Instructor: Will Vitagliano

Will Vitagliano
 Will Vitagliano is a Certified and Tree Risk Assessment Qualified Arborist currently working as an Arborist Inspector at the Central Park Conservancy for the past 5 years. Will started his career in arboriculture by developing a passion for trees and their ecosystem relationships coming from environmental education and forestry in New York's Catskill mountains. He worked as a groundsperson, climber and plant health care technician at Bartlett Tree Experts.

Will has conducted tree inventories and risk assessments across NYC and greater New York as an inventory arborist while at Davey Resource Group. He is well versed and passionate about tree climbing and tree work best practices and recently competed in the New York State tree climbing competition. Additionally, Will has Game Of Logging Levels 1 and 2 chainsaw certifications.

Classes by this instructor


Chainsaws: Use, Safety, and Maintenance

Whether you are a budding arborist or weekend woodcutter, knowing how to use your chainsaw safely and maintain it properly are keys to success. This lecture-demonstration course by an ISA-certified arborist teaches you the basics of chainsaw use and care, more...
244HRT308B 06/16 Su 10:30am-4:30pm Vitagliano
NYBG

Tree Climbing for Arborists

Designed for people interested in arboriculture, this course will help students develop their climbing skills. Learn techniques such as rope setting, knot tying, body thrusting, doublecrotching, foot locking, and limb walking. Taught on Garden grounds, this class offers expert instruction more...
244HRT304 06/08 Sa 10:00am-3:30pm Vitagliano
Davila
NYBG
251HRT304B 09/21 Sa 10:00am-3:30pm Vitagliano
NYBG