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Urban Forestry
D&A staff approach urban forestry projects with a unique blend of arboricultural knowledge and environmental planning experience. Our background includes ground-breaking urban forest studies from regional urban canopy strategies to assessments of individual trees.
Our comprehensive skills and reputation enable development approval, and we provide guidance on clients’ urban forest current and future planning needs. Our ISA Certified Arborists include Tree Risk Assessment, Butternut Health Assessment and TRAQ specialists. Our Landscape Architects specify trees and planting approaches for innovative development designs, and supervise their implementation. Our GIS Analysts use ESRI ArcViewTM for large-scale geospatial analyses such as municipal tree canopy assessments. Research & development ensures that our methods are cutting-edge and defensible.
Our Approach
Our aim is to maximize the ecological vigour, infrastructure integration and health benefits of urban trees. We pride ourselves on working with you to scope and fulfill your study needs efficiently. Our proficiency and rigorous field methods provide quality data for developing effective management strategies tailored to your needs. Our experience in diverse urban forestry projects includes:
- Street tree species and health assessment
- Butternut Health Assessment (BHA)
- Tree Preservation & Edge Management Plans (TPP)
- ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (ISA TRAQ)
- Urban forest management plans (UFMP) and Tree by-laws
- Urban forest valuation (canopy cover, individual shade tree valuation, asset values & ecosystem services)
- Tree planting design and technical standards
Choosing D&A
D&A will work closely with the project team, approval agencies, and the public to ensure successful and efficient completion of the assignment. Our past work in the urban forest sector has put us in good standing with approval agencies and has won us repeat clients, commendations and awards:
- CSLA NATIONAL HONOUR AWARD: Evergreen Brickworks Detailed Design
- City of Toronto Chapman Valley Tree Mapping and Assessment
- City of Hamilton Beckett Drive Butternut and Tree Preservation Plan
- OPPI AWARD: Peel-Caledon Significant Woodlands and Significant Wildlife Habitat Study
- City of Guelph Framework for a Strategic Urban Forestry Management Plan
- CITY OF TORONTO COMMENDATION: Lambton Golf Course Shade Tree Management Plan
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