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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='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Hi Meagan,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'>In case you haven’t already come across it, the ISA Municipal Specialist Certification Study Guide has an excellent chapter on <i>Managing Risk in the Urban Forest</i>. See particularly the section on <b>Developing a Tree Risk Management Plan</b>, which addresses the various components to consider when developing a comprehensive program, such as a risk management policy and standard of care statement. There are some good examples provided as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Good luck,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Jeremy Gye</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Senior Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'><img width=242 height=43 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D1E7CF.6677F880" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01CFD0BD.F440FD90"></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'>O: (250) 544-1700<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'>F: (250) 544-1700 (call ahead)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'>C: (250) 883-4533<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'>E: <a href="mailto:jgye@gyeandassociates.ca"><span style='color:#002060;text-decoration:none'>jgye@gyeandassociates.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red'><a href="http://www.gyeandassociates.ca/"><span style='color:red'>www</span><span style='color:black'>.gye</span><span style='color:red'>and</span><span style='color:black'>associates.</span><span style='color:red'>ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Microsoft Sans Serif","sans-serif";color:#002060'><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 [mailto:canufnet-bounces@list.web.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Meagan Hanna<br><b>Sent:</b> July 26, 2016 6:05 PM<br><b>To:</b> canufnet@list.web.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [CANUFNET] Public Tree Risk Assessment: Municipal Guidelines, Tender Documents and Strategies<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=divtagdefaultwrapper><p style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Greetings Group,</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Me again.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>I'd like to read about how Canadian municipalities manage - particularly how they ask for tree risk assessment services. I want to know if any municipalities out there either hire private companies or have in-house employees perform scheduled tree risk assessments and if they do, how they guide tree risk assessors with their expectations. I'm specifically looking for criteria - the types of things you would find in a tree risk management plan/set of guidelines, call for tenders or bylaw. Any takers?</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Thanks in advance for your contributions!</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>All the best,</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Meg</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=Signature><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Meagan Hanna, MA.<br><a href="mailto:meagan.hanna@mail.mcgill.ca">meagan.hanna@mail.mcgill.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>