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July/August 2026
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
The Jacksonville Electric Authority account crews out of
Jacksonville, Florida, helped feed those in need in Duval
County, Florida, while putting 37 tons of mulch to good use.
By the end of 2025, the crew's mulch donations, mixed
with garden soil, helped support vegetable plants in fresh
produce gardens ran by KIPP VOICE Academy, a public
charter school serving students in underserved Jacksonville
communities; Episcopal Children Services, a nonprofi t help-
ing underserved children in Northeast and Central Florida;
and Community Health Outreach, an individual and family
services organization in Jacksonville.
"I would like to believe this is exactly what John Davey was
hoping to see when he started Davey back in 1880, with his
hope of generations being good stewards of this industry,"
Mikel Ritch, general foreman, Gulf region, Eastern Utility ser-
vices, said. "This program is not only educating people how
to grow their own healthy food, but it also shows others
how crucial it is to be good stewards of the Earth. It helps
communities to educate the younger generations, and it also
brings communities together all while learning."
MULCH DONATIONS HELP FEED HUNDREDS IN JACKSONVILLE
Thirty-seven tons of mulch donated by the Jacksonville Electric
Authority account crews helped create community gardens, like
this one at KIPP V.O.I.C.E Academy, for three organizations work-
ing to help those in need around Jacksonville, Florida.
The Davey "tree" logo is said to be designed and modeled after a bur oak tree.
Nearly every employee that has worked
in the Rochester, Minnesota, Residen-
tial/Commercial (R/C) services offi ce
has cared for a certain bur oak tree in
the historic Pill Hill neighborhood in
some way over the past decade.
And the offi ce even made headlines
when they performed the tree's
removal. The 49-inch diameter tree,
with two-thirds of its canopy located
directly above a house, had contracted
extreme root rot, which required it to
be removed with a crane. The South St.
Paul R/C team even played a part in
the removal when they sent down
a grapple truck for support.
"This really shows the breadth of our
ability as an offi ce and as a company,"
Gibson Banton, assistant district
manager, Rochester, Minnesota, offi ce
said. "We've had multiple arborists do
work such as risk assessment
LARGE BUR OAK CARE IS 'FAMILY' AFFAIR IN ROCHESTER
and air spading and many climbers
have climbed up into its canopy. This
tree is an example of what we can all
do together."
STEWARDSHIP
