Two Tree Guys

#89: Training Talk: Chad Bryant and David Raines - Natural State Tree Climbing Championship, 6th Annual

Chad and David share with us details on Arkansas Urban Forestry Council’s Natural State Tree Climbing Championship.

#88: Gear Talk: Bill Burley and Jon Sullivan - Teufelberger HipSTAR Flex Lite

Today we learn about the ratings and uses for Teufelberger's HipSTAR Flex Lite.

#87: What’s Your Story? - Evan Beck

Evan grew up in the midwest and was drawn to the west by his passion for snowboarding. Growing up with a dad as a firefighter and mom as a nurse he always wanted to do something to serve his community. After working as a firefighter he was eventually introduced to Dave and Michale who founded a tree company and started Evan in the arborist field. He has worked for various tree companies and now is a trainer with Wright Tree Service.

#86: Gear Talk: Megan Bujnowski and Josiah Georgeson - Edelrid Climb Green

Megan and Josiah educate us about Edelrid's Climb Green initiative which included getting their equipment Blue Sign certified signifying that it has been manufactured to strict safety and environmental requirements.

#85: Training Talk: David Joseph of Joseph Tree - How to Hold People Accountable

David is a scholar of leadership, owner of Joseph Tree, and a Captian with the city of Columbus Fire Department. He joins us to share some of what he has learned and spoken about at the TCIA expo in years past. As David says, "A culture of accountability is dependent on good leadership."

#84: Gear Talk: Solidur Protective Chainsaw Clothing with Anthony Le Bigot

Anthony Le Bigot's grandparents founded Solidur in 1946. Following WWII they decided to start producing safety shoes for farmers then moved into clothing for forestry. Solidur is the first company in world to meet the EU standard Category III PPE.

#83: Training Talk: Korey Conry: Keeping Them Onboard with Onboarding

Korey is a Field Safety and Training Supervisor for Mountain Enterprise. He joins us to talk about the importance of proper onboarding and how to effectively retain an employee.

#82: Training Talk: Matt Meckley and The 7 Part Falling Plan

Matt Meckley joins us at Arbor Fest to explain The 7 Part Falling Plan. He walks us through the process, from assessment to a successfully fallen tree.

#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.