PART I: Why it is Important to Hire a City Approved Tree Service: A Case Study

ABSTRACT: PARTS I –III illustrate with a Case Study why it is important for Carmelites to hire City approved Tree Service Companies. PART I provides a List of Current Tree Service Companies with Business Licenses for Tree Services. PART II presents the actual Case Study. And PART III recounts the “discussion” of the FOREST AND BEACH COMMISSION on the “illegal tree pruning of a Monterey cypress” in Carmel-by-the-Sea at their Thursday, July 3, 2008 Meeting.

Herewith is the City of Carmel-by-the-Sea’s List of Current Tree Service Companies (27) with Business Licenses for Tree Services, including Business Names, Location by City and Phone Numbers (or Physical Addresses).

AFFORDABLE ARBORIST TREE Monterey (831) 375-7900

BREEZY TREE Seaside 1-866-620-8991

CALIFORNIA GROWING CONCERN, INC. Fresno (559) 237-8733

CENTRAL COAST TREE/TIMBER SERVICE Big Bend, CA (831) 583-9784

COMMUNITY TREE SERVICE Watsonville (831) 763-2391 Email: Info@communitytreeservice.net

CYPRESS COAST COMPANY Carmel (831) 624-1799

DAVEY TREE SURGERY COMPANY Santa Clara 1-800-445-8733

EL GABILAN TREE SERVICE Salinas (831) 771-9751‎

GATES TREE SERVICE Carmel Valley (831) 646-8199

MAUREEM HAMB, WCISA 849 Almar Avenue Ste. C, Santa Cruz, CA. 95060

HARTMAN INDUSTRIES 37341 Palo Colorado Rd. Carmel, CA. 93923

IVERSON TREE SERVICE Carmel Valley (831) 625-5743

JOHN LEY’S TREE SERVICE Pacific Grove (831) 373-6332

LOPEZ GARDENING & TREE SERVICE P.O. Box 1023 Seaside, CA. 93955

MOUNTAIN F ENTERPRISES, INC. P.O. Box 1040 Placerville, CA. 95651

RICK’S TREE SERVICE P.O. Box 4194 Carmel, CA. 93921

SILVERLEAF TREE SERVICE Salinas (831) 663-0618‎

SMITH TREE SERVICE, INC. Carmel (831) 649-4343

SOUTH BAY TREE CARE
Salinas 1-866-751-3036 (831) 663-2677

SPENCER’S TREE SERVICE Carmel (831) 624-0187

TOPE’S TREE SERVICE Pacific Grove (831) 373-7765

TREEDOWN 88 Paseo Hermoso Salinas, CA. 93908

URBAN LUMBERJACKS, INC. Salinas (831) 373-0149

E. VALDEZ TREE SERVICE 400 Camino Aguajito Monterey, CA. 93940

WESTON’S TREE SERVICE 19872 Cachagua Rd. Carmel Valley, CA. 93924

WEST COAST ARBORISTS, INC.
Anaheim, CA 1- 800.521.3714 Email: info@wcainc.com

ZARCO’S TREE SERVICE Carmel Valley (831) 757-7643

NOTE: In the last fiscal year, FY 2007-2008, the City has contracted with GATES TREE SERVICE, IVERSON TREE SERVICE, JOHN LEY’S TREE SERVICE, TOPE’S TREE SERVICE, URBAN LUMBERJACKS, INC., E. VALDEZ TREE SERVICE and WEST COAST ARBORISTS, INC.