Morbark in August appointed Bradley (Brad) Boehler to succeed Dave Herr as vice president of Alamo Group’s Forestry and Tree Care Business Unit and president of Morbark Holdings. Herr joined Morbark, a 40-year TCIA Corporate Member company, initially as a board director, and then as its CEO in October 2016. He led the company through […]
All items taken from published reports or reported directly to TCIA staff, as noted. Tree worker electrocuted A tree worker died June 1, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona, after coming into contact with a power line. Crisostomo Hernandez-Aguilar, 28, was working on a backyard palm at a residence. First responders found Hernandez-Aguilar on fire and still […]
The TREE Fund granted the following scholarships and the Ohio ISA Education Grant in May: Ohio Chapter ISA Education Grant, $5,000 – Western Reserve Land Conservancy Tree Steward Training Program. Robert Felix Memorial Scholarship, $5,000 – John Hoogendoorn, University of New Brunswick. John Wright Memorial Scholarship, $5,000 – Robert Leighton Simonton, Virginia Tech. Bonnie Appleton […]
I once told Don Blair I thought I could tell when to retire a line that had always been used in natural crotches by the visible wear, but I asked, “How do you know when to retire a line that has only been used with a block and a lowering device?” Kind of at a […]
ACRT, an independent national vegetation-management consulting firm and one of four brands under parent company ACRT Services, recently promoted David Burke to director of operations. ACRT is a 35-year TCIA Corporate Member company headquartered in Stow, Ohio. Burke began his ACRT career in 2004 and has held the role of operations manager since 2012. As […]
