About this episode
Amanda Pipes from Davey's Calgary, Alberta, office talks about the benefits of our forests, how you can help keep them healthy and the benefits of teaching others about trees. In this episode we cover: Benefits of trees (1:28) How forests benefit wildlife (2:09) Wildfires (3:02) Drought and what you can do (3:50) Flood control (6:44) Cleaning the soil (7:13) Amanda's favorite trees for Calgary's climate (7:31) Weather changes and what trees to plant (9:13) Chinook (10:18) How Amanda started her job (11:11) Educating others about their trees (13:12) How often should you have an arborist do a safety check on your property? (14:31) Diversity in the landscape (15:22) Satisfaction of helping others (16:26) To find your local Davey office, check out our find a local office page to search by zip code. To learn more about National Forest Week in Canada, go to the Canadian Institute of Forestry's website . To learn more about the benefits of trees' shade, read our blog, The Benefit of Shade Trees - Nature's Sunscreen. To learn more about drought tree care, read our blog, What Should I Do with My Trees in a Drought? Connect with Davey Tree Expert Company of Canada, Ltd. on social media: Instagram: @daveytreecanada Connect with Davey Tree on social media: Twitter: @DaveyTree Facebook: @DaveyTree Instagram: @daveytree YouTube: The Davey Tree Expert Company LinkedIn: The Davey Tree Expert Company Have topics you'd like us to cover on the podcast? Email us at podcasts@davey.com. We want to hear from you! Click here to send Talking Trees Fan Mail!