Sam Heywood, area manager for Davey Resource Group (DRG), talks about urban forestry and answers listener questions about planting native species in urban environments and how climate change is affecting the species we plant.
In this episode we cover:
- What is DRG? (0:48)
- Tree inventories (2:01)
- How did Sam start working at Davey? (3:55)
- Why should we have trees in cities? (4:45)
- DRG's impact on urban forestry (7:17)
- Listener questions
- Ecological benefits of native trees in urban environments (9:08)
- Tree that provide ecological benefits in urban environments (15:42)
- How do Davey arborists plan to keep the benefits of urban forestry alive throughout the years? (17:53)
- Lifespan of urban trees (21:20)
- DRG's work to help cities with their trees (22:35)
- Sam's favorite trees (24:17)
To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code.
To learn more about DRG's work with urban forestry, visit our webpage, Urban & Community Foresty Services.
Connect with Davey Tree on social media:
Twitter: @DaveyTree
Facebook: @DaveyTree
Instagram: @daveytree
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LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company
Connect with Doug Oster at www.dougoster.com.
Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com. We want to hear from you!
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