Awards

We take pride in the work we do that benefits our clients and the community. Below are some of the awards we've received over the years for exceptional service.

Clackamas County Recycle at Work Program

2008 — Distinguished Business Recycling Awards Group (BRAG) Membership

Distinguished BRAG memberships go to high-achieving Clackamas County area businesses that recycle all curbside materials regularly, prevent waste with at least six ongoing activities, consistently buy recycled paper and other recycled products and demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement.

Angie's List

2006/2007 — Super Service Award^®

Awarded by Angieslist.com — a word of mouth network of consumers that rates a variety of services. The recognition is based on Collier Arbor Care achieving and maintaining a SUPERIOR service rating on Angie's List throughout 2007. The award was also given to Collier Arbor Care for the year of 2006.

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Oregon State University Austin Family Business Award

2006 — Excellence in Family Business Award

Collier Arbor Care received the award in the category of Small Business (25 or fewer employees). An outside panel of nine judges evaluated entrants based on professional leadership with high standards for quality, safety and training; accessible management that includes employees at annual meetings, well developed estate and succession planning and active stewardship of the environment.

Oak Ridge Estates

2005 — Award of Distinction

Awarded by the National Arborist Association's Excellence in Arboricluture for work done to prevent large branch failures after the 250-year old tree was damaged in a winter storm. The work required extensive cabling, crown thinning and branch de-weighting.

Signature Oak at the Oregon Garden

2004 — TCIA Heritage Tree Maintenance Excellence in Arboriculture Award

Awarded by the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) for Collier Arbor Care's pro-bono community service work on the 400-year-old Oregon White Oak, the signature oak at the Oregon Garden in Silverton, Oregon.

In addition to cabling and pruning dead branches from the tree’s crown, Collier Arbor Care treated the tree organically to help control an infestation of oak pit scale and did soil and leaf tissue tests to determine nutrient levels and identify any deficiencies.

Perry Center for Children

2001 — Award of Distinction

Awarded by the National Arborist Association ’s Excellence in Arboricluture for work done to correct some hazardous conditions at the S.E. Portland location.

The pro-bono work included removal of a dead and dangerous maple tree, and the pruning of three large oaks with dead branches and limbs dangling over the parking lot.

Vancouver Historic "Old Apple Tree"

2001 — Award of Distinction

Reacting to a request from the Vancouver Urban Forestry Program after a bad storm, crews from Collier Arbor Care pruned the tree twice yearly, changing its lop sided appearance by pruning back long branches, thinning and selecting new branches to be kept, and deweighting the side to slowly restore its shape.