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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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September/October 2021
PLANTING TREES TO BOOST HEALTH IN CALIFORNIA
Participants in the KOA Family Study, a public health
research project through the University of California, Davis,
were given an opportunity to plant and spend time with
trees in order to boost physical, mental and emotional health
and well-being. Anne Fenkner, project developer, Davey
Resource Group, arranged for the multiple tree planting
Many of the trees planted were gingko, elm and oak trees. Funding
for the project came from a California Department of Forestry and
Fire Protection grant, as well as the Sacramento Metropolitan Utility
District matching tree program.
opportunities for participants. In total, more than 200 trees
were planted around the Sacramento area for the project.
STEWARDSHIP
WORLD SERIES OF BIRDING OFFERS CLIENT COLLABORATION
Employees from Amy Greene
Environmental, a Davey company,
and Davey Resource Group joined
PSE&G's Powerline Peepers team
for the 38th annual World Series of
Birding competition, hosted by the
New Jersey Audubon Society.
Birders flock from all over the east
coast to compete in the country's
largest and most prestigious birding
competition. This competition is
specific to the Atlantic Flyway, which
is a major avian migration route along
the East Coast.
competition also served a fundraising
effort to benefit the New Jersey
Audubon Society; the Powerline
Peepers raised over $2,300 collectively.
"It was cool to see how many different
types of birds forage and breed within
ROWs," Muller said. "It was amazing
the amount of diversity we were able
to see in 24 hours. It was not just birds
that like open habitat such as ROW
clearings; we saw shorebirds, marsh
birds, warblers, a bunch of cool hawks
and more."
"We were super grateful to
participate," said Liz Muller, associate
consultant, Amy Greene Environmental.
"It was fun for us, because we are
all birders and bird for fun on the
weekends anyway."
The competition took place over a 24-
hour period, in which birders raced to
tally as many species of birds by sight
or sound as possible. The Powerline
Peepers recorded 143 different
species within PSE&G rights-of-way
(ROW) throughout the state. The
Left: PSE&G has a long-standing relationship
with the New Jersey Audubon Society, in part
because its ROWs support about half of New
Jersey's population of the Golden-winged
Warbler, which are endangered in the state.
Right: Participating employees spotted a
Magnolia Warbler during the World Series of
Birding in May. Liz Muller, Liz Dancer, Beth
Chudy and Max DeVane of Amy Greene
Environmental, and Lianna Walsh of Davey
Resource Group participated.
