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Aerial view of a golf community after Hurricane Michael, a Category 5, with downed trees across the course

After the stormMonitor

Tree loss reports

A written count and value of every storm-damaged tree, mapped by area, so the board, the insurer and the replanting budget all start from the same number.

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Storm-damaged trees counted
998
Area maps, one per hole or area
21
Pages in the final report
24
Surveys in the set
5

From the field

Nearly 1,000 trees on one golf community, counted and valued.

After a hurricane, Jeff Kaulbars led a 24-page tree loss and replacement evaluation for a golf community: every storm-damaged tree on 18 holes, the practice areas and the entry, by species and size, with a map for each area. The numbers above come from that report. The set ran to 5 surveys, with hazard, leaning, distressed and pruning.

What is in the report

Six parts, one number everyone can use.

Scope and disclaimer

Which trees are included (storm damage only, preexisting damage excluded), the level of assessment, and the market date the values are tied to.

Tree loss chart

Every storm-damaged tree counted by species and size class (trunk diameter for trees, overall height for shrubs), area by area.

Cost evaluation

A per-tree material value for each species and size class at current market value, totaled by class and by area.

Replacement evaluation

The same trees valued with installation included, so the number reflects what it costs to put a comparable tree back in the ground.

Maps by area

One aerial map for each area, with every tree pinned by GPS and color-coded by species and size.

Companion surveys

As the property needs them: hazard trees within striking distance of a target, leaning trees, distressed trees that may still decline, and corrective structural pruning.

Storm-damaged trees on a course, each one counted by species and size.
Storm-damaged trees on a course, each one counted by species and size.
Debris piles across a golf course after Hurricane Michael, a Category 5. Only a few trees still stand.
Debris piles across a golf course after Hurricane Michael, a Category 5. Only a few trees still stand.
Every tree pinned by GPS in our GIS inventory.
Every tree pinned by GPS in our GIS inventory.

How we build it

Counted in the field, valued at today’s market.

A tree loss report is a record, not a proposal. It tells you what was lost and what it costs to replace, so decisions about claims, budgets and replanting rest on numbers.

  1. 01

    A certified arborist walks the property and identifies the storm-damaged trees.

  2. 02

    Each tree is recorded with its GPS point, species, size and area.

  3. 03

    Trees are grouped into species and size classes and counted area by area.

  4. 04

    Each class is valued at the current market date, as material cost and as replacement with installation.

  5. 05

    Totals roll up by class, by area and for the property.

  6. 06

    An aerial map is drawn for each area, and recounts are reconciled before the report is final.

After a hurricane

Know what you lost before you file, budget or replant.

We count, map and value every storm-damaged tree on the property.

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