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May/June 2023
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
While stopped for fuel, a crew from The Davey Tree
Surgery Company, Northwestern Energy account, was
asked to rescue a cat from a tree. Using his Davey
training, Chris Locke, lead foreman, quickly retrieved
the frightened cat.
"It went smoothly," Locke said. "She was happy to
see me and came right to me."
Locke said they thought it was the right thing to do.
"We're just willing to help out," Locke said.
EMPLOYEES RESCUE
CAT FROM TREE
HELPING A DRIVER IN NEED
Omar Sanchez, general foreman, Davey Tree Surgery
Company, utility services, and his crew were working on
a muddy road in Mulhall, Oklahoma, when he spotted a
woman's car sliding in the mud. Sanchez offered to help,
and they pushed her car to a drivable section of road.
"I've been in situations like that where people have offered
to help me when I needed it," Sanchez said. "I was just
paying it forward. I like helping people out, especially if it's
something easy like that."
Davey employees (left to right) Jesus Ruiz, Jesus Quiroz,
Omar Sanchez, Faustino Zavala and Bartolo De loera assisted
a driver stuck in the mud.
Chris Locke, Timothy Helms and Bleyz Lorengo quickly and
safely rescued a cat stuck in a tree.
INTEGRITY
STEWARDSHIP
Kent State University's (KSU) Cleveland Urban Design
Collaborative held a symposium on Cleveland's Urban
Forestry Future, presented by KSU's school of architecture,
Davey, and the Cleveland Tree Coalition.
Sandra Albro, senior associate consultant, Davey Resource
Group (DRG), Environmental Consulting services (EC), and
Tom Ludwig, design engineer, DRG EC, spoke about carbon
in the urban environment. Keynote speaker Dr. R.J. Laverne,
manager of education and training, Davey Institute, spoke
about the soundscape of trees in the urban forest.
The master's level landscape architecture students attending
showcased their work, and the Davey team engaged the
students in their design process. "Urban design decisions
will impact the future flow of tree benefits back to the
community, and the carbon footprint their designs create,"
said Joe Gregory, operations manager, DRG EC.
CLEVELAND'S URBAN FORESTRY FUTURE SUPPORTED BY DAVEY
Left: Dr. R.J. Laverne, manager of education and training, Davey
Institute, spoke about the sound-buffering benefits of urban trees.
Right: At the symposium (left to right) are Charles Frederick, professor
of landscape architecture, Kent State University; Sandra Albro, senior
associate consultant, Davey Resource Group (DRG), Environmental
Consulting services (EC); Tom Ludwig, design engineer, DRG EC; and
Samira Malone, director of the Cleveland Tree Coalition. This was an Ohio
Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects event.
