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January/February 2018
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
NEW YORK CLIMBER COMPETES
Daniel Barnes, foreman, Albany R/C office, placed
second in the New York State Tree Climbing Competition
in Tarrytown, New York, in June.
This was Barnes' fifth time competing, but his first time
making it to the Masters' Challenge. He finished in third
place in the preliminary events out of 30 competitors. The
Masters' Challenge consisted of the top three climbers.
"I was really proud to represent Davey Tree and hope to
be able to win the state title next year and represent Davey
at the next level of competition," Barnes said.
Left: The Masters' Challenge was nerve wracking for Barnes, who
said the crowd size increased to more than 30 spectators compared
with maybe half a dozen watching during the preliminary events.
LUMBERJILL PLACES 9TH ON TOP STAGE
Alex Miller, a utility consulting
arborist for Davey Resource Group
in Rochester, New York, and Davey's
very own LumberJill, competed in
the Women's Division Northeast
Professional Qualifier for the STIHL
TIMBERSPORTS championship in 2017.
Miller made it into the top 16 women
in the U.S. The competition included
three events: underhand chop, stock
saw and singlebuck. The top four
women in the next pool of eight
would go on to the championship, and
Miller fell just two points short of
that goal after battling back from
a disqualification in the underhand
chop by placing 1st in stock saw.
She ended the weekend with an
impressive rank of 9th in the U.S.
"I showed a lot of people that I can
compete at the highest level, and I'm
honored to have been a part of the first
ever Women's STIHL Series," Miller
said. "I got to be a part of history,
and I can't wait to see where the
sport goes for women!"
DIGITAL ARBORETUM
Davey, along with the Southern Chapter of the International
Society of Arboriculture (ISA) and the USDA Forest Service,
proudly announce the launch of the Shigo Collection
Learning Resource Center website.
The website, shigo.davey.com, creates a platform for
viewing part of Dr. Alex Shigo's collection and to learn about
his legacy. The website features 3-D renditions of Dr. Shigo's
wood collection, dozens of his over 300 publications and
personal history and accomplishments.
"This partnership is dedicated to the preservation of
monumental contributions Dr. Shigo made to modern
arboriculture," said Greg Ina, executive vice president of
the Davey Institute and employee development. "This
website creates the opportunity for students of arboriculture
Access The Shigo Collection website at shigo.davey.com.
everywhere to interact with the rich history and
knowledge of the Shigo Collection."
Alex Miller
