[CANUFNET] Woodlot/Ravine hazard tree inspections

[Cathy MacKenzie]

The Regional District of Central Okanagan Parks Services does not
currently have a specific cycle for tree inspection however we are
working towards it.  We currently use the Wildlife/Danger Tree Assessor
certification for Parks and Recreation sites developed by the Wildlife
Tree Committee of British Columbia and are collecting some baseline data
on trees in specific parks and trails.  We hope to build this up to a
system which will lead to regular monitoring of trees along trails as
well as private/public boundaries.  We have implemented this into a GIS
database to aid that return cycle inspection as the program grows.

 

As for data collected, trees with noticeable defects are tagged gps,d
and assessed according to the above noted system.  There are many
assessment methods out there but we determined that the Wildlife Tree
Committee of BC system, which was developed in cooperation with Work
Safe BC, BC Parks and Ministry of Forests and Range, was the best fit
for our natural spaces and particularly addressed the wildlife values. 

 

  

 

 

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Cathy MacKenzie, RPF 
Forest Health Operator 
Regional District of Central Okanagan 
Parks Services 
1450 K.L.O. Road 
Kelowna, B.C.  V1W 3Z4 
Ph: 250-469-6345 Cell: 250-258-1440 
Fax:  250-868-0012 

 

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[mailto:canufnet-bounces at list.web.net] On Behalf Of BGeerts at brantford.ca
Sent: April 21, 2009 8:46 AM
To: canufnet at list.web.net
Subject: [CANUFNET] Woodlot/Ravine hazard tree inspections

 


For the municipalities and land managers out there, does anyone have a
hazard tree inspection cycle for natural areas that abut private land?
IE: City woodlot abuts residential backyards; ravine along schoolyard,
etc. 

"No" answers are just as valuable as "yes". 

If no, are there plans to start one?  If yes, how long is the cycle?
What degree of data collection is there?  Legal
constraints/implications? 

________________________
Brian Geerts 
Urban Forestry Technician
City of Brantford 
Parks & Recreation Department
1 Sherwood Drive
Brantford, ON     N3T 1N3
519.756.1500 x5511
Fax 519.756.4893 
bgeerts at brantford.ca

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