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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);"><b>The University of Manitoba School of Agriculture is offering their in-person winter 2025 Arboriculture course:</b></span></p>
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<b> In-person c</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);"><b>lasses will be held on Tuesday evenings over a 12-week period from January 28th to April 22nd, with a Tree ID workshop on Saturday, April
12th and a final exam (exam date TBA at start of course). </b> The course is taught by an International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certified arborist who also has extensive experience within the arboriculture industry in Manitoba. </span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);"> The course is an introduction to the field of Arboriculture. Participants learn about pruning techniques, pests, diseases, environmental stresses and other factors
that affect urban tree health. In addition, the course covers worker safety, tree biology, soil science, plant classification and identification. </span></p>
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for tree care workers who are preparing for the ISA exam, for landscaping and horticultural professionals, and for those interested in caring for their trees as hobbyists.</span></p>
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is now open.</b></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 7pt; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);"><b>
</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);"><b>Registration will close @ 4:00 pm on Friday, January 17, 2025.</b></span></p>
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register:</b> <a href="https://umanitoba.ca/agricultural-food-sciences/school-agriculture/school-arboriculture-course" target="_blank" id="OWA4d49ab63-2791-91be-aa91-235e9dc630b6" class="OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: https://umanitoba.ca/agricultural-food-sciences/school-agriculture/school-arboriculture-course. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener noreferrer" originalsrc="https://umanitoba.ca/agricultural-food-sciences/school-agriculture/school-arboriculture-course" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="0" style="margin: 0px;">
https://umanitoba.ca/agricultural-food-sciences/school-agriculture/school-arboriculture-course</a></span></p>
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