The Municipal Forestry Institute (MFI) is a high-level training opportunity that guides professionals in the leadership and managerial aspects of urban forestry. This week-long intensive educational program delivers a challenging, yet rewarding, opportunity to learn how to grow more successful community tree programs. Attendees will master leadership and management tools of program administration, coalition building, strategic thinking, program planning, and public relations by investing a week in their personal growth and development.
Applications are now being accepted for SMA’s Municipal Forestry Institute 2024. Registration opens on 8/1/2023 and closes 11/1/2023. The Institute will be held on Jekyll Island off the coast of Georgia. Swaying live oak trees and the beautiful Atlantic Ocean will serve as the backdrop for a week of inspiration, leadership growth, and community-building with fellow urban foresters. MFI is the only leadership program focused on the people who make or support daily tree planting and care decisions. You’ll learn and network with the people who know and understand your work, all while building your skills and confidence to lead your urban forestry program to the next level! For more information about MFI 2024, click here.