Gye and Associates, Consultants in Urban Forestry and Arboriculture:

“Reconnecting the natural and built environment through innovative urban forest planning, practice & design”

 

Services we provide in Greater Victoria, Gulf Islands and Lower Vancouver Island:

Development & Design

Integrated Site Planning and Design

Technical Drawing and Report Preparation

Tree Inventory and Condition Assessments

Tree Risk Evaluation

Community Engagement

On-site Services during Construction

Ecological restoration of treed environments

Residential Services

Tree plans & reports for residential building permit applications

On-site horticulture consultations

Pest and disease assessment

Local government liaison services

Local Government

Urban Forest Strategic Planning and Policy Development

Tree Protection Bylaw Development and Review

Tree Risk Assessments

Tree Valuation Appraisals

Municipal Forestry Operations – program and best practice reviews

Public Works Tree Protection and Mitigation

Resource Conservation and Natural Area Planning

Urban Forest Inventories, Condition Assessments and Functional Benefit Estimates

Urban Interface Wildfire Threat Assessment and Planning

Community Outreach and Engagement

Jeremy Gye - Arborist and Urban Forester

Jeremy has extensive experience working with a diverse range of both private and public-sector organizations within the Pacific Northwest. These include

  • Local Government
  • Regional and Provincial levels of government
  • The Development and Design Community
  • Conservation and Stewardship Groups
  • Neighbourhood Associations
  • Large Institutional land holders
  • Law firms and Insurance Underwriters

Jeremy is passionate about conserving and enhancing natural values within the urban environment. As an urban forester, he does this by assisting communities to develop their capacity for urban forest stewardship and integrate this capacity with the other areas of community planning and development.

 

As a Consulting Arborist, Jeremy assists his commercial clients to design and nestle attractive, sustainable and profitable developments within the urban forest.

 

As a charter member of the Capital Region’s Urban Forest Stewardship Initiative, the BC Council of Urban Foresters and the Canadian Urban Forest Network, Jeremy has pioneered efforts to raise the profile of urban forest planning within BC and across Canada. A recognized expert in his field, Jeremy contributed to the development of Canada’s first National Urban Forest Strategy.

 

Together with his associate, Judith Cullington, Jeremy has co-authored numerous guides and articles on the topic of Sustainable Urban Forest Planning for both government and non-governmental organizations.

Qualifications:

  •  International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist (PN-0144A)
  • ISA Municipal Specialist
  • ISA Qualified Tree Risk Assessor
  • Provincially Certified Master Woodland Manager

Contact Us:

Gye and Associates – Urban Forestry Consultants Ltd.

Jeremy Gye (President)

#432

179 – 2945 Jacklin Road

Victoria, BC  V9B 6J9

Phone #  250-883-4533

jeremy@gyeandassociates.ca​