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David D. Hunter is a Consulting Arborist and the owner of David D. Hunter Certified Arborist, LLC, a full-service tree care provider. As a Consulting Arborist, he is dedicated to community enhancement and the protection of the environment. His services range from Consulting with residential clients on tree health and safety assessments, to working with camps, clubs, parks, schools, cities, counties and more on a variety of arboricultural concerns. Mr. Hunter has consulted on Arboricultural and Forestry issues in Oregon and other parts of the United States, worked with historical sites and trees, and has taught climbing and safety techniques to tree care professionals. With over 40 years of experience in the fields of Forestry and Arboriculture, his background includes managing all aspects of the tree-service company from worker safety and training to customer satisfaction. Mr. Hunter has specialized knowledge of the use of Resistograph and Air Spade for tree health and safety inspections.

Consulting Services Include:

Appraisals for Tree & Shrub Damage or Loss
Arborist Reports
Construction Management
Tree Hazard and Risk Assessments
Insect / Pest / Disease Diagnosis
Permit Assistance
Pruning & Fine Pruning
Fruit Tree Pruning
Ornamental Pruning
Tree Preservation Plans

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John A. Harris, is Principal of Landscape Economics, LLC, President of Earth Advisors, Inc., and a LANDSCAPE ECONOMIST who has worked in the Arboriculture, Forestry, landscape, and horticultural fields for over 40 years. Mr. Harris has provided reputable consulting, education, and project management services for projects across the United States and internationally, in both temperate and tropical ecosystems. Areas of Expertise include:

Landscape and Tree Risk Assessments
Landscape, Tree, Urban Forest, Nursery Plant Value Appraisals
Landscape, Tree, Urban Forest, Nursery Plant Damage Appraisals
Damage Assessments, Claims, and Recovery Consulting

Arboriculture Industry Standards and Standard Practices
Landscape, Arboriculture, Forestry, Environmental Project Management
Utility Line Clearance Industry Standards and Standard Practices, Electrocution
Landscape Industry Standards and Standard Practices- Design, installation, maintenance
Personal Injury and Wrongful Death involving tree or landscape issues
Municipal Tree Inventory and Management Plans
Duty of Care and Negligence in Tree and Landscape Maintenance
Forestry and Forest Resources Management
Grounds Maintenance Practices
Arboriculture and Arborist Practices

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8/2/2012 · Plants & Trees

Tree Removal Liability Sharing

By: John Harris

The number of storms in recent years increases the need for better tree and landscape decisions for property owners. Research regarding landscape damages for different storm intensities, what plants get knocked down by winds more often, and priorities for landscape restoration have been intensified by many southern state universities' forestry and horticultural departments.

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5/8/2012 · Appraisal & Valuation

Tree and Landscape Values are Still Divergent in Practice

By: John Harris

Trees and landscapes have been valued since humans were given gardens for food and enjoyment. Once people determined how to harvest seeds, how to plant gardens and landscapes, and how to relocate trees and plants, then decisions about what to use and what not to use began to set values for plants. It is this author's opinion that these practices logically date back to the beginning of history.

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3/7/2012 · Plants & Trees

Tree and Landscape Appraisal: Jurisdiction Determines the Appraisal or Valuation Method

By: John Harris

The value of a tree can only be determined if we agree. Any value given, whether by a layperson or a professional, is real when another person involved in the process agrees to that value. The value used in the final decision can also be a different value from the one determined by the experts who worked on it (especially when the experts worked on different sides of a valuation case).

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Peninsula Urban Forestry is a Tree, Plant, and Ecological consultancy with a philosophy of holistic, preventative care. They specialize in urban trees and landscapes, plant pathology, plant health, marine and freshwater shorelines, steep slopes, and native landscapes.

Arborist Services:

Preventive Tree Care
Tree and Plant Health Care
Tree Risk Assessment
Tree and Landscape Appraisal

Advanced Tree Diagnostics

Tree Management

Training

Tree Protection Plans

John Bornsworth, Owner and Consulting Arborist has a decade of progressive experience in the practice and management of Arboriculture, Horticulture, Restoration Ecology, Vegetation Management, Plant Pathology, and Mycology.

Credentials:

Member, American Society of Consulting Arborists
International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist
ISA Certified Municipal Specialist
Qualified Tree Risk Assessor
WSDA Licensed Commercial Applicator with aquatic, horticultural and right-of-way endorsements
WA Dept. of Ecology, Western Washington Wetlands Rating System Certificate
Graduate of the rigorous Community Tree Management Institute (CTMI). Hosted by Urban and Community Forestry programs in Oregon and Washington

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