Spring/Summer 2017

Almstead Around Town

It was another successful Earth Day and Arbor Day at Almstead this year! Our participation included events in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.

North Haledon, NJ:  Branch Manager, Ryan Duff, arborist Oscar Winfrey, and the Almstead team organized a junior tree climbing station at the Ridgewood Earth Day Fair, where children had memorable views from a tree-climber’s perspective! There were tree seedling giveaways as well as Almstead memorabilia. Ryan planted a tree at the Felician Sisters campus and took part in Arbor Day activities at the Almstead Tree Nursery at Russell Farms Community Park. Oscar shared his knowledge and expertise on trees and planted a tree at Sanfordville School in Glenwood.

Stamford, CT: Arborist Isaac Taylor organized a tree-planting with students at the New Canaan Nature Center. Branch Manager, Gary Norman, and Vice President, Michael Almstead, connected with students, teachers and elected officials for Earth Day celebrations and planted a tree at Brookside Elementary School.

Hawthorne, NY:  Arborist Patrick McVey presented a show-and-tell demonstration on the benefit of trees in our environment to students at Transfiguration School in Tarrytown while Assistant Branch Manager, Jeff Thrasher, and arborist, Russell Wagner, planted a tree at the Somers Public Library.

New Rochelle, NY: Arborist, Michael Marks, Michael Almstead and the Almstead crew supported an Eastchester Girl Scouts Troop at a tree planting event at the Magic Treeture Forest Nursery. Almstead also sponsored the popular junior arborist station and handed out saplings at Wave Hill Public Garden.

For more information and pictures of all our 2017 Arbor Day activities, please visit almstead.com/arborday.