Step 1: Apply & Join
Get started by applying to one of our neighborhood-based training cohorts.
Step 2: Paid Learning
Begin hands-on, paid training in core urban forestry skills, Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI), Desert Smart Irrigation, Sustainable Landscape Management, Tree Care & Climbing, Tree Monitoring & Maintenance, and Tree Removal & Chipping. No prior experience needed.
Step 3: Industry Exposure
Work alongside instructors and meet industry professionals during site visits, special workshops, and community projects. Learn what it’s like on real job sites and in the field.
Step 4: Internship Opportunities
Learners have the opportunity to interview for short-term paid internships hosted by trusted industry or nonprofit partners, building your resume and experience in real time.
Step 5: Job & Business Pathways
Graduates are supported in finding jobs, apprenticeships, or launching their own services. From pruning to planting, chipping to consulting. You’ll leave with tools, connections, and useful skills.
Starting Spring 2026 – Apply Now
Primarily English. Bilingual instructors, with some English needed.
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Primarily English with Spanish translator. Bilingual field labs. Some English Needed.
Primarily English – Bilingual Instructors, Some English Needed.
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Urban Nature, led by Arizona State University’s Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Service — in partnership with community-based organizations, industry partners, national organizations, and several ASU departments — works to scale nature-based urban shade solutions, sustain a community trade school and enterprise hub, and advance place-based applied urban forestry research.