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Patricia Chaudoin

  • August 1, 2020

    Accreditation Boosts Credibility at Metropolitan Forestry Services

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    The staff of Metropolitan Forestry Services, Inc. All photos courtesy of Metropolitan Forestry Services. For Meggan Hargrave, acquiring her father’s tree care company – Metropolitan Forestry Services, Inc., a 33-year TCIA member company based in Ballwin, Missouri – meant the [...]

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  • August 1, 2020

    What to Look Out for in Climbing Harnesses

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    Teufelberger ambassador Josephine Hedger wearing the company's new treeMotion Evo, the newest evolution of the popular standard treeMotion harness. "It has the same safety and comfort people have grown to know, plus some new features. It comes standard with a [...]

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  • March 1, 2020

    How to Avoid, Protect Yourself from and Recover from a Fire

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    This fire at Petree Arbor, Lawn and Landscape in Louisville, Tennessee, burned for three days. "We lost most of our equipment, including a crane we’d just gotten, and my entire office – computers, desks, everything you accumulate over 20 years [...]

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  • October 1, 2019

    PPE: The Pros & Cons of Chain Saw Chaps vs. Pants

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    Arbortec BreatheFlex Pro chain saw protective pants. Which are better, chaps or pants, when operating a chain saw? Feedback from manufacturers suggest it is a matter of preference, and there are pros and cons for each. Photo courtesy of Sherrilltree. [...]

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