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11 July/August 2023 | THE DAVEY BULLETIN STEWARDSHIP Boy Scouts of America den leader Jessica Porter, project manager of digital marketing, corporate office, invited Shawn Fitzgerald, technical director, Davey Institute, to speak to her troop about when and how to plant a garden, and why gardening is important. Porter's son Grayson, as well as her boyfriend's son, Owen, are part of the troop. "Shawn brought them flowers, pots, and soil, and taught the boys how to plant properly. He gave each scout some sunflower seeds to plant at home. This helped each scout get their 'Ready, Set, Grow' badge. He was amazing with the kids, and they loved the activity and Shawn," Porter said. BOY SCOUTS TROOP LEARNS GARDENING SKILLS Shawn Fitzgerald, technical advisor, Davey Institute (top left of the picnic table) and Jessica Porter, project manager of digital marketing, corporate office (top right) helping the Boy Scouts' troop learn how to plant flowers. Daisies troop mom, Jessica Olans Hausman, asked Dan Hager, district manager, Concord office, Hartney Greymont, a Davey company, for a referral for a female arborist to visit her daughter's troop. The troop is working on a year-long project studying biodiversity, native plants and wildlife, invasive species, and pollinator food sources and life cycles. Olans Hausman also expressed the importance of telling the five- to six-year-old girls of career options historically geared towards males. Hager recommended Lorraine Fountain, sales arborist. Fountain visited the Daisies troop in Bel- mont, Massachusetts, to teach them what it's like to be an arborist. "Before the visit, Jessica asked if I could demonstrate climbing a tree. I had to think about how to factor in safety, so the girls wouldn't go home and start climbing trees. I explained to the troop and had them repeat after me that 'Safety is number one!' I showed them all the PPE I put on. I impressed upon them that I don't leave the ground unless I am fully tied in," Fountain said. Fountain also recently visited a local Wayland, Massachusetts Brownies troop to show them how to tie rope knots. "I'm excited to show women and girls that this is something they can do, because they may not have considered arboriculture otherwise. Representation matters." GIRL SCOUTS GROUPS LEARN ABOUT ARBORICULTURE Richard Cady, groundperson, Orlando office, has been a Boy Scouts of America volunteer for 20 years. He has been involved with numerous camping trips and service projects. Cady appreciates the continuous support of his volunteer efforts from his district manager, Ben Wasielewski. In the spring, to fill in at the last minute for a troop dad who couldn't make it, Cady borrowed a bucket truck for a service project that Boy Scouts troop 10 was involved with for Quest's Camp Thunderbird. Headquartered in Apopka, Florida, the camp is a program to aid adults and children with developmental disabilities. "I took care of removing hazardous pine trees that had been destroyed by pine beetles, and the troop members piled the brush," Cady said. Richard Cady is pictured in the back row on the far right, with Apopka, Florida's Boy Scouts Troop 10. They spent a week at the Boy Scouts' Camp Thunder in Molena, Georgia at the end of June. Lorraine Fountain is in the tree with members of the Daisies troop observing. BOY SCOUTS VOLUNTEER COMMITTED TO SERVICE

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