Life would not be possible without trees! There are volumes written about trees but we still know very little. Tree beauty and preservation are my central concern!
Arborist Basic Services:
- Pruning – thinning, restoring, training moderate height trees
- Planting – providing tree species recommendations for the site, site prep and planting (planting demonstrations available)
- Tree Visual Assessments – to determine tree health
- Tree Risk Assessments – Level II and III
Additional Arborist Services:
- Tree Diagnostics – lab analysis OSU Extension Service: soil and fungal diseases
- Pruning Workshops
- Invoice for Time and Materials or Fixed Price
- Hand tools used where-ever possible
Tree Risk Assessments – Consulting Arborist: Tools-Instruments for Wood: IML GmbH Wiesloch, Germany Evaluating growth-decay of tree core, structural bending, and failure angles
licensed by: Nuclear Research Center Karlsruhe, Professor Dr. Claus Mattheck
Qualifications/Certifications
- ISA: Certified Arborist PN-8028A /Tree Risk Assessment Qualification TRAQ
- Urban Forestry / Ecological Restoration Certified
- Hazard Tree Felling: Game of Logging (Soren Erickson method) NW Certified Forestry – Centralia
- Sawyer “B” Olympic National Forest USDA – 7 years (managing/coordinating trail crews Pacific Northwest Trail Association)
- Small acreage Inspector Washington DNR Firewise Properties 2016
testing for fracture angle Western Red Cedar 
increment core showing incipient rot
Western Hemlock
advanced heart rot Western Hemlock
related certification / qualifications
- FHWA Bridge Inspector King County Department of Transportation: Certified (maintained 11 years) timber structures
- Masters Degree Urban Planning: University of Oregon
Experiences
- Professional ornamental tree pruning – Puget Sound & Olympic Peninsula 7 years
- Teaching Pruning workshops Bainbridge Island Metro-Parks 2016
- City Parks, Recreation, & Trees Board – Port Townsend (Chair) 2011-12
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