Daniel Maple is a Certified Arborist (ISA PN-7970A) with Tree Risk Assessment Qualifications, a Commercial Applicator License and has been serving the Arboriculture industry since 1987, as a Consultant to Cities, Municipalities, Property Managers, Professionals as well as the Private sector. Daniel has 30 years in the industry and specialized formal Arboricultural education in the following areas:
Trees and the Law
Urban Tree Selection
Documenting Evidence
Creating Wildlife Tree Habitat
Tree Risk Qualification Course (TRAQ)
Diagnosing Disease Problems on Trees
Shoreline Tree and Vegetation Management
Using Biological and Biorational Controls to Their Fullest
Advanced Tree Risk Assessment Principles and Practice
Firewise: Creating Defensible Space to Reduce Wildfire Losses
Forest Health ID and Management of Forest Disease and Insects
Pre and Post Storm Emergency Risk Identification and Mitigation
Understanding Tree Responses to Abiotic and Biotic Stress Complexes
Plant Health Care: Pest/Disease Diagnostics and Management Practices
Landscape Restoration and Low Impact Development for Better Water Quality
Assessment Skills Development for Common Pacific North West Fungi and Tree Diseases
As consulting arborists, we are experts in tree management and Northwest plant healthcare. We are often called to be an Expert Witness in tree related legal matters. Our Community Forestry Consultants knowledge includes but is not limited to: Trees and the law, Documenting Evidence, Forensic Investigation, Federal, State, City and Local Tree Laws and Ordinances, Geology, Hydrology, Meteorology, Local Micro-Climates, Local Disease, Pests biology, ID. and Management, Soils and Nutrition, Tree Biology and Mechanics, the Specialized needs and characteristics of each tree we manage.
We are knowledgeable about the trimming and maintenance of trees as well as ISA Qualified Tree Risk Assessors and use the current tree risk assessment methods. We take a scientific approach to tree assessment and care. This includes roots, tree trunks, urban forest care and assessment, and all around proper tree care.