. class limit. Payment is by cash, check, or credit card. Please do not send cash held at the CT Agricultural Experiment Station in through the mail. No refunds after December 21, 2018. Late registration after February 22 requires 50% payment plus text/handout costs. For additional New Haven. information, contact 203.883.4035.
About the Instructor
David Tovar is the lead instructor for our professional landscaping classes. David is a veteran arborist with Woodland Tree Care with 20+ years of experience both teaching and in the field. Through his own strug- gles to first obtain his arborist license 20 years ago, David faced and overcame many challenges. It was because of those challenges that David dedicated himself to helping others achieve their goal of becom- ing arborists. Over the past 19 years, David has taught hundreds of students through the Bartlett Arboretum program, many of whom have gone on to become Guided Arboriculture licensed arborists practicing in Connecticut today. 2019 David Tovar: 203.550.5576 [email protected]
Testimonials:
“I like the instructors; they are very knowl- edgeable. Classes were always interesting, and fun!”
“It is great how the class meets 3 times per week, you learn so much more.”
“David Tovar is an excellent teacher! He is funny and informative at the same time. Thank you!”
“The class is about the same price anywhere else, but at the Arboretum you get three times
as much class time. Great deal!” Arboretum & Gardens Bartlett 151 Brookdale Road Stamford, Ct 06903 203.883.4035
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