Risk Mitigation Results
•Reduced claims as they relate to trees by  72%
•Reduced work order complaints and/or request for services by over 55%
•Reduced 911 and overtime expenditures for tree cleanup by over 69%
Five year period 2001-2006
Columbus, Georgia (R. Barker)
Here are some measured results from an aggressive tree risk management program in Columbus, Georgia (from Rachel Barker).
We show these to demonstrate the measured success a tree risk management plan can have for a community.

Now Dudley will talk about the GIS tool used within the VRMP – the Urban Tree Risk Index or UTRI