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NJUCF Continuing Education

About this Partnership

Rutgers Urban Forestry Program has partnered with the NJ State Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Program (NJUCF) to identify and develop continuing education and training opportunities for all those interested and engaged in developing and sustaining local urban and community forestry programs throughout the state.

Please note that programs listed on this page, are not a part of the undergraduate urban forestry and natural resources curriculums that are under accreditation review by the Society of American foresters.

NJUCF Continuing Education Opportunities

View our list below for continuing education and training opportunities that have been pre-approved for NJUCF Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credit.

To Request NJUCF CEUs

For a course to be pre-approved for NJUCF CEUs, you must submit:

  • A copy of the agenda for the course including course date, topics discussed, and actual class time
  • A brief description of the content of the course
  • A list of speakers, their titles, and their credentials as they apply to the subjects they will be teaching

**If you would like the program to be listed with the NJUCF Continuing Education Opportunities, you must also submit contact information to be posted for registration purposes.**

An official NJUCF CEU Sign-In Sheet will be issued upon course approval. Course participants must complete the sign-in sheet and the course organizer must submit according to the instructions below. The course organizer is responsible for ensuring that participants do not sign the NJUCF CEU Sign-In Sheet until the end of the course.

For a course to be post-approved for NJUCF CEUs, you must submit:

  • Proof of attendance from the course organizer showing your name, such as a sign-in sheet or certificate
  • A copy of the agenda for the course including course date, topics discussed, and actual class time
  • A brief description of the content of the course
  • A list of speakers, their titles, and their credentials as they apply to the subjects they will be teaching

SUBMIT ALL REQUESTS AND SUBMISSIONS TO:
New Jersey Forest Service – Urban and Community Forestry Program
communityforestry@dep.nj.gov

 

2025 Core Training

Information on Spring 2025 Core Training coming in early 2025.

There will be a one day, in person, version of the Core training in fall of 2025, at the NJ Shade Tree Federation annual conference.