i-Tree Eco services provided by Forest Research

Ecosystem services Urban trees and greenspaces

Summary

This page provides details on the range of services offered by Forest Research, and partners, to assist you in designing, running and reporting an i-Tree Eco study. We are available to advise on i-Tree, the merits and process of conducting an i-Tree Eco study and ‘How to get started’.

See also our related pages on Designing an i-Tree Eco project and Reporting an i-Tree Eco project.

Prices are available upon application, for single and multiple services.

Status

This project is ongoing.

Services offered

Training

Using i-Tree Canopy and GIS tools for assessing Tree Canopy Cover (a very useful precursor analysis to a full i-Tree Eco study)
Commissioning an i-Tree Eco Project
Using i-Tree Eco version 6

Project Planning

Designing your i-Tree Eco project including the project objectives, number of plots, the project timeline, audiences, media and dissemination of the report

Project Preparation

Preparation of plot and survey sheets, issuing letters

Project Delivery

Training you and your surveyors in the i-Tree Eco survey approach
Fieldwork (we’ll conduct the surveying of your i-Tree Eco plots)
Quality Assurance / Supervision (we’ll survey a percentage of your plots to validate your surveyors)
Extended i-Tree analysis including (but not limited too) CAVAT Quick Method valuations, Building’s Energy Use Saving’s valuations and Urban Cooling valuations

Reporting

A basic facts-and-figures technical report
Extended and bespoke report – including all the essential facts and figures, plus interpretation, local contextualisation and layout and design options
An Urban Forest Management strategy developed from the i-Tree Eco results

Project Support

Ad hoc and case specific support to your Eco project, on a call-down basis

Contact

Kieron Doick

Useful sites

Themes

Ecosystem services, Urban trees and greenspaces