Rappoport Development Consulting Services LLC

The City of Los Angeles has thousands of miles of sidewalks damaged by city street trees. After decades of neglect, the city is now considering a program to shift the future burden of repairs and liability onto adjacent property owners.

With the Metropolitan Water District providing rebates to customers for removing turf and sprinklers, homeowners and businesses are removing turf in record numbers. But trees are dying as a result.

Red colored trees shown in an aerial photograph highlight the plight of trees dying from drought. Millions of trees have already died and millions more are expected to succumb to ongoing drought conditions.

As Californian's endure yet another year of drought, water agencies are increasing irrigation water restrictions and water rates. As property owners cut back on watering the landscape, their trees begin to decline.

The American Society of Consulting Arborists (ASCA), announced Jeremy Rappoport, President of Rappoport Development Consulting Services LLC, had satisfied the requirements to become a Registered Consulting Arborist, RCA #564.

Landscape, maintenance and tree contractors owe a duty of care to their clients. Failure to satisfy your professional duty of care may leave your company vulnerable to a lawsuit. Learn how to minimize contractor liability.

As a tree outgrows the opening within a cast iron tree grate, it lifts the iron grate, resulting in an uneven surface and potential trip and fall hazard for pedestrians. A new poured in place permeable product called Safe Path is an alternative.

Why of course, it is the title of this year's annual Seminar and Field Day event, hosted by the Professional Tree Care Association of San Diego (PTCA). This year's focus was on the ongoing drought and the devastating effects on our trees, read on!

New infrastructure projects for transportation, energy and water transmission are increasing in conflict with trees. Consulting arborists can develop tree protection specifications but will they be implemented in the field?

Rappoport Development Consulting Services is providing certified arborist consultant services including field monitoring and tree protection best management practices to reduce construction impacts to existing median and parkway trees.