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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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January/February 2025
STEWARDSHIP
The Residential/Commercial (R/C) services Indianapolis
office recently donated discarded, excess wood to Keep
Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB), a nonprofit focused on
beautifying the green spaces in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Isaac Miller, assistant district manager, split the wood into
ten, four-foot-long logs, and loaded them into a trailer to
RESCUED WOOD HELPS 'KEEP INDIANAPOLIS BEAUTIFUL'
KIB used the logs provided by
Isaac Miller and the Indianap-
olis office to create toboggans,
sitting areas, a balance beam,
and a step spiral for the local
kids to enjoy.
be transported. KIB used the logs to create playground
obstacles in a local park.
"Green spaces are important, especially in downtown
areas," Miller
said. "This was a good use of biological
waste and helps kids to get outside and experience nature,
and not just metal and concrete."
Issac Miller
assistant district manager
Indianapolis office
Residential/
Commercial services
The R/C services Youngstown office
has been recycling some of its
most interesting, excess wood in
Youngstown, Ohio, to Coop Guitars
LLC, a custom-built guitar shop, over
the past decade.
Kevin Crump, sales arborist, says they
mainly save white pine, black locust,
walnut, and Osage orange wood
for the owner of Coop Guitars, Pat
Murray, to make into guitars.
"We usually have to pay for recycling
facilities to take our tree debris and
waste," Crump said. "Not only does
this arrangement save us money, but
it's also nice to see a piece of wood
be utilized for something that will be
around for generations."
WOOD WASTE FINE-TUNED
The large piece of walnut wood
was donated to Pat Murray by the
Youngstown office more than two
years ago. It is currently drying out
after the initial milling was completed
and will require more drying before
Murray begins to cut guitar body
blanks out of it.
Pat Murray, left, is with Kevin Crump, right,
holding one of his custom guitars, and standing
in front of maple and walnut logs donated by the
Youngstown office.
