Jason Parker from Davey's North Philadelphia office talks about the volunteer work he and other arborists across the country do for Saluting Branches, a non-profit organization dedicated to recognizing and honoring our veterans by doing tree work on veteran cemeteries. 

In this episode we cover:  

• What is Saluting Branches (0:40)
• Jason's experience with Saluting Branches (1:01), (4:23), (9:53)
• What work arborists do (1:36)
• What it's like to work on a volunteer project (2:10)
• Working on historic properties (3:26)
• Why having a service day is important (5:18)
• Working with other teams (6:30)
• Keeping safety at the forefront (7:25)
• Why arborists volunteer (8:38)
• Why Jason became an arborist (11:36)
• How the cemeteries benefit (13:04)

To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.  

To learn more about Saluting Branches, visit its website, www.salutingbranches.org, or listen to our past Talking Trees episode Volunteer Tree Work at Veteran Cemeteries - Saluting Branches.

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