How Arborists are Trained

Talking Trees with Davey Tree · Dec 15, 2022 · 19m

Don Roppolo, director of arborist training within the Davey Institute, talks about training arborists, training for safety and his Davey career.

In this episode we cover:

Why this is the job for Don (0:34)

The importance of training (1:35)

How training works (2:36)

How training has evolved (4:15)

What Don’s job is like (5:40)

How Don started in arboriculture (6:43)

Why people enjoy working in arboriculture (8:20)

The view from the trees (10:35)

Training for safety and the basics of chainsaw safety (11:55)

Davey’s unique dedication to training (16:42)

What Don hopes his trainees get out of…