ISA Municipal Specialist Questions And Answers

ISA Municipal Specialist Questions And Answers Urban Forestry - ANS Management of naturally occurring and planted trees and associated plants in urban areas. Municipal arborists must be skilled in - ANS policy development, budgeting, personnel management, equipment acquisition and maintenance, contract development, negotiation and management, public relations, and operating in a public environment. Arboriculture focuses on - ANS tree care activities to individual trees and small group of trees Urban forestry focuses on - ANS management of groups of trees, using both traditional practices and forestry treatments Benefits of trees - ANS Range from ecological to monetary to aesthetic and sociological. Environmental Benefits of trees - ANS air quality, carbon sequestering, energy conservation, reduction of storm water runoff Sulfer Dioxide (SO2) - ANS a gas produced by coal burning which increases acid rain nitrogen oxides - ANS (NOx) Major source is auto exhaust. Primary and secondary effects include acidification of lakes, respiratory irritation, leads to smog and ozone. Reduced using catalytic converters. Ozone - ANS formed by photochemical reaction of nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons in UV and moisture