WHO ARE WE?
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We are a locally owned and family operated tree service here for
your tree maintenance and removal needs. Benjamin Jones is
our lead climber and more importantly, husband to our CEO
Florentina Marie, and father to Myra and Helena. Marie and Ben
met boating on the rivers in Six Rivers National Forest. When the
world changed in 2020 the family knew their trajectory in life
would also change. They moved from coastal Humboldt to
where they would be close to the river again. Both are advocates
for our land, our waterways, and for working together with nature
to mitigate the effects of natural disasters. Operating out of
Eureka and Salyer CA. Marie writes the contracts and runs the business while Ben manages the crews
Our mission is to provide a local family run business which our community can trust to improve the properties and land we service. Additionally, to approach every job with professionalism, integrity, and the skills to mitigate safety hazards.
The Team
Who We Are
Florentina Marie
Founder & CEO
Marie writes the contracts and runs the business. We like to say, Ben manages the crews, and she does the rest.
Wife, mother of two, avid whitewater enthusiast and lover of all that nature has to offer.
College of the Redwoods - Business AA 2020
NOLS- Wilderness EMT 2016-2018
ACA-Rowing Instructor
Ben Jones
Chief Operations Officer / Owner
Ben Jones, our Director of Operations is a skilled technical tree climber and faller pulling from his past 9 seasons of experience in the USFS as a forestry technician aka wildland firefighter. The last 5 years based out of Salyer CA with Ukonom handcrew completing certifications as an NWCG Faller 1/C Faller, USFS certified Tree Climber, Incident Commander, Firing Boss, Saw boss, Crew Boss, and Heavy Equipment boss trainee.
Likewise, he has a diverse background not only in tree work, but also in risk analysis and hazard mitigation while managing different types of people, resources, and heavy equipment.
Husband to Marie and father of two, in his off time he enjoys whitewater rafting, building and creating, and spending time with his family.
Capabilities Statement
Max Murphy
Lead Sawyer / Lead Groundie
Born and raised in Grapevine, Tx, he graduated with a degree in philosophy from St. Edwards. University. Moved to Northern California in 2019. He has spent the previous four fire seasons living in Salyer and working for the Forest Service. Now a sawyer and senior firefighter for Ukonom Handcrew.
Prior to wildland fire, his work experience is in land management, outdoor education, and construction.
He is a man of simple pleasures and enjoys timber felling, rock climbing, and ultimate frisbee. He's happiest when he's outside and challenging himself in new ways.
Geoffrey Campbell
Climber / Lead Groundie / Supervisor
Geoffrey has 10 years in the industry from sawyer to climber and has lived in Humboldt county 20 years, 13 of those years in the Willow Creek area.
He is married to Kimi Tamura and has 3 children, Phoenix, Naiya & Asher. Aside from family life, he has a passion for this community and the wild outdoors. He prides himself on helping friends, neighbors, and the community by creating safe homes and properties with wildland fire resiliency in mind. In his spare time, he loves spending quality time with his family and friends, fishing, kayaking, hiking, camping, wild foraging, and anything to do with our beautiful local outdoors.
Geoff is a proud member of the Jones Family Tree Service team and we are honored he chose us.
Travis
Are you an efficient hard worker, with a growth mind set, who's a team player, and interested in growing and developing your skills? You might be great for our team.
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Although, we are not hiring at this moment, we need to expand our workforce as our business expands and hiring within our community is important to us!
Our motto at Jones Family is that we are "Professional, Local, Experts who are Safe, Efficient, and Reliable" if this resonates with you please send us your resume today.