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A Force For Good in the Community: Sharing SEED’s Impact

October 7, 2025

At our grand opening, we asked guests, “What impact will the SEED Campus have?” and heard answers about promoting careers in arboriculture, fueling economic activity in the region, sparking new scientific research, and more. Read more to learn about Davey's vision for the future.

Training

Training Spotlight: How Davey’s New Climbing Center Supports Skill Building

October 1, 2025

At first glance, Davey’s indoor climbing center at the SEED Campus looks like a towering structure of metal and angles. But the frames serve a clear purpose: to replicate the challenges of tree climbing in a controlled environment.

Training

Training Spotlight: Canopy Walk

September 17, 2025

Fifty feet above the ground, nestled among the branches of oak trees, the SEED Campus canopy walk opens a world that’s usually reserved for climbers.

Training

Training Spotlight: New Classrooms at the SEED Campus

September 5, 2025

Within the main building at the SEED Campus, new classrooms will host hundreds of Davey employees for training in the coming years. With the larger space, we can work toward increasing the size of our training programs – meaning more access for more Davey employees.

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.

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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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