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Davey Bulletin January-February 2022

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22 THE DAVEY BULLETIN | January/February 2022 EXPERTISE CLIMBER SPOTLIGHT: SUMMER PRICE Summer Price won the women's division of the 23rd annual Georgia Tree Climbing Championship presented by the Georgia Arborists Association (GAA). Price is a climber for Arborguard, a Davey company, Atlanta office. We asked Price a few questions about her experience as a climber: 1. How long have you been climbing and how did you get your start in the industry? I've been climbing for two and a half years. My dad owns a tree care company that does removals and old school tree work, so that's where I got my start. I left and went to work for another tree care company before coming to Davey. 2. How long have you been with us? I've been at Davey since May 2021. 3. How many competitions have you competed in? This was only my second competition. I was not expecting to win. I was competing to complete the requirements for my International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Tree Worker Climber Specialist certification. It was exciting to win because there were a lot of talented female climbers there. I felt pretty accomplished at the end of the competition. 4. What is your favorite event to compete in? The speed ascent is my favorite. It's the least stressful event in the competition and it is fun to see how fast you can climb. 5. Proudest moment from the competition? I was really proud of how well I did in the aerial rescue competition. It's an event that pushes me out of my comfort zone. It's the event I struggled with the most during my first competition in Charlotte, North Carolina. I'm really proud of how much I improved from my first competition to this one. 6. What's next? Because I won the Georgia Tree Climbing Championship, GAA is sponsoring me to attend the International Tree Climbing Championship in 2022 in Denmark. Summer Price competing during the Georgia Tree Climbing Championship. THE VALUE OF LISTENING TO YOUR CLIENTS Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc., (WSSI) a Davey company, and Davey Resource Group (DRG) presented at the 65th Mountain Lake Vegetation Management Council's Meeting in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Roy Van Houten, director of energy, WSSI, presented about integrated habitat management and provided an example of a client success story to illustrate these practices. Justin Walters, project manager, GIS/IT support, DRG, spoke about vegetation data collection and utilization. "It was a good opportunity for Davey to be in front of our clients as well as industry peers," Van Houten said. "The gist of my presentation is that you have to keep the client as your focus, and you have to be an active listener. We are there to provide integrated solutions to our clients that maximize their dollar and put them in a positive light. By listening to our clients, we can often find other areas where they need assistance that will generate more opportunities for Davey." Roy Van Houten Justin Walters

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