Tree Consultancy

Last update: 24/3/01      See also: Arboriculturists, Tree Officers, Tree Survey & Inspection, Identification

Publications

• Guide to Report Writing for Consulting Arborists by D Abeyta (ASCA). Available mail order from ISA.
• Directory of Registered Consultants. Available free from The Arboricultural Association.
• ASCA Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Practice. Available from ASCA.
• Arboricultural practice present and future - Sponsored by European Wildlife Division and Rural Development Division - ISBN 1 85 112049 1 - Available from Publications Sales Centre, or Arboricultural Advisory and Information Service, Alice Holt Lodge, Wrecclesham, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4LH (tel. 01420 22022): £29.00

Web Sites

• The Arboricultural Association
• The International Society of Arboriculture
• UK Register of Expert Witnesses
• Expert Witness Institute (EWI).
• American Society of Consulting Arborists
• The Tree Advice Trust
• UK Legal. UK Law site offering excellent links and information sources.
• National Association of Tree Officers
• The Law Society - Directory of Expert Witnesses

Journal Extracts (see AIE Abbreviations for abbreviations and links)

• Consultancy work - the nature of.    AJ - Vol:20 -  No:2 -   May 1996

Publication Extracts (books, handbooks & bulletins)

• Expert Witness.  Page 359.  Modern Arboriculture by Alex Shigo.  Book. ISBN 0-943563-09-7.
• A Revised Role for the Professions. Chapter 20. Tree Root Damage to Buildings by P Biddle. 1998. ISBN 0-9533086 0-X. 
• Tree Assessment and Legal Judgements. Chapter 12. The Body Language of Trees by C. Mattheck & H. Breloer. ISBN 0-11-753067-0.
• Recording and Reporting. Chapter 5.4. Principles of Tree Hazard Assessment and Management by David Lonsdale. ISBN 0 11 753355 6. Book. Forestry Commission/DETR. The Stationary Office.

Events & Courses

• Writing Professional Reports.  Contact: Arb Assoc.
• Appearing at Legal Hearings - Expert evidence and protocols. Contact: ISA.
• ASCA Consulting Academy: Oral and Written (report writing) Communication; Ethics and Standards of Professional Practice; Practice Management; Ethical & Legal Considerations in Contentious Situations. 3 days, March, 2000, Napa, California. Contact ASCA.

  Check with the organisation directly for dates. Details may be available in  Events.

Equipment & Services   (see also Arboricultural Consultants)

• VIP. UK based. Weatherwriter™, waterproof writing boards, paper, pens etc. Mail order. Tel. 01473 890285  Fax. 01473 890764

AIE Links

• Link back to Subject Index
• Arboriculturists, Tree Officers, Tree Survey & Inspection, Identification

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