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SUMMARY:Career Compass: Rooted and Rising: Turning Early Career Challenges into Lasting Success
DESCRIPTION:This is the first in our three-part Career Compass series. \nThe first five years of our careers rarely unfold the way we expect—and that’s not a setback\, it’s an opportunity. \n \nJoin us for an energizing\, peer-driven session that reframes the early career phase as a time of exploration and strategic positioning\, helping you move forward with clarity and purpose. Through candid\, real-world stories from peers we’ll explore how to turn everyday tasks into meaningful experience—connecting routine tree work to broader planning and ecological goals\, embracing less glamorous assignments as skill-building opportunities\, and becoming a go-to contributor across teams. \nThis interactive session—brought to you by the UCFS Young & Emerging Professionals—is the first of three in the Career Compass series\, designed to support your navigation through key stages of career growth. In Rooted and Rising: Turning Early Career Challenges into Lasting Success we’ll dive into how to stay motivated when progress feels slow\, handle rejection with professionalism\, and find a sustainable work-life balance while building your credentials. \nStep into a space built for connection\, learning\, and conversation—and take your first step toward building a career that is confident\, capable\, and impactful. You’ll leave with fresh \n perspective\, practical tools\, and a renewed sense of direction.\nAt the end of the webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify strategies for navigating the early career challenges\, gaining experience outside of work and developing a professional network.\nApply practical tools for staying motivated\, handling rejection\, and obtaining a sustainable work-life balance.\nTurn routine or less glamorous tasks into meaningful contributions that advance professional growth.\n\nThis workshop webinar is approved for 1 ISA CEU. \nRegister today!
URL:https://ucfsociety.org/event/rooted-and-rising-turning-early-career-challenges-into-lasting-success/
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SUMMARY:Certified Urban Forest Professional Study Groups - Session One
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to take the next step and become an ISA Certified Urban Forest Professional – but need help preparing for the exam?  \nUCFS has you covered! Starting in May\, we’ll host a five-part study group where you can connect with peers\, learn from experienced urban foresters\, and have access to a curated study resource list.  Prepare together to pass the exam with confidence.  Find out more and get started today!  \nSchedule  \nWeekly for five Fridays at 9am PT/10am MT/11am CT/12pm ET  \n\nMay 14: Session 1 \n\n\nMay 21: Session 2 \n\n\nMay 28: Session 3 \n\n\nJune 4: Session 4  \n\n\nJune 11: Session 5 \n\nInvestment \n$65 for UCFS members\, $100 for non-members \nMore information and registration here
URL:https://ucfsociety.org/event/certified-urban-forest-professional-study-groups/
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SUMMARY:Centering Community Engagement in Urban Forestry Leadership
DESCRIPTION:Thanks to Bartlett Tree Experts – our Exclusive Learning Series Partner! \nCommunity engagement is often treated as a supporting activity—but what if it were recognized as a core leadership function? \nIn this dynamic Learning Series session\, we will explore how to elevate engagement from a checklist of outreach tasks to a leadership-centered framework that informs strategic planning\, risk assessment\, and municipal operations. Drawing on real-world experience\, this session demonstrates how meaningful community engagement strengthens trust\, advances equity\, and reduces operational and political risk. \nGrounded in the UCFS Accreditation Standards\, this session highlights best practices for embedding engagement into policy\, building trust through transparent structures\, and communicating with cultural awareness. Real-life case studies illustrate how insufficient engagement can create operational\, reputational\, political\, and equity risks—and how those challenges can be transformed through deeper collaboration and shared decision-making. You’ll leave with a practical framework for aligning engagement approaches with project risk levels. \nDesigned for municipal foresters\, nonprofit programs\, and community leaders\, Centering Community Engagement in Urban Forestry Leadership emphasizes that community engagement is not an “extra” skill—it’s a foundational leadership responsibility essential for advancing equity\, mitigating risk\, and ensuring long-term program success. \nJoin us to transform the way you lead—you’ll gain the tools\, strategies\, and inspiration to make community engagement a driving force in your urban forestry programs. \nAt the end of the webinar\, participants will be able to: \n\nApply a leadership-centered framework to integrate community engagement into strategic planning\, risk assessment\, and municipal operations.\nEvaluate how different levels of engagement (inform\, consult\, involve\, collaborate\, empower) align with project risk and community impact.\nIncorporate engagement strategies that build trust\, advance equity\, and reduce operational and political risk.\n\n  \nThis webinar is approved for one ISA CEU. \nThis webinar supports your knowledge and learning for: \nUCFS Accreditation Standard: Standard 4\, Community Engagement \nISA Certified Urban Forest Professional (CUFP): Domain 3\, Communication and Public Awareness \nRegister here!
URL:https://ucfsociety.org/event/centering-community-engagement-in-urban-forestry-leadership/
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SUMMARY:UWN Partner Event: The Harrisonburg Urban Wood Partnership
DESCRIPTION:This event is being posted on behalf of UCFS’s partner the Urban Wood Network (UWN). \nWhat: Municipal urban wood programs are a cornerstone of the urban wood industry. Across the country\, cities have built partnerships with local urban wood processors. At this educational webinar\, audience members will learn about Harrisonburg\, Virginia urban wood projects and collaborations with Rocktown Urban Wood. \nProgram Description: \nThe Harrisonburg Urban Wood Program works to reclaim wood from trees that are removed in the city—whether due to storms\, disease\, or development—and redirects that material away from waste streams. Instead of ending up as mulch or landfill\, the wood gets a second life. \nThat’s where Rocktown Urban Wood comes in as a key partner. They take that salvaged wood and transform it into usable products—furniture\, lumber\, and custom pieces—while also supporting local craftsmanship and small-scale manufacturing. \nTogether\, the partnership does a few important things: \n\nReduces waste by repurposing urban trees\nSupports the local economy through skilled labor and woodworking\nPreserves local character by keeping materials tied to the community\nPromotes sustainability in a very visible\, tangible way\n\nHarrisonburg has strong community buy-in and valuable public-private partnerships for this program. \nRSVP here
URL:https://ucfsociety.org/event/uwn-partner-event-the-harrisonburg-urban-wood-partnership/
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