Two Tree Guys

#81: What’s Your Story? - Kevin Bingham

At age 16 Kevin saw some arborists on his way home from school and asked if he could get a job with them. They said come back when you're 18 and that's what he did. He's been working in trees ever since.

#80: What’s Your Story? - Jon Sullivan

After being in and out of trouble as a young man Jon was sent to the Teen Challenge recovery program. During the 1.5 years of this work based recovery program he was able to learn the trade of tree work. After the program he was offered his first job with Professional Tree Services in Eureka, CA . Since then he has worked 9 years in trees and been 9 years clean.

#79: Gear Talk - Climb Green Initiative - Blair Williams, Tripp Wycoff, Nick Bonner, and Josiah Georgeson

Industry leaders Blair Williams, Tripp Wycoff, Nick Bonner, and Josiah Georgeson educate us about Edelrid's Climb Green initiative of sustainable and ethical material sourcing and manufacturing.

 

https://edelrid.com/us-en/sustainability

#78: What’s Your Story? - Andres Vernego & Flavia of Arborista

Andres and Flavia join us from Uruguay to talk about their companies, Arborista and Pro Arbol, and what they do for training and work in Latin America.

#77: Gear Talk: Edelrid Tree Rex with Megan Bujnowski and Josiah Georgeson

Megan Bujnowski and Josiah Georgeson join us from Edelrid to speak to the features of their TreeRex Triple lock Harness as well as what goes into a harness pre-climb visual inspection. 

#76: What’s Your Story? Joe Aiken and Korey Lofy of Discovering Forestry Podcast

Joe Aiken and Korey Lofy of Arborjet and The Discovering Forestry Podcast join us and share there background and take on the tree industry. 

#75: Gear Talk: Haix Boots

Tracy Cline joins is the forestry brand ambassador for Haix boots in North America. Haix is a German boot manufacturer that's been around since the 1940s when they started making boots for other companies. They use the highest quality bull leather to make boots for the following industries: Forestry/Arboriculture, Fire/Rescue, EMS/Station, Law Enforcement, Military, and Safety/Workwear.

#74: What’s Your Story? Daryl Stanby

Daryl Stanby joins us at Arborfest to share his path into the tree industry. It all started with a friend of a friend called Daryl and told him to come work for Extreme Tree and to "learn these 5 knots before you show up in a week." Daryl has been a full time tree guy ever since.

#73: Gear Talk: Teufelberger Tree Motion Pro

Bill Burley and Jon Sullivan teach us about Teufelberger's new Tree Motion Pro harness.

#72: What’s Your Story? Kevin Clegg and Brett Jordan

Kevin and Brett have been in the industry for 15+ years working primarily in the Southeast. They speak a bit about the culture there and how they are trying to make a positive impact.