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11 November/December 2023 | THE DAVEY BULLETIN STEWARDSHIP Over the past three years, the South St. Paul office has been working with local nonprofit Creative Enterprise Zone (CEZ) on their 100 Trees Initiative. It is an ongoing effort to plant and grow 100 trees every year to expand the city's urban tree canopy around the industrial neighborhood of Saint Anthony Park, Minnesota. Emily Mumford, assistant district manager, South St. Paul office, explains the initiative is a great way to give back to the community, improve the urban landscape, and connect with clients throughout the city. The office receives bareroot tree donations from Bailey Nurseries, and places them in a CEZ provided gravel bed during the spring. Then in the fall, Davey employees and community members volunteer to plant the trees. During this year's tree planting, Mumford was joined by fellow South St. Paul office volunteers Amy Caldwell, sales arborist; Matt Gerke, foreman; Alex Guest, trimmer; SOUTH ST. PAUL OFFICE PLANTS FOR THE FUTURE Emily Mumford (left) and Rachel Kirchner with trees that were part of this year's 100 Trees Initiative. and Antonio Juarez, trimmer. "The area has seen a lot of tree removal due to the invasive emerald ash borer," Mumford said. "So, this is a great opportunity for us to give back to our community and help improve the forest." This year's Tour des Trees to benefit the Tree Research and Education Endow - ment Fund (TREE Fund) kicked off in Reno, Nevada with the city's officially proclaimed, "Tour des Trees Day" and tree planting. The course spanned 407 miles over a scenic route to Half Moon Bay, California, with stops in between to plant more trees, celebrate local ar - borists, and view the stunning regional nature, including giant sequoia and redwood trees. Davey was a Crown partner and lunch sponsor for riders at a stop in Livermore, California. David Vega, arborist skills trainer, Davey DAVEY SUPPORTS TOUR DES TREES David Vega, arborist skills trainer, Davey Institute, and Don Roppolo, director, arborist training, are pictured biking during the Tour des Trees, joined by retiree Tom Wolf (not pictured). Three Davey employees participated in the 350/350 virtual tour, including Joshua Best, associate consultant, Davey Resource Group (DRG), Environmental Consulting services; Jeffrey Carney, UVM senior specialist, DRG; and Laurie Skul, financial planning and risk analyst, corporate office. TREE FUND SUPPORT Retiree Chris Klimas and Tony Faoro, district manager, Washington, D.C. office rode 150 miles through the mountains of West Virginia for the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboricul- ture in the 2023 annual Motorcycle and Sports Car Ride for Research Supporting the TREE Fund. The group of seven raised $2,150 for the TREE Fund. Above: Tony Faoro is pictured third from left with Chris Klimas on the right, along with other fellow riders for the Motorcycle and Sports Car Ride for Research Supporting the TREE Fund. Klimas serves as the International Council Representative on the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture's board of directors. Institute, said this year was his second tour and that he loves to promote it to every Davey crew he works with as a skills trainer. "The tour gives us an opportunity to connect with people from the commu - nity so they can understand tree work better," Vega said. "The stops along the ride allow you to visit with these communities." The 350/350 virtual riding option was added to the Tour this year. Virtual riders created an online donation page and rode 350 miles to raise $350.00 to benefit the TREE Fund.

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