ARBORICULTURE
Our staff includes an ISA certified arborist, a professional forester and professional biologist, all of whom are certified danger tree and wildlife tree assessors. We work closely with our clients to provide a range of arboriculture services from tree health and hazard tree assessments to tree replacement and protection planning. All recommendations for tree management are made taking into consideration natural ecological processes including forest pests and diseases, wildlife concerns and the management of rare and endangered species.
Our staff have extensive experience in evaluating the safety and retention capabilities of tree resources with respect to planned developments. We provide all aspects of tree management planning including initial stand assessments, consultation with the design team, detailed tree inventories, hazard tree assessments and comprehensive tree retention and replacement strategies.
- Hazard tree assessments and mitigation prescriptions
- Tree protection and replacement planning for developments
- Forest stand health assessments and silviculture prescriptions
- Tree inventories
- Tree disease and insect management
- Street tree planting and maintenance
- Tree appraisals
- Wildlife habitat assessments including raptor nest surveys
ECOLOGICAL INVENTORIES
(These inventories are developed in a GIS based program)
The effectiveness of natural resource management planning is directly dependent on the understanding of the ecological characteristics present. We strongly promote the development of proper ecological inventories that will provide a solid foundation for sound management decisions. These inventories are developed in GIS based programs whenever possible to allow for spatial analysis and mapping.
- Ecosystem classification according to the Biogeoclimatic Classification System of B.C. (TEM Mapping)
- Tree and understory vegetation communities
- Waterways and associated riparian zones
- Wildlife populations and habitat
- Rare & endangered species and plant communities
- Forest pests and diseases
- Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs)
- Raptor Nest Surveys
FORESTRY
Diamond Head Consulting Ltd. has a diverse background in forestry and retains the services of a Professional Forester and Biologist, Certified silviculture surveyors and danger tree/wildlife assessors. We have worked throughout Southwestern B.C. for both the private and public sectors on projects ranging from landscape level planning to site specific operational activities.
SILVICULTURE
- Silviculture prescriptions
- Stand management prescriptions
- Silviculture surveys
- Forest health surveys & management prescriptions
Operational programs:
- Tree planting
- Pruning and brushing
- Spacing
- Fertilization
ENHANCED FOREST STRATEGIES
Our experience in forestry, silviculture, and GIS applications has allowed us to develop innovative and cost effective forest management programs for:
- Fertilzation
- Juvenile spacing
- Brushing
- Commercial thinnings
FOREST ECOLOGY
The professionals on staff are experts in classifying ecosystems according to the Biogeoclimatic Classification System of B.C. Their intimate knowledge of successional processes and stand dynamics gives the company a solid foundation for managing forests at both the landscape and stand levels.
- Ecosystem classification based on the Biogeoclimatic Classification System of B.C.
- Air photo interpretation
- Site productivity assessments
- Vegetation inventories
- Soil sampling
Tree Planning at the University of British Columbia's South Campus.
