Olympia, WA, various needs.

[VenasNursery]

Pooch looks happy too

 

[Matias]

I have tried multiple times to search for the "Pets of the Buzz" or whatever the thread was called, to no avail, so I am just gonna post here as a place holder til I find it. Meet Husqy and Stihl

They are sisters from the same litter, and they are nearly inseperable

 

[data farm 26]

Love to see it. Beautiful environment you work in! AND killin it for all these, props on the consistency.

 

[southsoundtree]

Hiring now.

38" ash dismantle with no cleanup for a neighbor. The central leader had broken out. Tricky climbing in a storm-damaged tree. Mostly self- lowered, some POWing from ground. Another habitat snag.

A lot more than just conifers in the Evergreen State!

All sorts of good work, shorter term or longer term.

Must be a good communicator, able to change between tasks well, and able to see both the forest and the trees.



The main drop zone was the dirt patch between the stump and the protective plywood next to the hardscape path.
we drift lined from one lead to the other.



Shorter half is brushed out over the drop zone.


Just had another HOA hazard management contract get fast-tracked. All material stays in the woods.

New chipper going into play for a customer in an that same HOA.

We're providing more small scale invasive holly tree management on forested parcels (hike, cut, limb, hike away).

I'm looking to expand into some basic trail clearing and management for homeowners like the half mile of trails at the holly project. Also, mixing in building a family campsite/ hipcamp site/ outdoor spaces for landowners. Nice changes of pace. Play with the mini-x, dump trailer, miniloader.


Emerald Ash Borer is almost here (small amount of ash near important assets).

Lots of variety.

 

[southsoundtree]

Let me know if people want/ need a corporate-style job listing.


Summer is coming. We work 90-95% of the time in a narrow peninsula, commonly near the water. Frequently, shaded by tall trees. Cooler than Olympia proper.

80s are Hot days here.

Coolvests, for the win on hot days, a handful of times in the summer.

I suspect that employees will be well-prepared to take the CA exam after working for a short time.

Most/ all employees regular employees who have previous experience keep asking me why nobody ever thought them things that I think are Week 1-3 knowledge.

If you want to learn to fell trees from a springboard (not W1-3), I've got one that comes out about annually for a trick shot. Last time might have been a large maple that cutting at 8-9' meant felling so it wouldn't hit the retaining wall instead of craning the dead tree and making a mess of dead material in the highly-landscaped garden bed. We laid old tarps on the clean gravel driveway (approaching the waterfront house), flopped it into bunk logs, easy and fast cleanup.

All the wood went to a retired career-Army friend of mine.

That was the day I found out that besides being a very respected doctor who runs a large organization at 80, after retiring twice, he's also a retired Army General. He is very modest.

 

[southsoundtree]

Looking for quality, trainable, experienced staff or quality, experienced staff not needing training.

Newer climbers would definitely not be sent up a tree like this, with or without a remote TIP.



This seems to be the realm of experienced climbers that make $40+/ hr (aerial rescue and SRT/ MRS skills). A tree like this gets a bonus for the day.

Lots of trees are way healthier than this one that has been slowly declining since the house was built in the 80s. 15 rings+/ inch in the sapwood and outer heartwood

After limbing/ roping from well over the shop and topping.


The hinge on a 30' top, popped once I climbed above the conflicting branches from the adjacent tree (another day's removal in the future.



10' below topping height.


a good tree to make into a habitat snag. Rotten middle with a more solid shell.




We make way more snags than grind stumps.





Today RCX and SGR pruning on very small ornamentals.


Starting to research air excavation tools.


Tomorrow, preservation pruning of a hollow ash that is the only shade for a waterfront deck for a couple in their 80's. Trying to from a maple to take its place.

Water and mountain views while keeping a compact form for shade.
This year, I will likely double guy-line the tree to a concrete bulk head. It's in rough shape. It gets annual maintenance, along with lots of their other trees.


Experienced, solid Arborist's assistants (non-aerial) stay at $30.


I pretty much buy people what they want to use, within reason.
If someone brings their own personal gear, they are compensated.
That said, I've got 9-12 saws in the truck, 2000+' of ropes, shiny this and that, 3 saddles, 3 sets of spurs, 3 rope walkers, 20+ wedges,4 throw cubes, 3 POWs, 2 blowers and GRCS in a pear tree.