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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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March/April 2024
STEWARDSHIP
Wissahickon Trails, a nonprofit who works to protect the
Wissahickon Valley watershed, which includes portions
of Pennsylvania's Montgomery and Philadelphia counties,
requested assistance for the removal of hazardous trees
along their walking trails.
"Through a Davey client's suggestion, a representative
from Wissahickon Trails contacted our sales arborist Pete
Williams, asking if we'd be able to help," said Jason Parker,
district manager, North Philadelphia office. "We were able
to donate one day of service out of a total of three days
of work, felling 75 dead ash trees. We've lost a lot of ash
trees to the emerald ash borer in this area."
SAFER TRAILS THANKS TO NORTH PHILADELPHIA VOLUNTEERS
From left North Philadelphia office employees: River Perez, trimmer;
Vincent Molko, trimmer; Jose Ventura, Sr., foreman; Jose Ventura,
Jr., trimmer; Alfred Francano, foreman; Mike Martin, landscape
foreman; Nathan Brown, trimmer; and Mark Johnston, trimmer.
While removing a mix of 20 ash and boxelder trees for Our
Savior Lutheran Church and Campus Ministry in Hanover,
New Hampshire, Chippers, a Davey company, Enfield office
employees donated and transported hardwood to Norwich
Wood Bee, a volunteer group who splits and delivers
firewood to those in need.
"The church property is located next to Dartmouth College,"
said Cal Felicetti, sales arborist, Chippers Enfield office.
"I worked with Scott Melendy, campus arborist, Dartmouth
College to set up the crane needed to reach the trees at
NORWICH COMMUNITY RECEIVES FIREWOOD DONATION
Chippers, a Davey company,
Enfield office employees
from left: Cal Felicetti, sales
arborist; Taylor Conte, PHC
technician; Jordan Wong, PHC
technician; Ole Oisin, trimmer;
Tailor Lemieux, trimmer;
Tanner Potter, production
manager; and Edward (Logan)
Shank, foreman. Not pictured:
Joe Town, PHC technician.
Hazard ash trees were felled next to the Wissahickon Trails.
the church at the adjacent property on Dartmouth's campus.
We also removed two large white pine trees from
Dartmouth's property that was fortunately in the same area."
Felicetti said the Norwich Wood Bee is a great program,
and it's located just over the nearby Connecticut River in
Norwich, Vermont.
"There is a town facility in Norwich where wood is placed
in a pile. Volunteers come in, split the wood, then drop it off
to people in need," Felicetti said.
