Saluting Branches Volunteer Tree Work - Honoring Our Veterans

Nov 9, 2023 · 15 min · Season 3 · Episode 44 · 11.0 MB

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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)

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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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