Municipal workers seek advanced urban forestry skills.

City of Oconto Falls, WI –Wally Remic has been selected to participate in Wisconsin’s Community Tree Management Institute (CTMI). This innovative program offers municipal employees the opportunity to develop high-level leadership and management skills in urban forestry. Well-maintained trees increase safety and property values, conserve energy, improve air quality, reduce storm water run-off and improve public health. They improve our quality of life overall. Participants from 25 Wisconsin communities will undergo six days of intensive CTMI training at the institute, acquiring knowledge and skills while learning to apply resourceful solutions as they manage municipal trees and green spaces for the benefit of everyone. CTMI is sponsored by the state Department of Natural Resources with assistance from the City of Stevens Point and over 15 other partners.  More information about the program is available on the CTMI website.