| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
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1 ) Describe career opportunities in urban forest management.
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
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2 ) Identify arborist safety standards, including International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) regulations.
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3 ) Describe climbing equipment used by arborists, including saddles, lanyards, snaps, and ascenders.
• Demonstrating various types of knots and hitches used by arborists
• Comparing types of ropes used by arborists
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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4 ) Compare rigging techniques used by arborists.
Examples: rope positioning, false crotch, speed lining
• Explaining tensile strength, working loads, and shock loads of ropes used by arborists
• Identifying rigging equipment used by arborists
Examples: carabiners, slings, block and tackle, figure-eight descenders, lowering devices
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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5 ) Identify tree-climbing techniques.
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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6 ) Compare management strategies for urban forests.
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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7 ) Compare tree removal methods.
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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8 ) Explain reasons for cabling and bracing a tree.
• Describing the equipment needed for cabling and bracing a tree
• Demonstrating tree cabling and bracing techniques
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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9 ) Explain reasons for tree pruning.
• Demonstrating tree pruning cuts
• Identifying the appropriate time for pruning trees
• Identifying types of tree pruning tools
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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10 ) Design a landscape plan for a wooded environment.
• Describing skills needed in wooded landscaping
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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11 ) Describe major tree disorders.
• Examining tree growth and structure
• Identifying tree defense systems
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| Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (2009) |
| Grade(s): 9 - 12 |
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12 ) Identify insects, diseases, parasites, and weeds that afflict trees.
• Describing pest management in urban forestry, including mechanical treatment, biological treatment, chemical treatment, and genetically engineered resistance
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