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24 THE DAVEY BULLETIN | March/April 2021 DAVEY THOUGHT LEADERS EDUCATE OUR INDUSTRY EXPERTISE Keeping Safety Simple With UAA In early February, Amy Murray, project developer, Davey Resource Group, Utility Vegetation Management, presented at the Utility Arborist Association's (UAA) webinar on "Successful Safety Culture: Leadership, Extreme Ownership and Continual Improvement." The program, co-hosted by Bud Branham of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), covered identifying and implementing successful safety cultural practices, from leadership skills and company culture to self-assessments and setting clear, measurable expectations to achieve goals. DRG Webinar Draws 300 In December, Davey Resource Group (DRG) hosted a webinar for industry professionals focused on addressing sustainable solutions for water management. Attended by more than 180 people, the webinar, "The Secret's in the Soil: Understanding the Critical Key to Water Management," touched on how to conduct a water audit to understand a property's unique conditions, and how to analyze the complex connection between different soils, plants and water. DRG project developers Tyson Lamielle and Dave Gamstetter, as well as Mark Jackson, water management consultant, the Davey Institute, all participated in the webinar, which has been watched by more than 120 people since the live event. To see the webinar on Davey.com, use this link: https://www.davey.com/environmental-consulting-services/webinars/ Tyson Lamielle Mark Jackson Dave Gamstetter Amy Murray Institute Experts Collaborate Alex Julius, employee development and safety training specialist, Davey Institute, co-authored her first book called Tree Climbers' Guide, 4th Edition, with lead author Sharon Lilly, a respected industry writer. The last edition was published in 2005 and since then there has been an increase in new climbing equipment on the market, and online information sharing has exploded. This book aims to serve as a reputable source on climbing systems, where to buy the right climbing equipment and how to safely add new tools to your climbing toolbox. "My hope is that people walk away feeling more confident in their equipment purchasing and knowing where to find accurate information," Julius said. "Sharon and I really leaned on each other and pulled together our collective industry knowledge to put this document together." Tim Walsh, director, corporate safety, Don Roppolo, manager of arboricultural training, and Tim Bushnell, arborist skills specialist, served as expert reviewers for this book to make sure the content was accurate and relevant. The book is available for purchase at the International Society of Arboriculture's store: https://wwv.isa-arbor.com/store/shop. Institute Collaborates on Grant to Wildlife Habitat Council In September, the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) was awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service as part of the 2020 Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program. The WHC was one of 6 submissions approved to receive the funding. The grant will fund a new initiative, "Across Fence Lines: Connecting Corporate America to Communities through Public-Private Forestry Programs," that will focus on connecting corporate conservation, urban forestry groups, and community leaders to local, state and Alex Julius national canopy and forestry goals. The goal of the program is to "create a best-in-class approach connecting urban forestry groups, community members and leaders and corporate employees to local, state and national canopy and forestry goals, addressing local resiliency challenges and provide workforce development opportunities as well as biodiversity uplift." The Davey Institute supported the grant proposal and will work as a knowledge partner to help implement best practices for the work. "The funding will allow WHC to promote the best approaches for corporations and community forestry groups to enhance resilient urban forests and a public-private community of practice to support them," wrote Scott Maco, director of research and development, the Davey Institute, in a letter of support for the grant. Davey has worked with the WHC for many years and will use i-Tree tools to help demonstrate how corporations can work with local communities to meet sustainability and canopy goals.

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