LHAP 305 Tree Risk Assessment, Valuation, and Protection

LHAP 305 Tree Risk Assessment, Valuation, and Protection In this Group Assignment your team (the tree assessors) will be presenting your Tree Risk Assessment, Valuation, and Protection recommendations to the rest of the class and guest audience members. Everyone will do this project in groups of 3 (one group of 2). For this assignment each group will Create a typed report on your findings that will be printed off and handed in before your presentation. Do this on google docs and invite the instructor to be a viewer. Create a slideshow as part of your presentation. Presentations will be on January 29, 2026. The Assessment and Report will be printed and handed to the instructor prior to presenting. Identify your names, your company name, date of assessment, and tree location. Identify and assess the tree on campus (All groups will assess the same tree.) The assessed tree will be the Brandon Elm tree between Lot B and Werklund Agriculture and Technology Centre. Your company will; Complete a Level 2 - Basic Tree Risk Assessment. Fill out Page 1 and 2 of the ISA Basic Tree Risk Assessment (ensure that this is stapled to your final, physical copy) You will assess the tree for defects, site conditions,and potential targets. As part of the assessment you will base your risk rating on the Likelihood of Failure consequences of failure, and the Likelihood of Impact You will include your recommended mitigation measures. Calculate a dollar value for the Elm to the nearest $1000, using the Trunk Formula Technique Include the logic behind your given depreciation factors and description of why you gave it this value. Calculate the Elm’s Tree Protection Zone. Show me how you got to your conclusion including: Critical root zone calculations and Tree protection zone calculations Recommendations for protection Your team will be graded together and awarded the same mark. The document should be 5-10 pages, double spaced, 12-point size and you choose a professional font. Your presentation will be no less than 10 minutes and no more than 20 minutes, including questions. During the presentation all members must participate. Media will be worth marks, video or photos are acceptable. Spelling mistakes in the document will be deducted from the final score at a rate of 1 mark per mistake. Limit of 15 marks. All photos, videos, and resources must be cited using the APA method, even if they are your own. Assessment Report Max Marks Mark and feedback Assessors names, company, date of assessment 2 Statement of project scope of work 2 Tree Risk Assessment (45 marks) Tree identification (Latin and Common names) and location 3 Level of assessment identified 2 Description of targets, occupancy rates, likelihood of target impact, tree failure consequences 15 Tree risk assessment Fill out ISA Basic Tree Risk Assessment form Describe your findings and conclusions 15 Mitigation recommendations and rationale 10 Tree Valuation (13) Valuation method used 2 Value given 1 Calculations for finding the value Find DBH Include depreciation factors 5 Explanation of replacement tree costs Where did you get the value of the replacement tree? 5 Tree Protection (8) Critical root zone calculation Include DBH 3 Tree protection zone given Explain your reasons for this distance 3 Recommended protection mitigations 2 Inclusion of relevant media (10) Included photos or videos of the tree, its defects, its targets, etc. 1 mark will be removed for each missed reference. 10 Presentation (20) Professional, engaged with the audience, answers questions accurately, introduced yourselves and your company name. 20 Team Work (5) Everyone participated in the presentation and contributed to the assignment. 5 Total Marks 105 Assessment Report | Max Marks | Mark and feedback Assessors names, company, date of assessment | 2 | Statement of project scope of work | 2 | Tree Risk Assessment (45 marks) | | Tree identification (Latin and Common names) and location | 3 | Level of assessment identified | 2 | Description of targets, occupancy rates, likelihood of target impact, tree failure consequences | 15 | Tree risk assessment Fill out ISA Basic Tree Risk Assessment form Describe your findings and conclusions | 15 | Mitigation recommendations and rationale | 10 | Tree Valuation (13) | | Valuation method used | 2 | Value given | 1 | Calculations for finding the value Find DBH Include depreciation factors | 5 | Explanation of replacement tree costs Where did you get the value of the replacement tree? | 5 | Tree Protection (8) | | Critical root zone calculation Include DBH | 3 | Tree protection zone given Explain your reasons for this distance | 3 | Recommended protection mitigations | 2 | Inclusion of relevant media (10) | | Included photos or videos of the tree, its defects, its targets, etc. 1 mark will be removed for each missed reference. | 10 | Presentation (20) | | Professional, engaged with the audience, answers questions accurately , introduced yourselves and your company name. | 20 | Team Work (5) | | Everyone participated in the presentation and contributed to the assignment. | 5 | Total Marks | 105 |