Who we are:

Arborjack Tree Service is a fully insured, family owned business serving the Hayward Lakes and Rice Lake Area. Our focus is on safety, tree health, aesthetics, and customer satisfaction. We practice safe & controlled removals, healthy & aesthetic pruning, and responsible & environmentally friendly disposal.

Tree work can be risky business for the tree, workers, and property. To ensure safety, we follow the ANSI Z133 standards for the tree care industry put out by the American National Standards Institute. We stay up to date with the latest arboriculture and safety practices through continuing education conferences and workshops offered by the TCIA, ISA, WAA, and MSA.

Our team includes a homeowners insurance expert and an ISA Certified Arborist.

Bios:

Bob Berg, Sr.
Owner/Foreman

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A stage performer, Big Bob (center) is a member of the band the "Porch Dogs" playing across the Midwest, he has even played at the historic "Tootsies" honky tonk bar in Nashville, TN.  More importantly, he has a long history in the tree felling and tree care. Bob has worked as a logger on the Mississippi river bluffs, as a journeyman utility tree worker for Asplundh Tree Expert Co., and has extensive experience in residential tree service. He has been a local business owner for over 35 years as an independent insurance claims adjuster covering Northwest Wisconsin and as an Owner/Operator with Arborjack Tree Service.

His extensive background in tree care and tree felling combined with his insurance expertise has proven invaluable in technical removal operations and consultations with home owners regarding tree risk assessments and hazard tree removal.

Robert Berg (Bob, Jr.)
Owner/Climbing Arborist

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Robert has been a lumberjack athlete; throwing axes, chopping & sawing wood, speed climbing, and log rolling for years with various lumberjack shows around the world. He has performed across North America, Australia, and New Zealand. He is a 2 time Lumberjack World Championships competitor. He officially retired from lumberjack sports in 2016 and now focuses completely on arborist work. He is active in ISA Tree Climbing Competitions across North America. He has also worked as a climbing arborist in Norway and across the Pacific Northwest with some of the top climbers in the world. He enjoys rock climbing, biking, running, and engineering advanced tree rigging systems.

He spends his time swinging from limb to limb performing tree care across northern Wisconsin. He has a Business Degree from Bethel University (St. Paul, MN) and is an ISA Certified Arborist.

Andrew Johnson
Climber Specialist

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Also a former lumberjack athlete Andrew has traveled the nation competing and performing in Lumberjack Sports, from theme parks to corporate events he has performed in front of all types of crowds. With nerves of steel, a background in lumberjack sports and landscaping he is a natural working at height, with a crew, and machinery. Andrew has always been a big fan of the outdoors and after high school attended the University of Montana in Missoula where he studied science, was an active fly fisherman, worked at a dude ranch, and hunted prairie dogs. He now takes full advantage of living in northern Wisconsin and  enjoys hunting, fishing, and snowmobiling. Special note: Andrew actually shot a record wild boar in the state of Florida.

No longer an entertainer Andrew now keeps strict focus on safety and the task at hand (although he does sometimes attract a small neighborhood crowd).

Scott Meinke
Groundman Extrordinaire

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A retired Army Veteran "Uncle Scott" spent many years repelling from helicopters learning good rope control, attention to detail, and safety protocol. His rope control made him our lead roper on technical rigging projects. Uncle Scott had a separate pair of gloves for various tasks so he would have just the right feel on the rope. When it came to lowering heavy pieces of wood to keep property or the at height worker safe he was a master at estimating weight and the amount of friction needed to hold a massive chunk of wood tight or let it run. In the winter you would've found Scott at the ice races and if the weather was nice  you would have found him cruising on his Harley.

Uncle Scott passed away from natural causes fall 2017, he worked nearly right to the end and was a valued team member. RIP "Uncle Scott" you are missed.

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Bill Biver
Aerial Lift Operator

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Our "Jack of all Trades", this guy can do it all and has the experience prove it. He is a worker at heart and takes pride in everything he does. He has been working in the trades for years and is respected for his mechanical ability. He has had a chainsaw in his hand since he was a boy growing up logging for firewood and has picked up more than a few old logger tricks from his uncle "Jimmy".  Bill also has plenty of experience working at height and rigging as a former union steel worker and line clearance tree worker. Bill enjoys spending his free time working on projects, researching tree equipment, and spending time with his wife and two boys. He is currently fabricating a new stump grinder of his own design. 

Bill's diverse background and skill set make him an indispensable part of the team and a natural "in the bucket".
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