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Vermeer EcoIdle™ function helps tree-care contractors conserve fuel
Vermeer Corporation has introduced a new technology within its line of brush chippers designed to help tree-care contractors conserve fuel and reduce overall engine noise. The EcoIdle engine control system automatically lowers engine speed to 1400 rpm if no material has been chipped for either 60 seconds or 5 minutes, whichever setting the contractor chooses. This helps to consume less fuel if ...
By Vermeer
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Tree Care Service Tips
Every tree care contractor has pondered — and probably asked — the questions at one time or another. Is it worth the apparent cost-savings to try and service equipment without using the dealer? Does it matter if the maintenance is preventive, routine or not-so-routine? A tree care/landscaping contractor and his dealer in Portland, Oregon, seem to have found the answer. The customer handles ...
By Vermeer
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100K giveaway winner announced
Vermeer is proud to announce the winner of the Leading the Way to 100K Sweepstakes program. We are pleased to say that we had nearly 6,000 entries from 11 different countries. Unfortunately, only one individual could win the prize. It is with great pleasure to announce that Calley Pittman, co-owner of Pittman, Inc based in Front Royal, Va, is the winner of our 100,000th tree-care machine, a ...
By Vermeer
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Tree topping increases safety risks and expense, say tree care experts
“Topping,” “hat-racking” and “de-horning” – all names for a non-standard pruning procedure that severely cuts back large trees to a predetermined size – has long been considered an easy and inexpensive way to manage the size and improve the safety of mature trees. Researchers, however, are cautioning that topping can increase safety risks and result in greater expense for the consumer . . . not ...
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Tree campus USA continues TO expand throughout U.S.; Arbor day foundation, Toyota to mark the growth by holding tree-planting events on four campuses
A record number of colleges and universities received Tree Campus USA recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation for taking exemplary care of their campus forest. This spring, 115 colleges and universities were awarded Tree Campus USA status. To celebrate the growth of the program, the Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota will hold large tree-planting events at four schools across the country this ...
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Arbor day foundation, in partnership with Toyota, awards tree campus USA distinction to record number of colleges and universities
More and more colleges and universities across the United States are being recognized for taking care of one of the most valuable resources on campus - trees. Today, the Arbor Day Foundation announced that the number of schools that have been named a Tree Campus USA college or university has more than tripled since the program began in 2008. Tree Campus USA, modeled after the Arbor Day ...
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Vermeer Corporation Names Jason Andringa as President and CEO
Effective Nov. 1, 2015, Jason Andringa will serve as the company’s President and CEO. This announcement was first made in August 2014, as part of the company’s family succession planning process. “I’m excited, honored and humbled to have the opportunity to continue my family’s legacy of leadership at Vermeer into the third generation,” said Jason Andringa. ...
By Vermeer
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Vermeer Receives Consecutive NAEDA Dealer`s Choice Award
Recently, the North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA) released its annual Dealer-Manufacturer Relations Survey and Dealer’s Choice Awards. For the second consecutive year, Vermeer Corporation was awarded “Dealer’s Choice” in the Ag/Shortline Manufacturer category. “Earning this recognition in back-to-back years is a great honor that reflects the ...
By Vermeer
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Arbor Day Foundation Names Entergy Corporation 2013 Tree Line USA Utility
Entergy Corporation is a 2013 Tree Line USA utility for the eighth year in a row, the Arbor Day Foundation announced today. Tree Line USA is a national program recognizing public and private utilities for pursuing practices that protect and enhance America's urban trees. A partnership between the Foundation and the National Association of State Foresters, Tree Line USA promotes the dual goals ...
By Entergy
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Sony pictures entertainment volunteers in campus beautification project at Culver City Middle School CULVER CITY, Calif.
Sony Pictures Entertainment (http://www.sonypictures.com) has joined with Los Angeles-based environmental nonprofit organization TreePeople (http://www.treepeople.org) and muralist David Legaspi III on a campus beautification project at Culver City Middle School on Wednesday, April 20. "While our commitment to education and the environment are year round, we are always happy to have the occasion ...
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Reading Takes Root: The Davey Tree Expert Company Announces Plans to Bring More Than 25,000 Reading Trees to Communities Across the Country
Many people say their favorite place to read a book is under the cool shade of a tree canopy, whether it's on their backyard patio, at the park or near a beach. The Davey Tree Expert Company is honoring the 25-year legacy of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" by bringing that coveted experience to more communities across the country. In a program it calls "Reading Takes Root," Davey will donate and plant ...
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Rockefeller and Bloomberg plant US$10m in MillionTreesNYC
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and David Rockefeller Tuesday announced a joint Earth Day pledge of $10 million to the MillionTreesNYC initiative to plant trees in public spaces, including New York Housing Authority developments and at city schools. This donation of private funds made to the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City by Mr. Rockefeller and Bloomberg Philanthropies will allow over 18,000 ...
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Americans say trees are important, but Where`s the Love? STRATHAM, N.H.
There's no doubt about it, trees are getting the short end of the stick, especially when it comes to celebrating the holiday named in their honor. According to the 2011 Timberland Arbor Day Survey, only 12 percent of respondents celebrate trees' national holiday -- although, 98 percent agree trees and tree planting are important. "If trees could talk, they'd be a bit sad about the lack of ...
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100,000 Trees and Counting: Dominion Branches Out With Project Plant It!
Dominion Resources and its award-winning environmental education program, Project Plant It!, will celebrate a milestone in April with the ceremonial planting of the 100,000th tree distributed to students since the program was launched in 2007. According to the Virginia Department of Forestry, the equivalent of more than 250 acres of new forest land will be created if all 100,000-plus tree ...
By Dominion
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City of Hope Implements Sustainability Initiatives With ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance
HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc. and ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance announced today that Darryl Wilson, Facilities Director for City of Hope, and Richard Restuccia, Director, Water Management Solutions for ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance will co-present a success story for the HydroPoint Sustainability 360° Educational Series on a June 9, 2011 live webcast. The webcast will feature results ...
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Met-Ed Continues Vegetation Management Work to Enhance System Reliability
Metropolitan Edison Company (Met-Ed) continues to conduct vegetation management work in communities across its 15 county service area in Pennsylvania as part of its ongoing efforts to help enhance system reliability. To date, Met-Ed tree contractors have trimmed more than 1,100 circuit miles of electric lines as part of its $15 million vegetation management spend for 2013, with an additional ...
By FirstEnergy
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Jelly Belly Candy Company Selects ValleyCrest and HydroPoint for Major WeatherTRAK Installation
HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc. and ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance announced a partnership today with Jelly Belly Candy Company to implement the WeatherTRAK Smart Water Management solutions across the 35-acre campus, which includes corporate headquarters, manufacturing, warehousing and a public tour center in Fairfield, California. Using the proven ...
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Choice of tree species and site can increase plant diversity in plantation forest
Careful choice of tree species and sites could transform plantations into refuges for woodland plant diversity, new research from Ireland suggests. Plantations of native species on or near historic woodland and those with adequate light levels below the tree canopy were found to support more plant species. Europe’s forests cover 45% of the land area, and provide important habitat for many ...
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