Pictured left to right: Foreman Jimmy Jane, Intern Casey Johnson, Production Manager
Sean Zieche, Foreman Brandon Dobnick, Trimmer Ryan Zieche and Intern Gatlin Hinesly.
T
he Care of Trees and Davey have much
to be proud of after their successes
during last September's Illinois Tree Climbing
Championship, a competition held by the
Illinois Chapter of the International Society
of Arboriculture (ISA).
The Care of Trees (TCOT) won the
Corporate Cup Tree Climbing Award and two
TCOT participants placed in several different
challenges. Foreman Brandon Dobnick placed
Victory Achieved at the Illinois
Tree Climbing Championship
first in the throw line event, second in the
belayed speed climb and third in the men's
division overall, secured footlock and master's
challenge events. Production Manager Sean
Zieche placed third in the work climb event.
Davey sponsored several of the champion-
ship's events, including the work climb event,
secured footlock, belayed speed climb, throw
line and aerial rescue events. Davey and
TCOT employees also served as judges for
the events, including Rex Bastian, technical
advisor at the Davey Institute; Geoff Watson,
DRG project coordinator; Mike Priller,
consulting utility forester; Brad Wise, South
Chicago R/C assistant district manager; Don
Roppolo, recruiter/trainer; Victor Torres,
Northeast Chicago R/C foreman; and Eduardo
Medina, recruiter/trainer.
Foreman Cody Woelfle participated in the
tree climbing competition in September
at the British Columbia Tree Climbing
Championship. Woelfle was accompanied
by many enthusiastic employees from
various Davey Canada offices.
M
undy Park in Coquitlam, British
Columbia, was filled with Davey
employees eager to judge and assist competitors
at the British Columbia Tree Climbing
Championship (BCTCC).
The BCTCC invites climbers from the
Pacific Northwest ISA Chapter to compete in
a two-day event that challenges participants
to a work climb, ascent and master challenges.
Burnaby District Manager Scott Suffron
Passion Climbs
at the British
Columbia Tree
Climbing
Competition
Idea submitted by: Mark Logtenberg,
district manager,
Victoria, British Columbia
Idea submitted by: Dan Richardt,
district manager,
The Care of Trees Glen Ellyn office
10 | January/February 2015
