Description:
Tree risk assessment is an area of urban forest management that has evolved rapidly in the past decade. We have moved from simple hazard tree assessment concepts into a more sophisticated understanding of risk in general. With the introduction of the ISA’s Best Management Practices document for Tree Risk Assessment, and the Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ), several new approaches and guidelines have been introduced. Within the field of tree risk assessment there are many techniques and concepts to master; from basic principles through to sophisticated diagnostic techniques.
This course will focus on Level Three advanced tree risk assessment, but will also link this to Levels One and Two to show when Level Three may be required, and how to relate it to other work.
This course will be delivered by Dr. Julian Dunster, the designer of the original Certified Tree Risk Assessor credential (TRACE) and author of the new ISA Tree Risk Assessment manual for the TRAQ course. The course will be of interest to anyone practicing tree risk assessment, and especially arborists already holding the Tree Risk Assessment Qualification.
Registration:
https://pnwisa.org/event/advanced-tree-risk-assessment-6/