{
  "college": "sierra-college",
  "edition": "2025-2026",
  "departmentName": "Agriculture",
  "id": "agriculture--utilforest",
  "name": "Urban and Wildland Forestry",
  "award": "Skills Certificate",
  "department": "agriculture",
  "sourceUrl": "https://catalog.sierracollege.edu/archive/2025-2026/departments/agriculture/#utilforest",
  "blocks": [
    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "Designed to prepare students for employment as utility foresters who assess trees and other vegetation in utility right-of-ways to prevent interference with high voltage lines and other utility equipment.  Utility Foresters work independently in urban and wildland areas, and interface with land owners to explain required vegetation management. A skills certificate is designed to provide technical skills; it is not equivalent to an associate degree."
    },
    {
      "kind": "courselist",
      "title": "Required Courses",
      "rows": [
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "AGRI 0164",
          "title": "Sustainable Tree Care",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "BIOL 0024",
          "title": "Wildland Trees and Shrubs (Dendrology) (Also AGRI 0163)",
          "units": "4",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "COMM 0008",
          "title": "Interpersonal Communication",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total Units",
          "units": "10"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}