PROVO -- Scott Bunker, utility forester for the city power department, has been named 1998 Arborist of the Year. The Utah Community Forest Council singled out Bunker for creating a line-clearance apprenticeship program at Utah Valley State College.
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The program teaches utility workers to maintain the health of trees when trimming them away from power lines. Trainees also are instructed in climbing, rigging, roping and use of aerial baskets.