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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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January/February 2022
STEWARDSHIP
SOUTH ST. PAUL VOLUNTEERS WITH THE COMMUNITY
The South St. Paul R/C office had their hands full with
volunteer work in 2021. The office partnered with a nonprofit
in the city, Creative Enterprise Zone, who started a new
project called the "100 Trees Initiative" to reforest lower
income areas. In the spring, Davey volunteers planted a
semi-truck full of bareroot trees in community gravel beds.
Gravel beds help trees increase their fibrous root systems,
which increases a tree's survivability rate. The trees stay in
the gravel beds until they are ready to be planted in the fall.
In October, eight Davey volunteers joined the community
to plant the trees around the city. The office prepared the
various planting sites the day before by loosening the
compacted soil to make it easier for volunteers to plant the
trees. The event preparation and execution took months of
planning organized by district manager Mike Dye, assistant
district manager Jake Ryg and sales arborist Emily Mumford.
"Participating in events like this shows the community the
type of people we are at Davey, in hopes it too will spark a
career interest in someone who may not have considered
a career at Davey before," Dye said.
DAVEY HELPS BEAUTIFY DOWNTOWN YOUNGSTOWN
The Youngstown R/C office has a
strong relationship with Youngstown
State University, so when the school's
art department asked the Davey team
for help with an off-campus project,
the team was eager to learn more. A
large urban retaining wall covered in
vines and brush stood out as an eye
sore in the town, and the art students
wanted to paint a large mural on it.
The Youngstown crew cleared the
Youngstown State University art students pose
for a photo in front of the completed mural.
overgrown vegetation on the wall so
the students could beautify the area.
"The location really needed an uplift,
so I was glad to see this emotional
revitalization take place in this area,"
said Duane Stevenson, foreman at
the Youngstown office. "The wall is
located in a unique spot, so I think the
people there will really appreciate it."
Left: The St. Paul R/C office
took part in a "100 Trees
Initiative" to plant trees
around the city.
Top right: Davey and
community volunteers on
planting day.
Right: Tags affixed to the
trees showed all the
organizations that sponsored
the planting effort.
