This project is assisting Whakatāne District Council with the implementation of a Tree Risk Management Plan, which sets out an inspection regime for public trees across the municipality.
Firstly, Xyst assisted Council to refine their existing inventory dataset. Tree assessments were then undertaken using Councils internal GIS database, and included tree condition and tree risk assessments. This included work recommendations to manage tree condition and/or minimise tree related safety hazards. This an ongoing program and to date Xyst have inspected over 1,800 trees.
Additional to this work, Xyst also undertook a review of the existing species and master species list to ensure consistency and improve reporting out of the inventory.
