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Patricia Chaudoin

  • David Raines slept through tornadoes that struck Benton County, Arkansas, in May 2024. “When I woke up to a bunch of texts, I realized it must have been a pretty big deal.” All photos depict damage from that storm, courtesy of David Raines.
    August 1, 2024

    Storm Response: The Silver Lining to an Emotional Time

    By Patricia Chaudoin

      For David Raines, owner of Raines Tree Care in Bentonville, Arkansas – a TCIA member company since 2015 – the morning of May 26 started out like any other Sunday, until he saw the stream of text messages [...]

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  • PHC technician Matt Parker treating an ash for emerald ash borer.
    May 1, 2024

    Education Is Key at Teacher’s Tree Service

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    Greg Ranallo’s company name, Teacher’s Tree Service, may allude to the years he spent as a public school teacher in Minnesota, but it still applies to his and his employees’ current arboricultural work. Teacher’s is a 17-year TCIA member company [...]

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  • knuckle-boom crane
    March 1, 2024

    Learning What Not to Do Leads to Accreditation for Arbor+

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    As Jon Kammerer, CTSP, puts it, he “dragged a lot of brush” in his early years of working with trees. The owner of Arbor+, an eight-year TCIA member company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, says he started working summers [...]

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  • Sperry Tree’s owner, Rob Miron
    January 4, 2024

    Sperry Tree Care: Building a Family Legacy of Excellence

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    Pursuing TCIA Accreditation during a time of rapid growth at Sperry Tree Care was part of the company’s overall strategic planning, according to owner Rob Miron. His business, based in Eugene, Oregon, has been a TCIA member since 1994 and [...]

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  • Denny Deakins with his wife, Dawna, and their son, Sean
    November 1, 2023

    TreeHugger Hopes to Encourage Others Through Accreditation

    By Patricia Chaudoin

    Denny Deakins with his wife, Dawna, and their son, Sean. The trio run TreeHugger Complete Tree Care as a team and a family. All photos courtesy of Dawna Deakins. Dawna Deakins, whose husband, Denny, and son, Sean, co-own TreeHugger Complete [...]

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