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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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January/February 2025
PERSEVERANCE
Noe Fuentes, UVM technician, SDG&E account, Davey
Resource Group, recently finished helping San Diego Gas
& Electric (SDG&E) assess and address trees and branches
with Major Woody Stem (MWS) status near high voltage
power lines on Palomar Mountain in San Diego County,
California. SDG&E's Wildfire Mitigation Program includes
the removal or pruning of MWS trees, meaning those trees
have a trunk or branch that falls within the 4 foot minimum
clearance of the lines.
Fuentes said some of the trees were over 80 feet tall. The
trees were on a variety of private, state, and federally owned
lands, each requiring their own unique mitigation process.
"Davey has taught me to always do a great job," Fuentes
said. "I felt a deep sense of pride when we completed this
project because I grew up in the San Diego area, so I felt
like I was contributing to the safety of the community that
raised me."
MWS ELIMINATED FROM PALOMAR MOUNTAIN SERVICE AREA
BEEHIVE DISCOVERY CALLS
FOR AN 'ALL-STOP'
When Greg Mazzanti, trimmer, North Pittsburgh office,
Residential/Commercial services, was beginning to remove
a dead oak tree on a client's property in Allison Park,
Pennsylvania, he noticed honeybees flying out of the tree's
cavity. He called for an immediate "all-stop" on work to
ensure the safety of his crew and the bees.
Mazzanti called the office's sales arborist, Eric Rosko, to
determine how to proceed. Rosko enlisted the help of a
beekeeper and Davey client to assist the crew in safely
removing the estimated 1,000 bees and their honeycomb
from the tree.
"It's been instilled in us by those with long-time experience
at Davey to always take precaution and make safety our
first priority," Mazzanti said. "I knew that honeybees were
federally protected, so I wanted to ensure the safety of the
bees and my fellow crew members"
Davey client and beekeeper, Richard Packer, is pictured gently
removing the bees' honeycombs, to put them in a "mobile hive"
for eventual relocation.
SAFETY
An oak tree with MWS
status is pictured next to
a transformer before the
tree was removed.
