Spirit Pruners

01/10/2025

10/20/2024

Our 2nd annual spiced up Pumpkin Event. Next Sunday! Put on by my non-profit Templ Foundation and sponsored by Revamp. Maybe see you there. 🎃

(If you want to know about other Templ activities or volunteer in the future, message me)

09/14/2024

Our annual company float is such an enlivening communal tradition.

07/21/2024

“Embrace the wildness of nature, for it mirrors the wildness within your heart.” - David Deida
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02/20/2024

A rare fruit pruning class in Spokane is being offered by the ISA, Tuesday March 12th at Harmony Woods!

Join Laila Suidan on Tuesday March 12, 2024 at Harmony Woods for the Fruit Tree Pruning workshop. This workshop will start at 8:30 am to 3:15 pm with lunch included. Awarded 6 CEU's (A,T,M,Bp)

05/27/2023

Last week we had a tree support and modification workshop with members of our crew and a group of students from Spokane Community College. We talked about bolting, cabling, propping, and other forms of tree support. A nice light fun and educational way to start a Thursday. :)

10/07/2022

We want to introduce our new addition to the company. Welcome to the team Mason.

04/03/2022

Spirit Pruners is featured on the recent Rock to Roots podcast, which highlights land management and conservation practices. I was honored to chat with Hilary Sepulveda and Duane Zbranek on their show!

01/14/2022

https://www.spokesman.com/galleries/2022/jan/07/ice-sculptures/

Local arborists gather in West Central Spokane to create ice carvings using chainsaws and other tools, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022.

09/12/2021

Art show by Arborist Jose Villa at our shop this coming Saturday!

08/30/2021

The newest vehicle in our fleet. Created by Dan Maus, an arborist we are lucky to have with us. He’ll have to wake up little earlier to make it to the jobsite in time.

01/24/2021

Spokane Ponderosa Network Honors Presents Award At City Hall to Spirit Pruners!

Background & Significance of the Awards:
On the 21st of April 2014, the City Council for the City of Spokane adopted Resolution No. 2014-0039, which formally declared the Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) the City’s official tree. Their declaration mentions many reasons why this native conifer deserves this status, including its outstanding adaptation to local ecological conditions, drought and fire tolerance, low-maintenance, wind firmness, wildlife habitat, and the many other environmental, economic, social, health and aesthetic benefits it provides both residents and visitors of Spokane. The Resolution specifically states that the citizens of Spokane should support the development of policies and programs to protect existing Ponderosa Pine trees and the ecosystem in which they exist, including the planting of new Ponderosa Pine trees. Towards this goal, the SPOKANE PONDEROSA NETWORK has elected to formally recognize the contributions made by the Mr. Kelly Chadwick (Spirit Pruners). These awardees provide excellent examples of how property owners and their arborists can successfully incorporate Ponderosa pine forests into a variety of different urban land uses, and improve both commercial and residential property values. Certificates of Appreciation will be presented to representatives of Spirit Pruners and Whitworth University at the Spokane City Council’s meeting on October 9th, 2017.

About Spokane Ponderosa Network:
The Spokane Ponderosa Network (SPN) is a group of citizens focused on the conservation and restoration of the City of Spokane’s official tree, Pinus ponderosa, and the ecosystem that it depends on. Our geographic scope is primarily the City of Spokane, where there has been a long history of removal of Ponderosa groves due to urbanization, and replanting has not been sufficient to sustain the forest. One of SPN’s programs is to present awards to people, businesses, agencies, non-profit organizations, such as commercial and residential property owners and arborists who have made an outstanding contribution towards conservation or restoration of Spokane’s official tree and our native forest. New SPN awards will be announced periodically. Other recent awards include Ferris High School (S. Regal St.) and Summit Church (E. 29th Ave).

About new SPN Award Winners:

Kelly Chadwick: Mr. Chadwick is the owner of Spirit Pruners, a small, progressive, Spokane company with a couple crews of arborists. Spirit Pruners practice visionary arborism, continually refining their practices to benefit trees and improve Spokane’s forest habitats, providing sustainable alternatives for customers. Our research suggests Spirit Pruners have declined job offers to remove many large healthy Ponderosa pines in Spokane that are of little risk to life and property. SPN encourages other arborists working in Spokane to exercise similar old-tree conservation practices.

12/13/2020

Had the honor of creating a video presentation for the ISA interpreting mushrooms on and around trees. It was a wonderful opportunity to deepen my knowledge and support our community of passionate, devoted, curious professionals.

09/29/2020

Amoe proudly representing his most recent wildlife snag

09/19/2020

https://www.pbs.org/video/secret-mind-of-slime-oa3w89/

Wow, captivating. So glad to have seen this exploration of another form of intelligence we are studying. Pretty far out.

Meet slime molds: the brainless blobs that can learn, make decisions, and navigate mazes.

08/19/2020

This wood rose let’s me know when I have forgotten to water it by shedding one leaf, a yellow flag to get my attention.

05/28/2020

Hazen Audel built this rad counter for my new bathroom with wood from trees we removed and milled by Matt Stewart. I am honored to have a piece of Hazen’s in my house!