Experienced Consulting Arborist

Experience You Can Count On

We have worked providing different styles of arborist reports with clients mostly throughout southern Ontario and have traveled across Canada and into the U.S. Clients have been private homeowners, municipal governments, legal firms, insurance firms, developers, engineers, architects, landscape architects, designers, builders, construction companies and training institutions. Our network is vast and is always working to expand our contacts.

Qualifications and certifications are accomplishments that distinguish you from others and are a testament to your integrity and professionalism; some come with a very distinct Code of Ethics for Professional Practice. Click on the qualification or certification below to find out more about the designation.

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Some of Mr. Shields notable qualifications are

  • International Society of Arboriculture, Board Certified Master Arborist, ISA ON-0570B
  • American Society of Consulting Arborists, Registered Consulting Arborist, RCA© #536
  • Ministry of Training for Colleges and Universities, Certified Utility Arborist
  • Forest Technician (Ontario Diploma, Sault College)
  • Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Butternut Health Assessor (BHA), #252
  • Ontario Exterminators License (Landscape and Forestry)
  • ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified (TRAQ)
  • Joint Health and Safety Committee Certified, Levels 1 and 2

Other Key Highlights

  • Invited by ISAO to assist the new Regional Plant Appraisal Committee (RPAC), 2018
  • Invited, Landscape Ontario, Speaker at 2019 Congress, 2-year Post-planting Maintenance
  • Invited, Speaker at Ontario Woodlot Association Annual General Meeting, 2017, and editorial EAB-Benefits of Devastation
  • Invited, Keynote speaker, “Tree Risk Assessment as a Valuable Tool,” Prairie ISA, Edmonton, 2013
  • Arborist Industry Committee (AIC) committee member and Chair, an MTCU advisory panel, 2008-13
  • Chair of the College of Trades Arborist Committee, 2011
  • Invited to original Beta-testing of ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ), 2013
  • Arborist Safe Work Practices Committee, Municipal-Management Representative, 2014-17
  • Yearly attendance to International Society of Arboriculture Ontario Conferences and Workshops
  • Volunteer at ISA Ontario’s climbing competitions as a technician and judge
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Shields Tree & Urban Forestry

Is owned and operated by Peter Shields. Peter officially founded Shields Tree in 2018 after over 20 years of experience and working to become of the highest credentialed arborist in the industry.

He believes the most successful projects incorporate an accumulation of vast technical expertise mixed with great communication and a passion for perfection and teamwork. Listening, assessing, researching, and then communicating with a mutually agreeable plan that supports your specific task needs and budget, will ensure a timely and successful relationship and project.