OUR MISSION
IACA will support the development of the members and their consultancies through networking and ongoing training opportunities and concentrate on the development and promotion of our profession.
CONSULTING ARBORICULTURIST
Usually referred to as a Consulting Arborist a Consulting Arboriculturist is a professional Arboriculturist in a private practice providing a broad range of information and report services to clients regarding trees, usually in urban environments, including tree care, planning, maintenance and management, building development, human issues, and specialist Arboricultural advice and multi-disciplinary support to other professions.
ORGANISATIONAL PROFILE
The IACA membership contains a diverse range of skilled professionals suited to working in multi-disciplinary situations providing a broad range of services, to individuals, companies and government for the management of trees. An IACA member typically works with Architects, Landscape Architects, Engineers, Town Planners, Property Managers, Project Managers, Developers, Building Designers, Schools, Government Authorities, private property owners, in fact with any individual or organisation where our expertise can be applied. IACA Members may provide many of the services listed below and can usually be engaged after their Fee Proposal has been accepted. See our Members List and contact an IACA Professional to discuss your tree management requirements.
SAMPLE OF SERVICES
Tree and vegetation policy advice, preliminary site assessments, property pre-purchase site consultations/reports, hazardous trees assessment, stability / pests / diseases / remediation development application assessment locum work for Tree Management Staff in local government expert witness tree valuations arboricultural inventories (tree surveys) heritage tree and landscape assessment root mapping root mapping interpretation ongoing site management of trees for protection on development sites ongoing assessment and certification of trees for protection on development sites tree survey assessments on site consultations commercial / residential comprehensive tree reports on significant trees structural integrity reports on trees from resistograph testing assessment of trees for damage against insurance claims street tree management park tree management plans of management.
DICTIONARY FOR MANAGING TREES IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS
A dictionary containing a comprehensive list of terms used in the universal management of urban trees. This Dictionary is extensively researched from modern Arboriculture and Urban Forestry. This dictionary allows a broad application of use by a wide variety of people conveying in plain language concepts that are sometimes complex. Most of the major terms are cross referenced and diagrams included for greater understanding.
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