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MyDavey Bulletin - March/April 2015

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C ongratulations to the following Davey R/C offices for receiving the 2014 Angie's List Super Service Award, a recognition for the top 5 percent of qualifying businesses per category, in each market: Happy Clients Reap Recognition for Davey • Akron • Albany • Buffalo • Columbus • Cincinnati • Cortese Tree Specialists • North Cincinnati • Northeast Chicago • Northwest Chicago • West Chicago • East Cleveland • Northeast Cleveland • East Denver • South Detroit • Greensboro • Maier Tree & Lawn • Nashville • New Jersey • Portland, Maine • Quad Cities • S&S Tree and Horticultural Specialists • San Antonio • St. Louis • West St. Louis • Toledo • The Care of Trees Chicago • The Care of Trees Glen Ellyn I t's a lethal disease and it's spreading fast. The culprit? Butternut canker, an invasive fungal disease first reported to appear in the U.S. in Wisconsin in the 1960s. Butternut canker is just one of the invasive species that Kyle McLoughlin, consulting arborist, Davey Resource Group (DRG), has researched for years. He recently presented his findings on invasive and endangered species conservation, legislation and reintroduction in the province of Ontario at the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) in Hamilton, Ontario. McLoughlin was invited to lecture at the RBG through his connections in the Hamilton Naturalists' Club, a non-profit organization for which he frequently leads interpretive hikes and has presented previous lectures. McLoughlin was inspired to conduct research in his spare time after realizing the threats of invasive, non-native species including butternut canker, Emerald ash borer, whitenose Raising Awareness of Invasive Diseases Idea submitted by: Steve Robinson, consulting arborist, DRG Kyle McLoughlin March/April 2015 | 17 syndrome in bats and dogwood anthracnose. "I love ecology," McLoughlin explains. "The research is so fascinating and keeps coming up at work. It's great to have a career that relates to my passion." The research and lecture specifically focused on the hidden costs of invasive species, includ- ing the impacts on municipal forestry budgets, asset management, taxes and the economy. In addition, McLoughlin focused on the ecological downfalls, regarding the loss of food produced by dogwood trees and its effect on migration patterns and regional biodiversity. In the future, McLoughlin plans to contact other divisions of the Naturalists' Club, perhaps Toronto, to present his research and raise awareness as he did in his area.

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