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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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November/December 2023
VISION
Davey Resource Group (DRG), Environmental Consulting
services (EC), collaborated with Marks Construction, Inc.,
to complete the design and construction of a wetland and
habitat restoration of Litchfield Wetlands Nature Preserve
in Litchfield, Ohio, for Medina County Park District.
The one-year project, funded through a grant from the
H2Ohio Initiative under the Ohio Department of Natural
Resources, transformed a former soybean farm into a nature
preserve with the restoration of 86 acres of wetland and
22 acres of upland habitat. The project included invasive
vegetation control, the planting of approximately 12,000
WETLAND RESTORATION CREATES NATURE PRESERVE
native trees, shrubs, and forbs, and native seeding all done via
drone, as well as recreational additions of a loop trail system,
wildlife observation decks, a parking lot, and restrooms.
Christina Znidarsic, senior associate consultant, DRG, EC,
said the project's goal was to help improve local bird and
other wildlife habitat and water quality.
"Everybody enjoys working on these projects because the
outcome is always great and they're inherently fun to work
on," Znidarsic said. "We love being able to leave the earth
better than we found it."
Christina Znidarsic, senior
associate consultant, DRG,
Environmental Consulting
services (EC), cuts the ribbon
on the Litchfield Wetlands
Nature Preserve in June.
DRG EC team build members
included Maritza Gonzalez,
senior associate consultant;
Keith Shane, environmental
scientist; and Kaley Zatorski,
associate consultant; with
employees from DRG's
engineering, surveying, and
restoration teams.
Davey Tree Expert Co. of Canada, Limited's Victoria
Residential office joined its neighbor, Industra Construction
Corp., in partnering with Soles4Souls, a nonprofit organization
aimed at distributing donated shoes and clothing items
internationally to those in need.
Dan Sharp, district manager, Victoria Residential office, gave
the nonprofit a corner of the office's expansive yard, where
Davey trucks can be seen parked at the end of the workday,
to place a shipping container to hold donated shoes. Once
the container is full, community and Davey volunteers come
out on Saturdays to help move the shoes from their Davey
parked container into one ready to ship overseas.
"It's a small way we can partner with the community to give
back to those in need and do something good," Sharp said.
VICTORIA OFFICE HOSTS SOLES4SOULS DONATION CONTAINER
Dan Sharp, district manager, Victoria Residential office, is pictured on
the right, and is joined by an Industra Construction Corp. employee, and
a Soles4Souls representative, during their visit to the Victoria Residential
office. Over the past year, they have collected more than 40,000 shoe
donations in their ongoing collaboration.
INTEGRITY
