<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"
http-equiv="Content-Type">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 3.2rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit;
font-weight: normal; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 32px;
font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif; font-size: 21px;
vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; background: transparent;
color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial;
text-decoration-color: initial;">The ISA’s Plant Appraisal &
Valuation Committee (PAVC) has reviewed the January, 2017 draft of
the Guide for Plant Appraisal, 10th Ed. PAVC also received and
reviewed 459 comments on the draft from six ISA members. <br>
</p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 3.2rem; padding: 0px; border: 0px;
font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal;
font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit;
font-weight: normal; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 32px;
font-family: "Source Serif Pro", serif; font-size: 21px;
vertical-align: baseline; outline: 0px; background: transparent;
color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2;
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;
white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial;
text-decoration-color: initial;">I have served on this committee
since the early 2000's. Other members are: Lew Bloch, Russ
Carlson, Scott Cullen, Adam Hollis (UK), John Harris, Dr. James
Kielbaso, Joe McNeil, Burton Smeltzer, Dr. Davis Sydnor, and Mark
Duntemann (recused from the endorsement).</p>
<p style="margin: 3.2rem 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style:
normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-stretch:
inherit; line-height: 32px; font-family: "Source Serif
Pro", serif; font-size: 21px; vertical-align: baseline;
outline: 0px; background: transparent; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start;
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">After
much deliberation the PAVC members joined in a unanimous (with one
recusal) PAVC position statement: </p>
<p style="margin: 3.2rem 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style:
normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-stretch:
inherit; line-height: 32px; font-family: "Source Serif
Pro", serif; font-size: 21px; vertical-align: baseline;
outline: 0px; background: transparent; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start;
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">-
the draft is technically incorrect, seriously biased, and poorly
written</p>
<p style="margin: 3.2rem 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style:
normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-stretch:
inherit; line-height: 32px; font-family: "Source Serif
Pro", serif; font-size: 21px; vertical-align: baseline;
outline: 0px; background: transparent; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start;
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">-
it should not be published as written, and</p>
<p style="margin: 3.2rem 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style:
normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-stretch:
inherit; line-height: 32px; font-family: "Source Serif
Pro", serif; font-size: 21px; vertical-align: baseline;
outline: 0px; background: transparent; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start;
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">-
if published substantially as written, PAVC will not endorse it.</p>
<p style="margin: 3.2rem 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style:
normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal;
font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-stretch:
inherit; line-height: 32px; font-family: "Source Serif
Pro", serif; font-size: 21px; vertical-align: baseline;
outline: 0px; background: transparent; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start;
text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal;
widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;
text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">A
copy of the position statement is attached.<br>
</p>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">On Behalf of Dunster and Associates Environmental Consultants Ltd.
Dr. Julian A Dunster R.P.F., R.P.P.., M.C.I.P., ISA Certified Arborist,
ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist # 378,
ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified
BC Wildlife Danger Tree Assessor
Honourary Life Member ISA + PNWISA
North American distributor for Rinntech
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.dunster.ca">www.dunster.ca</a>
</pre>
<br>
</body>
</html>