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Andy Milauskas
Co-Owner
Nearly as long as I have memories, I have been climbing trees. Monkey-like tendencies are in my genes. At age six, the pine in my neighbor’s yard was accessible and provided an elevated perspective on the world. First, it was a few branches up, eventually to the top.
One of my mother’s hobbies was turning our yard into a small arboretum. Having purchased and planted, say, a bald cypress or a tulip poplar or maybe a pine bark maple, often she would come to realize her newest addition wasn't getting the sun it needed due to the thick stands of box elder that inhabited the property. So, with a carpenters box saw I would ascend these scrub maples and remove limbs, leaving stubs to stand on, until I was high enough to take the top and not damage the recently planted ornamental. I drug the brush to the backyard where it got stacked, eight, ten, twelve feet high and in the cool, damp days of autumn, my reward was a raging pyre. Little did my mom know that these modest beginnings would be the foundation of my future career.
Early this century, I came to work for another tree service in Anchorage that was relatively new. In the decade and a half that I worked there, the company grew, and I grew. My responsibilities covered all aspects of tree work (except for logging) as well as many aspects of running a business.While this arrangement worked well, I eventually felt that I wanted to run my own business, making a focus on customer care and high-quality work the highest priorities. And so the desire to start Boreal Tree Care was born.
ISA Certified Arborist PN 6243 A
ISA TRAQ tree risk assessor
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Bill Byl
Co-Owner
Bill Byl lives in Airport Heights with his wife Emily and dog Leo. He moved up to Alaska in 2016 from Michigan, where he spent 17 years working as an arborist, tree climber, equipment operator, IPM technician and general manager for a mid-sized tree company. When he isn’t working on the house, he spends his free time soaking up as much of the wild spaces as he can; back packing, Nordic skiing, split boarding, hunting, fishing and biking.
ISA Certified Arborist MI 3991 A
ISA TRAQ tree risk assessor
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Bailey Booher
Employee
Bailey got into tree work a couple of years ago after moving to Alaska to help his mom out after surgery. He has grown into the industry with a hard work ethic, a mind for learning, and a commitment to safety. His cooking keeps us going on out-of-town jobs and working long hours day after day helps keep us on schedule as we grow.
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Kwagnut
Job Supervisor
Motivated by getting pets, food, and various pieces of wood, young buck Kwagnut appears from time to time on job sites. Happy to hang in the truck or play with your pup, he’s a good boy.