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The Davey Bulletin | January/February 2017
BOARD
BULLETIN
A new non-fiction book about the
history of America's urban forests
has been released with considerable
contributions from Davey Tree.
Author Jill Jonnes published the book
"Urban Forests: A Natural History
of Trees and People in the American
Cityscape" in September after
conducting numerous interviews
with Davey employees. Jonnes visited
Davey's corporate campus in the
summer of 2015 and interviewed
several employees, including: Greg Ina,
vice president and general manager
of research, recruiting and human
resource development; Scott Maco,
director, research and development;
and R.J. Laverne, manager of education
and training. Jonnes also received
extensive assistance researching
Davey Company history from the
corporate communications department.
The book features passages
highlighting the character of Davey
founder John Davey along with
spotlighting company history in
regards to urban forestry.
Viking Books is publishing the text,
which is available on the Viking
Books website.
DAVEY CONTRIBUTES TO NEW INDUSTRY BOOK
Davey employees across North America
feel compelled to give back, whether
by donating time, sponsoring a group
or event or donating tree care services.
For Jeff Newborn, district manager
of the Kansas City, Kansas, R/C office,
it was a fellow veteran, Brian Moore,
who inspired him to give back.
In 2015, Newborn learned about
Project Evergreen's Green Care
for Troops. The nonprofit program
provides complimentary landscape
services to the families of deployed
military personnel and post 9/11
disabled veterans.
Project Evergreen assigned Newborn
to veteran Brian Moore's family
residence. Moore, a husband and
father of two, served in Iraq but was
discharged due to a serious back
injury. Like many former vets, Moore
suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder, which makes it difficult for
him to talk to others.
"I'm former military myself, so doing
work like this is near and dear to
my heart," Newborn said. He served
as a Navy Seabee for five years.
"They were really worried about trees
coming down on the house," Newborn
said. His crew removed a hazardous
locust tree near the home, pruned
and raised the rest of the property's
canopy and sprayed for poison ivy.
The work totaled nearly $2,500 worth
of free tree care, Newborn said. His
crew included former Iraq war veteran
Ben Steinle, James Scovil, and Ryan
Alderson. Newborn received an email
from Moore's wife thanking them
profusely for the donated work.
"To me, you can't do enough for these
guys that go overseas," Newborn said.
'PROJECT EVERGREEN' SUPPORTS VETERANS
Davey's Kansas City R/C office removed
hazard limbs and sprayed for poison ivy to
improve the safety of the children's play area.
Davey's Kansas City R/C office
improved the safety of the tree
canopy at this veteran's home.
