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PHOTOS: SEED Campus Grand Opening Celebration

August 28, 2025

We celebrated the grand opening of the SEED Campus on Aug. 15, 2025. Re-live the milestone through a gallery of photos.

SEED Grand Opening: A Day of Celebration

August 20, 2025

Around 300 employees, retirees, project developers, and community leaders came together Aug. 15, 2025, to celebrate the grand opening of Davey’s SEED (Science, Employee Education and Development) Campus.

Training

Training Spotlight: Non-Energized Right-of-Way

July 24, 2025

Employees will have a space to learn about work related to Davey’s utility operations at the SEED Campus's non-energized right-of-way.

Features

PHOTOS: A Look Through the SEED Campus’s ‘Front Door’ – a 30-Acre Arboretum

July 8, 2025

As we inch closer to the SEED Campus’s grand opening, the campus’s metaphorical “front door” – a 30-acre arboretum – is truly beginning to bloom.

Employees

New Life for an Old Davey Truck

June 24, 2025

When visitors enter the SEED Campus lobby, they’ll be greeted by an iconic piece of Davey history: a restored 1953 Dodge Power Wagon.

Research

Exploring Vegetation, Agriculture and Solar Arrays

June 13, 2025

The SEED Campus’s two-acre solar array, in addition to being a key sustainability feature, is an evolving research laboratory. Earlier this spring, the Davey Institute seeded new vegetation under the arrays in hopes of identifying the best practices for establishing and maintaining it.

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About The SEED Campus

The Davey Tree SEED (Science, Employee Education, and Development) Campus, the almost 200-acre property that formerly housed the Oak Knolls golf course and Franklin Elementary School on State Route 43 in Kent, Ohio, will be the new home to specialized training and research facilities for The Davey Tree Expert Company. The science and learning campus is being designed to ensure that Davey continues to attract and retain the most qualified, well-trained, and engaged employees possible.

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