Woodland Tree Inventory
(Tree Survey)
Permitting & Mitigation Focused
A Woodland Tree Inventory (Tree Survey) provides arborist-led, permitting-ready tree data designed to support site planning, mitigation decisions, and municipal review. While survey-based tree data documents location and size, an arborist inventory evaluates condition, regulatory status, and mitigation implications.
Field effort determines the base inventory cost based on site conditions and tree density.
Service levels reflect the amount of decision support, mitigation insight, and permitting support layered onto that dataset.
Tier 1: Permitting Ready
“We need a compliant, defensible inventory.”
A complete, defensible arborist-led tree inventory suitable for permit submission.
Best suited for:
Straightforward sites or projects nearing permit submittal.
Tier 1 does not include early mitigation exposure or internal planning guidance.
Tier 2: Decision & Mitigation Clarity
“We want early clarity on mitigation risk before finalizing design or submitting permits.”
(Code-informed, pre-permit strategy)
A permitting-ready tree inventory plus early, code-informed insight into which trees are most likely to influence mitigation requirements, reviewer scrutiny, or design flexibility.
Best suited for:
Projects where understanding mitigation exposure, ordinance thresholds, and preservation
opportunities before committing to design can materially reduce cost and permitting risk.
What this tier does:
Provides early, code-informed visibility into mitigation exposure and regulatory leverage
points before design and permitting decisions are locked in, reducing downstream revisions
and surprises.
Tier 3: Risk & Permitting Support
“We want continuity and support if municipal questions arise.”
Adds continuity and support through municipal review for complex or sensitive sites.
Best suited for:
Complex sites, sensitive jurisdictions, or teams seeking continuity through municipal review.
What this tier does:
Reduces exposure during the most uncertain phase of the permitting process. This tier
supports the inventory through municipal review but does not replace formal peer review or
advocacy services unless separately engaged.
Tier 1 — Permitting Ready
A complete, defensible arborist-led tree inventory suitable for permit submission.
Best suited for:
Straightforward sites or projects nearing permit submittal.
Includes:
- One site visit by our team with a lead credentialed arborist
- Tree inventory and mapping (species, DBH, condition, regulatory status)
- Sub-meter GNSS data collection
- Photo documentation
- Interactive map and CAD/GIS-ready datasets
- Permitting-ready arborist report aligned with municipal code
Tier 1 does not include early mitigation exposure or internal planning guidance.
Tier 2 — Decision & Mitigation Clarity
(Recommended)
(Code-Informed, Pre-Permit Strategy)
A permitting-ready tree inventory plus early, code-informed insight into which trees are most likely to influence mitigation requirements, reviewer scrutiny, or design flexibility.
Best suited for:
Projects where understanding mitigation exposure, ordinance thresholds, and preservation opportunities before committing to design can materially reduce cost and permitting risk.
Includes everything in Tier 1, plus:
- Pre-Permit Tree Mitigation Exposure Snapshot (internal planning use)
- Identification of ordinance caps, credits, and deviation opportunities
- Early identification of trees likely to drive mitigation or reviewer scrutiny
- Internal justification tools for project coordination and decision-making
What this tier does:
Provides early, code-informed visibility into mitigation exposure and regulatory leverage points before design and permitting decisions are locked in, reducing downstream revisions and surprises.
👉 This is the most commonly selected service level.
Tier 3 — Risk & Permitting Support
Adds continuity and support through municipal review for complex or sensitive sites.
Best suited for:
Complex sites, sensitive jurisdictions, or teams seeking continuity through municipal review.
Includes everything in Tier 2, plus:
- Support for reasonable municipal follow-up questions related to the inventory
- Priority response during review cycles
- Executive-level internal summary (non-submittal)
What this tier does:
Reduces exposure during the most uncertain phase of the permitting process. This tier supports the inventory through municipal review but does not replace formal peer review or advocacy services unless separately engaged.
| Tier 1 |
Tier 2 Most commonly selected |
Tier 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| One site visit by our team with a lead credentialed arborist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tree inventory and mapping (species, DBH, condition, regulatory status) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sub-meter GNSS data collection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Photo documentation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Interactive map and CAD/GIS-ready datasets | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Permitting-ready arborist report aligned with municipal code | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pre-Permit Tree Mitigation Exposure Snapshot (internal planning use) | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Identification of ordinance caps, credits, and deviation opportunities | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Early identification of trees likely to drive mitigation or reviewer scrutiny | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Internal justification tools for project coordination and decision-making | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Support for reasonable municipal follow-up questions related to the inventory | ✓ | ||
| Priority response during review cycles | ✓ | ||
| Executive-level internal summary (non-submittal) | ✓ |
Tier 1
“We need a compliant, defensible inventory.”
Tier 2
“We want early clarity on mitigation risk before finalizing design or submitting permits.”
Tier 3
“We want continuity and support if municipal questions arise.”
Most teams select Tier 2 because it gives them early visibility into which trees actually matter before design and permitting decisions are locked in.
