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Repurpose, Reuse, Recycle
Reduce, repurpose, reuse, recycle: all those “r” words we often hear around Earth Day. Buzzwords? Maybe. If taken seriously and pursued diligently, these actions can lead to innovation and cost-savings—and…
Internships: Focus on the People Skills
Internship opportunities abound, according to a recent employer survey. However, the skills employers want the most from prospective interns may surprise many job seekers. Eighty-nine percent of employers across all…
Changing Lessons by Changing the Scale
Dan Nellis, The EDGE Facilities Manager, will present Changing Lessons by Changing the Scale as part of the facilitation and programming workshop series at the 28th Annual International ACCT Exposition…
Arborist Scott Johnston partners with The EDGE
Scott Johnston partners with The EDGE’s Facilities Manager, Dan Nellis, to ensure the safety of our clients and our trees. Since 2009, Scott has logged 144 hands on volunteer and consultant hours.
An arborist muses on a 35-year career high in the branches
(Adrian Higgins/The Washington Post)
By Adrian Higgins Gardening columnist
Scott Johnston has his feet on the ground but his heart in the air. Day in and out, he trusts his life to a harness, coils of half-inch rope and 35 years of knowledge gained by working in trees.
“Do you want me to rig up and climb a tree?” he asked. That’s all right, I said, clinging to my notebook. I’m not sure my nerves could take it, even as a spectator. Johnston, who is 58 and looks like a maturing matinee idol, thinks nothing of getting high into an 80-foot oak or tulip tree. As an independent certified arborist, he has devoted his working life to trees, is passionate about them and, if you scratch below the cambium, is vexed by the way we treat them.
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