Never Easy Is Always Worth It
The summer of 2020 was a time of change and growth for us, and, like everyone else, we accepted it as best we could. Stepping away from my full-time massage-therapy career of 19 years due to restrictions related to COVID-19, I volunteered to work with our TreeHugger crew for the summer. Why not? I had […]
Bridging The Great Divide: Men and Women Helping Each Other in Tree Care
Let’s face it – when it comes to tree care, men still dominate the industry, both in company ownership and employee numbers. The general consensus among those interviewed for this article is that women who are trying to break into arboriculture often find themselves ignored, underestimated or even outright intimidated. But, thankfully – although slowly […]
Women In Vegetation Management: Commitment, Leadership and Passion
ArborMetrics Solutions, LLC (AMS), based in Asheville, North Carolina, and Sylvan Lake, Alberta, Canada, is a vegetation-management company whose clients include utilities, municipalities and government agencies throughout North America. A new TCIA corporate member and a subsidiary of Asplundh Tree Experts, LLC, a 45-year TCIA member company based in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, the company provides […]
Don’t Touch My Tree!
“STAND CLEAR!” … Here’s where you reply, “ALL CLEAR!” As an essential worker, I hope you find my story from the field entertaining or educational. Either way you receive it, this is a true story. Names mentioned in this story have been changed to protect privacy. In this world, heaven knows we could all use […]
Donna Garner: From Firewood Runs to Technology Trailblazer
Arborgold co-founder Donna Garner grew up in tree care. She has memories of her 10-year-old self riding in her dad’s truck with her brothers on firewood deliveries, raking the client’s lawn when her dad took her on a job and performing other tree care-related tasks. Don Francis, Donna’s father, had learned the trade from his […]