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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hi Geri,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Dr. George Grainger, in his 1991 government publication, ‘Determining Values of Trees and Shrubs in Alberta” had an elegant formula for just that purpose, with a variable factor for inflation to boot, which can be adjusted for 2012 values. Tracking a copy down shouldn’t be too difficult.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Gerard<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><img width=117 height=174 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image009.png@01CD9BB6.E4DF6050"><img width=140 height=43 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image010.jpg@01CD9BB6.E4DF6050" alt="LA GFL COULOR TIF.tif"><img width=186 height=79 id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image011.jpg@01CD9BB6.E4DF6050" alt="LA GFL COULOR TIF.tif"><img width=126 height=105 id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image012.jpg@01CD9BB6.E4DF6050" alt="ISA prairie chapter logo black white.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:65%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:65%;color:black'>Gerard Fournier<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:65%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:65%;color:black'>Board Certified Master Arborist #PR-0130BT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:65%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:65%;color:black'>Tree Canada Community Advisor- Alberta<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:65%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:65%;color:black'>Landscape Alberta Past President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:65%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:65%;color:black'>ISA Prairie Chapter President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:65%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:65%;color:black'>President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:65%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:65%;color:black'>For Trees Company Ltd.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:65%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:65%;color:black'>1-877-390-TREE (toll-free)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:65%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:65%;color:black'><a href="http://www.fortrees.ca/"><span style='line-height:65%'>http://www.fortrees.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> canufnet-bounces@list.web.net [mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Geri Poisson<br><b>Sent:</b> September-25-12 11:56 AM<br><b>To:</b> canufnet@list.web.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [CANUFNET] Woodlot valuations<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A landowner/developer is looking to remove trees from their land and the approval authority wants an ISA plant appraisal for the trees to be removed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is fine for individual trees, but there are some hectares of conifer plantations. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am looking for an accepted methodology for appraising these trees for the town. Is there a methodology for plantations that is similar to the CTLA Plant Appraisal Guide. I don’t believe an appraisal of the value of <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>the timber is what they are looking for. This would be in regards to compensation purposes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0163A5'>Geri Poisson, B.A. (Hon) / Certified Arborist, Terrestrial Ecologist</span></i></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0163A5;text-transform:uppercase'>BEACON ENVIRONMENTAL</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#0163A5'>126 Kimberley Avenue, Bracebridge, ON P1L 1Z9</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#0163A5'>T) 705.645.1050 x22 F) 705.645.6639 C) 705.828.1196</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.beaconenviro.com/"><span style='color:#0163A5'>www.beaconenviro.com</span></a></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Webdings;color:green'>ü</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;color:green'> Please consider the environment before printing this email.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>