NJUCF Continuing Education – Urban Forestry Program

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.

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

2024 Fall Core Training

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

The following courses have been pre-approved for NJUCF Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credits:

March 20^th – May 1^st
- i-Tree
- i-Tree Academy (Online) 1 CEU per session attended ***You will only receive credits for this series if indicated at the time of registration and sessions are attended LIVE. CEUs will be awarded only after the conclusion of the final session on May 1^st***
April 17^th, 2024
- Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FoHVOS) & Duke Farms
- NJ Invasive Species Strike Team Conference (Hillsborough, NJ) 5 CEUs
April 25^th, 2024
- Rutgers NJ Agricultural Experiment Station
- Tree Seedling ID (Online) 1.5 CEUs

May 4^th, 2024
- Duke Farms
- Spring Dendrology Workshop (Hillsborough, NJ) 4 CEUs
May 7^th, 2024
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Fungal Disease Management for Ornamental Plants (Online) 1.5 CEUs
May 13^th, 2024
- Woodcliff Lake Shade Tree Commission
- Urban Forest Issues in a Changing Climate (Woodcliff Lake, NJ) 2 CEUs
May 31st, 2024
- Duke Farms
- Spring Stewardship Workshop (Hillsborough, NJ) 5.5 CEUs
August 3^rd, 2024
- Duke Farms
- Summer Dendrology Workshop (Hillsborough, NJ) 4 CEUs
November 2^nd, 2024
- Duke Farms
- Autumn Dendrology Workshop (Hillsborough, NJ) 4 CEUs
October 17-18, 2024
- NJ Shade Tree Federation
- NJ Shade Tree Federation 99^th Annual Conference (Atlantic City, NJ) CEUs: Pending
Ongoing, must be completed by December 31^st, 2024
- USDA Forest Service & Arbor Day Foundation
- Tree Board University (online, asynchronous) 7 CEUs ***On the last page of the course select “view and print your Tree Board University graduation certificate”; you must email a copy of this document to communityforestry@dep.nj.gov to receive CEUs***
Ongoing, must be completed by December 31^st, 2024
- Society of American Foresters & CalFire
- CA Urban Wood Academy Virtual Workshop (online, asynchronous) 5.5 CEUs ***You must email a copy of your certificate to communityforestry@dep.nj.gov to receive CEUs***

Webinars

The following webinars or webinar series have been pre-approved for NJ Urban & Community Forestry Program (NJUCF) Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

Webinars must be attended “live” (at the time they originally air), unless otherwise stated, in order to receive NJUCF CEU credit.

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO OBTAIN PROOF OF ATTENDANCE FOR EACH WEBINAR, AND TO SUBMIT YOUR PROOF OF ATTENDANCE FOR NJUCF CEU CREDIT.

If you are interested in a webinar that is not on the pre-approved list, you should submit the webinar for consideration according to the procedures above to request NJUCF CEUs.

Spotted Lanternfly Permit Training for Businesses NJ (appropriate for DPW crew leaders)
ongoing, submit permit as proof of course completion (2 CEUs)
Urban Forest Connections Webinar Series
- Second Wednesdays, 1:00 – 2:15 ET (1 CEU)
Urban Forestry Today Webinar Series
- Check the link for dates and times (1 CEU)
TREE Fund Webinars
- Check the link for dates and times (1 CEU)
US Forest Service Forestry and Natural Resource Webinars
- Check the link for dates and times (1 CEU for select live and on-demand webinars)
  Please contact us if you are unsure whether a webinar will count for NJUCF CEUs
Urban Natural Resources Institute i-Tree Webinar Series
- Check the link for dates and times (1 CEU)
EAB University Webinar Series
- Check the link for dates and times (.5 – 1 CEU)
New Jersey Forestry Association Backyard Forestry in 90 Minutes
- Third Thursdays 7pm (1-1.5 CEUs, dependent on duration of webinar)
- ***You must email communityforestry@dep.nj.gov and specify what session(s) you attended and, if available, attach your certificate of attendance***
Environmental Consulting Webinars | Davey Resource Group | Davey Tree
- Check the link for dates and times (1 CEU)

We have linked some inventory resources below, please contact us if you have any questions.

USFS Tree Monitoring Resources from Lara Roman, USFS)
i-Tree Resources (selection of documents from the i-Tree website)
1. 1. i-Tree Design Methods (PDF)
  2. i-Tree Landscape Methods (PDF)
EPA Fact Sheet on the Social Cost of Carbon
US Forest Service video linking trees to human health and corresponding article from the journal Environmental Pollution
1. When Trees Disappear, People Die
2. Tree and forest effects on air quality and human health in the United States (PDF)
  David J. Nowak, Satoshi Hirabayash, Allison Bodine, Eric Greenfield

Core training is a required part of obtaining accreditation through the NJUCF Program.

2024 Fall Core Training

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

Copies of many of the presentations, handouts, and information referenced in the Core Training course are linked below:

You can check your municipal or county Community Forestry Accreditation Report on the NJUCF Website.