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The Davey Bulletin | September/October 2017
Attendees were challenged to guess the annual economic
benefits of a nearby tree and enter to win a "tree bank."
Felicia Speranske, climber B for Davey's West Chicago office,
represented Davey in the 2017 ITCC.
DAVEY AND ISA BRING TREE CLIMBING, EDUCATION TO NATION'S CAPITAL
While the streets of Washington, D.C.,
are surely a flurry of activity, it was
their trees that saw an increase in
traffic this summer.
The International Tree Climbing
Championship and The International
Society of Arboriculture's Annual
Conference returned to the banks of
the Potomac River in July.
More than 60 of the world's best
male and female professional tree
climbers competed for the title of
World Champion at ITCC at the U.S.
National Arboretum.
DAVEY IS PRESENTING
SPONSOR
Presented by Davey Tree, the event
was open to the public, free and
included an arbor fair with activities
for families.
"With safety as one of our core
values, Davey is proud to be the
presenting sponsor of ITCC," said
Sandra Reid, vice president of
corporate communications and
strategic planning for Davey Tree. "The
competing climbers demonstrated
not only magnificent skill and technique,
but also extreme attention to safety
and its importance in arboriculture.
ISA has cultivated an environment
of both competition and education
around the ITCC, and we are proud
to be associated with this event."
VOLUNTEERS MAKE
IT HAPPEN
Davey's involvement rooted deeper
than the sponsorship and had people
involved in all aspects of the event.
Davey's Eduardo Medina served as
chairman of the event while Mark
Noark, Andrew Misch, Katie Harper
and Corey Shepherd served as
volunteers, timing and assisting with
the competition. Representatives from
Davey and The Care of Trees (TCOT)
local offices came out to answer the
many tree questions of attendees at
ISA's "Ask the Arborist Booth" at the
arbor fair. Davey's arbor fair booth
invited attendees to talk economic
benefits of trees. Along with a
children's activity of decorating Davey
visors, attendees of all ages could
guess what the annual benefits the
