John Chiv/For the Times Standard
“Bringing Knowledge and Expertise to North Coast Trees” is the
motto of McKinleyville-based Cutting Edge Tree Service and Solutions, which is
approaching its one-year anniversary. Owner Erik Tjossem is a certified arborist.
”When someone is hiring
a tree service company, they need to look for certain qualifications. One is to
see if a certified arborist is on staff and to make sure to check what licenses
and certifications and level of training the company offers,” said Tjossem.
“There are various certifications and I chose the International Society of
Arborculture because it is one of the most trusted certifications. I am also a
member of the Better Business Bureau.”
Tjossem takes pride in
his work and that of his crew. “As far as I know I am one of a handful among
the tree services in the area that has a certified arborist on staff,” he said.
“And as stated on my website, I am the only company where an arborist is
present supervising every aspect of the job from start to finish.”
Specialists in the art
and science of tree care, certified arborists must have at least five years of
experience working in the field before they qualify to be rigorously tested.
Once certification has been achieved, arborists are required to maintain
current CEUs (current education units) from the ISA, which ensures the
progressive and constant education of a tree care professional and that they
are current in maintaining the industry's standards.
Tjossem graduated from
College of the Redwoods and majored in forestry. One of his classmates whose
family had a tree cutting business hired Tjossem. He worked for them for
eight years and in March 2012 decided to start his own business. Providing for
his family and establishing a business that will allow his children to grow up
here and live here as well as creating jobs and a stable future for his
employees is very important to Tjossem.
Recently, Tjossem was
visiting the Sequoia Park Zoo with his wife and kids and he ended up contacting
the Zoo to see if he could volunteer his company's services. There is a new
exhibit that required small removals of Redwoods and Tjossem and his crew
helped out. “I am so grateful to live in such a beautiful community, and this
opportunity allowed me to give back,” he said.
Even though the industry
is an expensive venture, Tjossem says his love for proper care of trees and his
goal to be “Humboldt's premier, trusted tree service company” keeps him going.
Cutting Tree Edge Service offers 24 hour emergency service and will take any
job from Trinidad to Southern Humboldt.
John Chiv is a freelance
news and feature writer and local business consultant. John has a local blog,johnchiv.blogspot.com, and can be reached
at 707-832-9990.
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