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Stihl Inc. Announces Executive Transition

Stihl Inc. has promoted Chris Keffer, senior vice president of sales and marketing, to president and CEO. He will assume this position Aug. 4, 2023. He succeeds Terry Horan, who has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Stihl, Inc.  “Terry has the heartfelt thanks of the Stihl family for his exceptional leadership,” said […]

One Day Summits on Urban Forestry and Technology

Technology is evolving the urban forest industry and we should talk about it. That’s the premise behind the Trees + Tech Summits, three all-day events being organized this year by PlanIT Geo. Each Summit will gather experts and practitioners to discuss technology, data, trees and the future of urban forestry decision-making. Presenters from across the […]

Public Review of ANSI Z133-2017 Proposed Revisions

The first public review and comment period on the proposed draft revision to the ANSI Z133-2017 standard is open until September 4, 2023. Every comment will be brought to the consideration of the Z133 Committee in its October 2023 meeting. Following that meeting, by end of December 2023, anyone who submits a comment will receive […]

Letters, Emails & Voicemail July 2023

Info on uncoated wires could be misleading I just received the June 2023 issue and am looking at the article, “Incidental Line Clearance: What Arborists Need to Know About Working Around Electric Utilities,” by Geoff Kempter and Stephen Hilbert. You guys have some good information in here, but there’s some really dangerous and bad information […]

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Davey Tree Announces Release of New Book, Growth Rings

The Davey Tree Expert Company is proud to announce the release of Growth Rings, a new book about the company’s history and growth from 1962 to 2020. Growth Rings is a sequel to Green Leaves, which was published in 1977 and told the story of John Davey’s founding of Davey Tree. Growth Rings tells the story of the events that […]

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