Each year the Maine Arborist Association offers one $500 college scholarship to a student enrolled in a Maine educational institution studying arboriculture or a closely related field.

Each applicant is required to compose a one page essay on a specific topic. The winner will be required to attend the annual meeting held in March and the essay will be published in the quarterly newsletter, The Log.

The 2010 Topic: "Alternative Tree Selection Considering Current Non-Native, Invasive Pest Pressure"

Contratulations to the 2010 recipient!

Jason Batchelor a student of Biology and Ecology at the University of Southern Maine.