2023 Industry Workforce Summit Report

This report provides an assessment of current challenges related to recruiting and retaining a sustainable workforce in the arboriculture and urban forestry sector, and outlines opportunities to address these challenges. 

The challenges and opportunities documented in this report were compiled collectively in the panel sessions and group discussions that took place at the industry workforce summit hosted on 15 October 2023. This represents a collective industry effort towards collaborative action in increasing the sector’s workforce capacity.

Youth in Arboricuture

In 2022, ISA requested proposals for a contractor to review and examine U.S. organizations that deliver programs that directly or indirectly introduce youth and adolescents to arboriculture. Click here to learn more.