Municipal Specialist Certification Study Guide

Municipal arboriculture is a specialized field of arboriculture and urban forestry that involves planning, planting, establishing, protecting, and managing public trees and associated vegetation on public land in communities. This guide is designed to help ISA Certified Arborists prepare for the ISA Municipal Specialist Certification exam. Eight chapters cover these topics: Municipal Arboriculture and Urban Forestry. Assessing and Quantifying the Urban Forest. Planning the Urban Forest. Planting the Urban Forest. Maintaining the Urban Forest. Managing Risk in the Urban Forest. Protecting the Urban Forest. Administrative Duties of the Municipal Arborist. Any educational or preparatory material, whether published by ISA or not, should not be considered the sole source of information for an ISA certification examination. This publication and the ISA certification program exams are developed through separate processes and entities.