Organization Name
Tetra Tech
Clients
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (CalOES), California Environmental Protection Agency (CalRecycle), & City of Paradise
Location
Paradise, California, USA
Program Role/Title
Consulting Certified Arborist & Tree Project Manager
Program Context
Almost all of the City of Paradise's school district buildings and commercial properties were destroyed by a wildfire that burned 95% of the city. We needed to identify and map hazardous trees for removal from school district and commercial properties
Program Objective
Ensure safety of occupants and passersby of the region
Role Features
- Identified deliverables based on stakeholders’ needs
- Drafted project charter for mortality tree assessment project of Paradise School District properties
- Completed tree mortality inspections and inventory
- Mapped 100 commercial properties with aerial drones and photogrammetry software
- Created 2D, 3D, and Green Leaf Index maps for the purpose of assessing canopy/vegetative health
- Drafted textual, visual, data, and information reports