Aboud & Associates is a leader in urban tree inventory, assessment, and management.
We are frequently called upon by design professionals, legal experts, and government agencies to provide urban forestry solutions. We are experienced in reviewing urban forestry guidelines and by-laws in coordination with municipalities across southern Ontario. Our International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborists apply their extensive knowledge to evaluate the past, present and anticipated future conditions of trees, developing long-term management strategies along infrastructure corridors, developments and open spaces.
Services
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Our Tree Risk Assessment Qualified Arborists have the credentials and skills to perform tree risk assessments with the confidence afforded only through experience. We have conducted numerous tree risk assessments for municipalities, businesses and private residents, and therefore understand the different perspectives of all tree risk managers.
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Aboud & Associates is experienced in preparing arborist reports in support of development applications. Our reports summarize existing conditions of trees, prescribe measures to protect trees from injury during development, and identify required permitting. Our reports are prepared to the satisfaction of the municipality and understandable to the client.
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Arborist Plans also referred to as Tree Preservation Plans, Tree Management Plans, Tree Inventory Plans, or Tree Saving Plans are prepared for site plan approvals, zoning amendments, severance consents or other types of development projects. We have extensive experience preparing these plans in municipalities across southern Ontario. In conjunction with these plans, we also prepare compensation plans, which take advantage of our in-house, professional Landscape Architects.
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We draw from all our areas of strength to collect field data, conduct analyses and prepare reports on the health of urban forests. These studies are used to plan forest management strategies, determine best practices and better inform policy.
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Butternut is an Endangered tree species in Ontario. Injuring or removing these trees without permission is a crime. Our MNRF-certified Butternut Health Assessors are trained to identify, assess and protect butternuts. When appropriate, we prepare documentation in support of injuring or removing them in accordance with provincial policy and regulation.
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Our municipal inventory experience is exemplary, as our tree identification skills are highly accurate in all seasons, we use reliable GIS technology and can provide data in all common formats.
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Our breadth of consulting experience gives us the unique advantage of being able to critically analyze the work of our peers. We regularly review arborist plans for developments in municipalities across Southern Ontario and are often called upon to provide expert testimony in Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly known as LPAT and OMB) hearings and civil proceedings.
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In some circumstances, trees need to have their value appraised. Our Tree and Plant Appraisal Qualified arborists are experienced and distinctly qualified in applying the methods for tree appraisal using the Council of Tree and Landscape Appraisers' Guide for Tree Appraisal for these purposes.
Selected Project Examples
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City of Burlington Arboriculture Services
Through our thriving long-term partnership with the City of Burlington we have provided diverse services ranging from municipal tree inventories to nest searches. More detail.
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Ajax Emerald Ash Borer Woodlot Inventory
Emerald Ash Borer is an ecologically, commercially, and culturally devastating invasive pest. We completed an ash inventory and health assessment on the Town of Ajax woodlots. More detail.
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Toronto Urban Forest Tree Health Assessment Study
To determine how well newly planted trees were establishing, the City of Toronto retained Aboud & Associates to complete a health assessment of 10,498 street trees planted between 2008-2017. More detail.