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January/February 2025
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
Jamie Morgan, associate consultant,
Environmental Consulting services,
Davey Resource Group, volunteered
to speak to her four-year-old son Clay's
preschool class about trees and her
role at Davey.
Morgan first spoke about the value
of "big trees" and what makes them
special with the class, before giving
a demonstration on how to measure
a tree's diameter at breast height.
Morgan also brought in examples of
different leaf types (simple, divided,
compound), and showed the children
what tree tubes look like and explained
how they are used to protect young
trees from deer damage. She addi-
tionally spoke about the endangered
native New Jersey pawpaw tree and
the pawpaw fruit it produces.
"I think it's important to instill a love
and appreciation for trees in kids at
an early age," Morgan said. "I'm also
happy to be able to share career
opportunities in our industry with them,
and how rewarding it can be to work
outside with trees and plants."
PRESCHOOL
CLASS LEARNS
ABOUT TREES
Jamie Morgan and her son, Clay, are
pictured next to their Champion silver
maple tree. It is currently the largest
documented tree of its species in
New Jersey according to NJ's Big
and Heritage tree registry.
STEWARDSHIP
Nicholas St. Sauveur is pictured
teaching about plant healthcare
techniques with Trees Knoxville
through their volunteer program,
which is designed to connect
the community with professional
arborists to teach them about
tree-related topics. He said that
one of the biggest benefits of
being a volunteer arborist is
networking, as he has gained both
future employees and clients from
teaching sessions.
gives talks about diagnosing trees and basic plant healthcare
principles once during the fall and the spring respectively.
He has also previously led "tree walks" with the community.
"I enjoy talking to and helping people connect with trees,"
St. Sauveur said. "It's really a community effort from
professionals in Knoxville engaging and involving the
community in trees."
TEACHING KNOXVILLE ABOUT TREES
Nicholas St. Sauveur, district manager, Cortese Tree
Specialists, a Davey company office, Residential/Commercial
services, is a volunteer arborist with Trees Knoxville, a
nonprofit aimed at informing the community and providing
care to the urban forest in Knoxville, Tennessee.
St. Sauveur, who attended a five-week class to learn how
to become a volunteer arborist nearly half a decade ago,
