Title: Describe common maintenance and risk management strategies used to mitigate tree nuisances and hazards.
Course: Community Forestry and Tree Management (18502-III) > Section: Maintaining and Caring for Trees

Description should include

- damage to structures and property by fallen trees
- damage to utilities by fallen trees
- fire caused by trees across power lines
- blocked roads
- damage caused by residual risk.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What liabilities exist with having trees in the urban area?
- How can storm damage be minimized?
- How can damage to utilities be minimized?
- Why is obtaining the Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) beneficial to an arborist and to the arborist’s employer?