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July/August 2020
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
The San Francisco R/C office
completed a tree removal project to
aid a client in the creation of a park
with a scenic overlook of Bernal Hill
and downtown San Francisco.
Seventeen eucalyptus trees and three
dead Monterey cypress trees were
removed to open the park's views.
The crew also pruned the remaining
The goal for this removal project was to showcase the gorgeous views of San Francisco.
This space was overcrowded with trees that were blocking this vista. Pictured is the result
of thinning out the trees. Photo Credit: Murray Schneider.
TREE REMOVALS OPEN CITY VIEWS
Construction has started on a $2.3 billion lithium-ion battery
plant crucial to the future of General Motors thanks in part
to Davey Resource Group (DRG).
DRG provided crucial biological consulting services for the
Stream + Wetlands Foundation, a long-time client, in its
efforts to obtain approval of its wetland mitigation plan for
the impacts associated with the proposed battery cell facility.
The permit review team with the Pittsburgh District of the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Ohio Environmental
Protection Agency worked closely with the project team
from GM, Stream + Wetlands, Arcadis as well as with
numerous other natural resource agencies to allow issuance
of Clean Water Act 401/404 permits in less than 100 days.
A 130-acre site in Northeast Ohio will become wetlands this summer in order to permit construction on a new $2.3 billion vehicle battery plant
for Ultium Cells, LLC, a joint venture between General Motors and LG Chem. The Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area, owned by the Ohio Department
of Natural Resources, is home to the massive wetland restoration project.
DRG MEMBER OF TEAM THAT HELPS PAVE WAY
FOR GM BATTERY PLANT
VISION
Securing the permits in such a short period required diligent
work and cooperation from all parties, allowing the battery
cell plant to move forward as planned near Lordstown, Ohio.
Greg Snowden, principal consultant, DRG, said Davey helped
prepare the mitigation plan to establish 130 acres of wetland
at the Mosquito Creek Wildlife Area, about 18 miles from
the new plant, within the Mahoning River watershed.
"The wetland site is going to be built this summer and into
this fall," Snowden said. "It will get planted, and seeded and
monitored for 10 years to document the condition of the
wetlands, the vegetation community, the hydrology within
the site and generally how the wetlands will develop over
the next decade."
trees, including in the high traffic
areas of the park.
"We were trying to highlight the asset
trees that were there and get rid of
the clutter, so the healthy trees could
continue to thrive," said Stephen
Howard, assistant district manager.
"Overall, it was a nice project that
came together."
