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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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November/December 2017
DRG TRAINING SUPPORTS CLIENT NATIONAL GRID
Patrick Smith, UVM lead specialist, Davey Resource Group
(DRG), along with nine others from National Grid's Hazard
Tree Mitigation Program, provided the town of Foxborough,
Massachusetts' Tree and Parks Department with a safety
training session on aerial lift operations.
The hazard tree team conducting the training was
composed of representatives from National Grid and DRG.
Back Row, left to right: Don Crocker, Davey Resource Group (DRG),
Ryan Kress, Paul Johnson, DRG, Seth Benatchez, National Grid,
Patrick Smith, DRG, Mat Deterling. Front Row, kneeling:
Robert Huttick, DRG, Jody Strong, DRG, and Joan Callahan.
The training was part of their monthly meeting.
The Tree and Parks Department employees are not certified
to work around utility lines, Smith said.
"Dave Laliberte, Foxborough's operations manager, was
delighted that we took an interest in training his people on
safety and aerial lift inspection," Smith said.
Foxborough has been hit by several severe storms in the
past 10 years, Smith said. Each time, National Grid has
helped to restore power and utility tree crews have helped
with the needed restoration.
"Dave has been our key asset in working with the
town's boards and residents to escalate a well-managed
restoration," Smith said.
FIELD NOTES
REFOREST KENTUCKY HOLDS 10TH ANNUAL PLANTING
Joe Shaw, sales arborist, Cincinnati R/C office, and his
family spent the day, along with 200 other volunteers,
planting 2,700 saplings at Big Bone Lick State Park for the
Northern Kentucky Urban and Community Forestry Council's
10th annual Reforest Northern Kentucky.
Shaw said a couple of organizations are working together
to offset tree loss in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana due to
emerald ash borer and other factors. The organization Shaw
is involved with, Taking Root, also is working to offset these
tree losses. It's goal is to plant 2 million trees by 2020.
"I think it's just important for anybody to get involved,
especially those of us who are in the industry, to take care
of trees," Shaw said. "It's important to get involved with the
community to show that we care about everybody's trees."
Joe Shaw, his wife Ann and daughters Ava, 11, and Cora, 8, helped
plant saplings to help with the reforesting efforts in Northern Kentucky.
