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r <br /> DEFINITfONS 8�METHODOLOGY <br /> This inventory and levef 1 nsk assessment was performed in acoordanc�with the ANSI A300 Part 9: <br /> Tree, Shrub, and 4ther Woody Plant Managemenk - Standard Practices (Tree Rislc Assessment a. <br /> Tres St�ucfure Assessment), ISA Tree Rlsk AssessmeM Best Management Prac�ices (BMPs) and <br /> ISA Tree Enventorles Bast Man�gernent Practices. The folbwing definitions, diagnostic <br /> environmental dtiaracteristics, and the methodolagy used ars based on the technical crlterla fcr the <br /> identification and documen�ation of tree inventorlea and risk assessment as descrlbsd In the <br /> standards and 13A Bh�Ps, <br /> Intematlona!Societv af Arbnrists(ISA�&General Forestry Definitk�ns <br /> Advanced Asaessment: an assessmen# performed to prov(de detalled information about spec�fic <br /> tr�e parts, defects, targets, or site canditions. Speaaf�ed equipment, data cdlection and analysfs, <br /> and/or expert�se are usu$ay required, <br /> Baslc Assessment: dstailed visual lnspection af a tree and sunnunding site that may include the <br /> use of simple tools. ft requlres that a tree risk assesso�walk completely around the tree trunk iooking <br /> at the sita,a6oveground roots,trunk,and branches. <br /> DBH (Dtameter at Breaet Height): standard me#hod of expressing the diameter of the trunk of a <br /> standing fres. Breast height is defined as 4.5 feet(1.37m)above the forest floor or�the uphill side of <br /> the trse. <br /> Riek:the combination of the Elkelihood of an event an�the severity of the po�ential conseque�tce. In <br /> the context of trees, risk b the �ke�fmod of a oor�flict or tree fallure oocurring and afFeccting a target, <br /> and the seve�ty of the assaciated consequence—personal hjury, property damage, or disrup�an o# <br /> act�rlties, <br /> Riak Assea�ment:the process af tisk identfication.analysis, and evaivatbn. <br /> Target: people,property,or sdlvitisa that oould be injured,damaged or disrupted by a tree. <br /> Y�a�al Asaeasment: methods of asssssing the shuc�ural (ntegrity af trees using external symptoms <br /> of inechanlcal stress (such as bu[ges, reactive growth,etc.)and defects (cracks, CBYItI6g, etc.). <br /> Methodolosxvv <br /> This survey was conduc#ed to the ANS! A300 Part 9 Standard Practices for a Level 1 Risk <br /> Assessment. T�fs surosy was conducted via a detailed visual ground suroey on f�at. Each <br /> sign�icant tree identified with'tn the survey boundary was idemified to speaes level,doaumented with <br /> a sub-mster GPS unit, d�ameter at breast helght (pBH) was measured, and a general candition <br /> 10�Stubbs t�ay itu::;; ,�,.:;:�; 16, 1t}15 <br /> Orar.•c�.0.�innesota a ISG Pro3ect Nv. 17227 <br />