Talking Trees with Davey Tree

What do Trees and Sports Have in Common?


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Sandee Reid, vice president of corporate communications and strategic planning, talks about NBA and MLB partnerships Davey is involved with to increase the canopy cover in Northeast Ohio, as well as what employee ownership means to her while we celebrate Employee Ownership Month through the month of October. 

To celebrate Employee Ownership Month, stay tuned to the end of each episode throughout the month of October to hear what each Davey guest enjoys about employee ownership at Davey. 

In this episode we cover:  

  • Sports programs Davey is involved with to plant trees (0:36)
  • How these programs started (1:05)
  • Cleveland Cavaliers Trees for Threes program: How many trees? (1:46)
    • Where will the trees be planted? (2:10)
    • What species will be planted? (5:28)
  • Benefits of planting native trees (3:28)
  • Selecting the planting spot (4:48)
  • Cleveland Guardians Swing for the Trees program (6:14)
    • Tree distribution (7:25)
    • Scoreboard tree facts (8:07)
  • Sandee's favorite trees (8:46)
  • Tree questions (9:48)
  • How Sandee joined Davey and what she enjoys about her job (10:31)
  • Why employee ownership makes Davey special (11:46)
  • Long-term results for both programs (12:20)
  • Pittsburgh Penguins (13:03)

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

To learn more about Davey's Trees for Threes partnership with the Cleveland Cavaliers, read the press release, Cavs and Davey Tree Team Up to Plant Trees in Northeast Ohio.
To learn more about Davey's Swing for the Trees partnership with the Cleveland Guardians, read the press release, Cleveland Guardians and Davey Tree Team Up to Plant Trees in Northeast Ohio.
To learn more about the benefits of planting native trees, read our blog, Benefits of Planting Trees Native to Your Region.
To learn more about selecting the right spot to plant your tree, read our blog, Commercial Landscaping Rule #1: Right Plant, Right Place

Connect with Davey Tree on social media:
Twitter: @DaveyTree
Facebook: @DaveyTree
Instagram: @daveytree
YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company
LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company

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