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Davey 2014 Corporate Responsibility Report

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Community Education THIRST Exhibit In order to promote drought awareness in Austin, Texas, Davey Tree supported THIRST, an art installation that memorialized the loss of 300 million trees in Texas. Davey Tree transported a designated tree to the temporary exhibition site and looped prayer flags on it, creating a stunning silhouette. This was one of many projects launched by Women and Their Work, which encourages artists to create new pieces via visual and performing arts, theater, film or music to illuminate local causes. According to the THIRST Executive Director Chris Cowden, "art can change people's behavior and affect the world." 13 HIGHLIGHT STORY Energy Saving Trees: In March 2014, Delmarva Power announced that it will provide 2,000 free trees to its customers through the Energy Saving Trees program. The Energy Saving Trees program was developed in partnership between Davey Tree and the Arbor Day Foundation. It utilizes models developed through the i-Tree Collaborative, a group of governmental, non-profit and for-profit entities—including Davey Tree and Arbor Day—that have developed the open-source software known as i-Tree. Through this tool, we calculate that 2,000 trees can produce more than $380,000 in energy savings over 20 years. Delmarva joins 15 other utilities that have collectively provided 99,961 trees to 53,732 homeowners to date. Partners in Community Forestry Conference: In November, Davey Tree employees traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina, to support the Partners in Community Forestry Conference. We designed our booth to engage attendees and have them share their favorite tree benefits. In turn, Davey Tree staff posted photos of attendees standing with a prop that represented their favorite tree benefit on Twitter. For every photo Davey Tree posted and every original tweet containing the hashtag "#PCF2014," Davey Tree donated $1 to TreesCharlotte, donating a total of $2,000. American Forests: We are the premier sponsor of the American Forests Champion Trees national register. The register records the largest trees of each species in the United States, based on height, circumference and average crown spread. In fall 2014, American Forests crowned 72 new national champion and co-champion trees, bringing the total national champions catalogued up to 798. THE I - TREE COLLABORATIVE CALCULATES THAT 2,000 TREES CAN PRODUCE MORE THAN $380,000 IN ENERGY SAVINGS OVER 20 YEARS.

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