The City of Dallas Arborist School provides training for individuals who work with trees daily or those who are working towards an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certification. The classes will be held on the third Thursday of each month, April – September 2024, from 8 a.m. to noon in the Stormwater Operations Building’s Training Room located at 2245 Irving Blvd., Dallas, TX 75207.

Topics will include botany, plant physiology, identification, insects and disease, maintenance, assessment and many additional issues. You may enroll for the following:
• CEU points available for Certified Arborists
• Tree Basics (open classes, six available)

The deadline to register is April 18, 2024.

To register, send an email to Karen Woodard at karen.woodard@dallas.gov.  Please include your contact information, course date and category of training that interests you. For language interpretation, please call 945-275-8258 (48 hours prior to the meeting).
Seating and parking are limited; carpooling is encouraged.

Class Schedule:
All classes will be held the third Thursday of the month from 8 a.m. to noon.
April 18 Basic Botany and Plant Physiology; Tree ID
May 16 Insects/Disease and Tree Assessment
June 20 Soil and Water Relations; Fertilizer and Nutrients
July 18 Proper Planting, Pruning and Maintenance
August 15 Safety and Ground Operations
September 19 Urban Forestry; Construction Laws and Standards

Certified Arborist – for those individuals who would like to become an ISA Certified Arborist, the school would prepare them for the exam. For more information on the exam, qualifications and study materials, please click on the link below:
www.isa-arbor.com/Credentials/Types-of-Credentials/ISA-Certified-Arborist

CEUs available – for current Certified Arborists in need of Continuing Education Units
Tree Basics – for those individuals who need to refresh their tree knowledge, need basic knowledge for
work but don’t need the certification or would like to become certified in the future and need more experience
to qualify