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