City of Newburgh-NY Arborist
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Start Date: Immediately Compensation: $87,168 per year
The city's Arborist plans, organizes, and facilitates all urban forestry activities in the City of Newburgh, including acquisition, planting, growing, maintenance, and designation of trees and shrubs for removal on City-owned property.
Responsibilities/Duties
This work involves inspecting and determining the appropriate treatment and maintenance of trees, shrubs, and flowerbeds on all City-owned properties. The work is performed under the general supervision of the Public Works Superintendent with considerable independence within departmental and horticultural guidelines. Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in environmental science, horticulture, forestry or closely related field and one year of experience in urban and community forestry-related activities such as working in tree care operations, tree planting and maintenance or tree protection and enforcement.
Or;
- Associate’s Degree in environmental science, horticulture, forestry or closely related field and three years of experience in urban and community forestry related activities such as working in tree care operations, tree planting and maintenance, or tree protection and enforcement.
- Special Requirements: Possession of a valid NYS Driver's License. Applicants must possess such a license at the time of appointment and throughout tenure.
- Possession of current certification as a Certified Arborist by the International Society of Arboriculture within 1 year of permanent appointment.
- Possession of current certification as a Category 3 and 3A Pesticides Applicator, issued by NYSDEC, within 1 year of appointment.
Additional Information
About Newburgh: The City of Newburgh has a population of approximately 29,000 residents, 3.8 square miles, and approximately 4,000 publicly owned trees. The city lies on the western bank of the Hudson River in Orange County, New York. The city's location is 60 miles north of New York City and is known as the "Crossroads of the North-East," with local access to major roadways that provide connection to New York City, Philadelphia, Western New York State, New England, Canada, and beyond.
The city has a rich history throughout each era of the past. Among the notable historic occurrences in the city, and especially to those interested in horticulture, Newburgh is the birthplace and home of Andrew Jackson Downing (1815-1852). Downing is known as the founder of American landscape architecture and served as a mentor and collaborator to Calvert Vaux. In 1889, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux created Downing Park, a 35-acre landscape park situated in the heart of the City of Newburgh. The park is filled with hills and valleys, streams, a pond, and a rich variety of vegetation. The park features serpentine paths and picturesque vistas that are very similar, though on a different scale, to those of Olmsted and Vaux's Central Park in New York City.
Contact Information
City of Newburgh-NY
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