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."
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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
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TREE COLLABORATIVE
CALCULATES THAT 2,000 TREES CAN
PRODUCE MORE THAN $380,000 IN
ENERGY SAVINGS OVER 20 YEARS.
