Urban Forestry
Tree expertise
At the request of private clients, private and public institutions, or municipalities, we inspect trees and establish a precise diagnosis, using either advanced (QTRA, TRAQ, VTA) or more in depth tools (PICUS tomographe, résistographe). We offer the following services :
- Expertise of potentially hazardous trees (VTA method)
- In-depth assessment of structural condition using tomography and/or resistography
- In-depth assessment with shigometer and fractometer
- Quantification of safety risks (QTRA, TRAQ methods)
- Diagnosis at-heights using expert climbing techniques
- Diagnosis of tree physiological and structural condition
- Legal and expert witness assessments
- Inspection for tree felling permit applications
- Recommendations for arboricultural interventions (pruning, bracing, felling)
- Estimate of work costs
- Insect/disease diagnosis and management
- Choice of species for planting
Tree management
As a city or borough, would you like to review your tree regulations or policy? Our experts can meet your needs:
- Regulations (drafting, revision)
- Tree management and urban forestry policy
- Planting plan
- Emerald ash borer management plan
- Canopy and long-term growth studies
- Calculating the monetary value of social, economic and environmental benefits
- Tree inventory
Trees and construction
Are you a contractor, building owner, architect or engineer planning work near trees? Our urban forestry experts can help you establish the protective measures needed to ensure tree stability and survival during and after your work.
- Impact assessment of construction on trees
- Conservation feasibility analysis
- Feasibility analysis for transplanting young or mature trees
- Tree/woodland characterization and conservation value
- Canopy study and compensation analysis
- Green roofs :
- Tree load and mass calculations
- Wind stability study
- Selection of suitable species
- Development of alternative construction methods for tree conservation
- Soil decontamination and tree preservation
- Practical measures to protect trees on construction sites
- Recommended tree maintenance
- Preparation of plans and specifications, cost estimates
- Work supervision
- Long-term monitoring
Mature tree transplantation
You’d like to keep a mature tree in spite of future construction work – it’s possible to transplant it! With our unique tree transplantation expertise, we are in a position to offer you the right method.
- Transplantation feasibility study
- Mechanical or manual transplanting
- Validation of transplant sites
- Preparation of plans and specifications, cost estimates
- Work supervision
- Post-transplantation follow-up
Canopy study
Would you like to estimate the existing tree canopy in an area, or estimate the loss of canopy following tree felling? Our team of professionals can carry out simulations in a variety of contexts:
- Estimation of existing canopy
- Simulation of canopy evolution
- Simulation of canopy loss due to tree felling
- Simulation of canopy growth with new plantings over horizons of 5 to 20 years
Biomass study
- Evaluation of urban forest benefits and biomass
- Costs and benefits associated with the urban forest
- Calculating the value of social, economic and environmental benefits
- Calculation of mature tree biomass
- Use of i-Tree and ArcGIS software with LiDAR images
Monetary Valuation
Has your tree been damaged and would you like to know its value? Our urban forestry experts can assess the monetary value of damaged trees or appraise trees in the event of expropriation.
- Assessment of tree value or loss due to damage
- Tree appraisals in connection with expropriations
Judicial expertise and litigation
Our experts can meet your needs, whether as expert witnesses before the courts or to draw up expert reports in connection with litigation.
- Death and legal claims
- Tree and property damage
- Damage to trees
