UMass Team Places First
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by Kristine Bezanson, MCA , UMass Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Arboriculture Team competed in the
2019 National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC) at Colorado
State University in Ft. Collins, CO and was awarded first place in the
arboriculture techniques competition. The UMass team was competing
against 68 other colleges and 844 students.
The competition is split up into three areas: Knowledge Exam, Climbing
Skills, and Throw Line Skills. A two-person team performs in the three
areas, with each team member taking the exam, and then one team mem-
ber performing the climbing skills, while the other team member performs
the throw line skills part of the event. UMass students have a history of
doing well in this national competition winning or placing in the top
three, eight times in the past ten years.
Congratulations to the
First Place Arboriculture Team!
UMass Amherst students Michael Tilton and
Cory Rebello, MCA
Michael Tilton, Stockbridge Arboriculture & Community Forestry 2018 /
UMass Urban Forestry 2019 partnered with Cory Rebello, Stockbridge
Arboriculture & Community Forestry 2018 / UMass Urban Forestry 2020
to make up the UMass team. The objective of this event is to evaluate the
skills and knowledge of the participants on general and accepted arbori-
cultural practices. The competition is intended to be competitive and edu-
cational for all students, regardless of their skill level.
Mike is graduating this spring and will be working with Davey’s Hartney-
Greymont division. Cory will spend this summer working for a tree care
company and will return for next year’s NCLC competition.
TUESDAY • OCTOBER 29 • 2019
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. • MHS Gardens at Elm Bank • Wellesley, MA
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14 MAA NEWS / June 2019