What do you think of this?

treeseer · May 19, 2005

Ekka said:
Now just gotta find out where in the real world you can make money with all this knowledge?

There are ways, but harder to sell than work with a saw, true. mOre fun and more rewards though, so worth the work. Congrats on your hard work and high score. Helps to identify the main disease, huh?

"Just had tree inspection level 6 the last 3 days."

Here in the states it's rare that govt institutes even a Level 1 inspection course. Minnesota's the only one I know of; most of the rest seem lightyears away.

Jim1NZ · May 19, 2005

Yea, its interesting, being a consultant arborist people expect you to to be a geologist, botanist, entomologist, physicist, report writer etc.

I hope in the real world you can make money from the knowledge and skills you learn with being qualified.

treeseer · May 19, 2005

Jim1NZ said:
Yea, its interesting, being a consultant arborist people expect you to to be a geologist, botanist, entomologist, physicist, report writer etc.

* You don't have to be ALL those, but you do have to knwo where to go for info that you don't have on hand (or in head)

I hope in the real world you can make money from the knowledge and skills you learn with being qualified.

* You can in the US but form what Ekka says, Australia is an unreal world. Treelopper indeed, that is systemic dysfunction.

Jim1NZ · May 19, 2005

New Zealand is somewhere in between.
Yea i agree thats why people specialize in those areas, to help you. Its just what people expect because they are paying you.

ROLLACOSTA · May 20, 2005

Jim1NZ said:
Yea, its interesting, being a consultant arborist people expect you to to be a geologist, botanist, entomologist, physicist, report writer etc.

I hope in the real world you can make money from the knowledge and skills you learn with being qualified.

you missed one mycologist..

a_lopa · May 20, 2005

* You can in the US but form what Ekka says, Australia is an unreal world. Treelopper indeed, that is systemic dysfunction.[/QUOTE]

you have no idea of how it is here guy,melboune city is FULL of ticketed arborists(not just a quick isa test either to be recognised).most people live in rural citys or citys.(inbetween theres not alot)you need to keep in perspective white man has been here 200 years,how many big oaks and trees you deal with do you think there are?