Ben Veling, owner and operator of Timberwolf Tree Care, had been working with trees for nearly 20 years. Starting with a chainsaw and a pickup truck, he has built Timberwolf into what it is today: the premier plant health care/full service tree care operation in northern Michigan.
Ben is currently one of only nine Board Certified Master Arborists in the state of Michigan; BCMA is the highest level of certification available within the industry. He has completed the American Society of Consulting Arborists' (ASCA) Consulting Academy and is on his way to becoming a Registered Consulting Arborist.
In addition to Ben's position as the owner and salesperson for the company, he is also nearing completion for his certificate of Commercial Horticulture from Michigan State University.

Also on staff for the fifth year is our crew foreman, Andrew Farnsworth. Andrew is also a Certified Arborist and is the face you see at every site. He is very knowledgeable about trees and their health and safety issues. Andrew is very dedicated to what he does and follows the national industry standards to the letter.

Always on our crew there are Certified Pesticide Applicators, who are held captive by the laws of the State of Michigan as to what/when/where and why to apply the particular chemicals with which they are working.

With the applicators, foreman and salesman are the ground crew, who do a lot of the grunt work. They are always a hardy bunch, working in all weather conditions and hauling all of the bits and pieces from the work zone to the truck. The members of the ground crew are also held to high standards of professionalism, each holding at least one certificate of education from the Tree Care Industry of America's Tree Care Academy.

The voice on the phone is Molly, Ben's wife and office manager. Molly does the scheduling of the work as well as all of the billing. She knows where the crew and Ben are at any given point in each day and is the go-to for answers to most questions. Molly is also currently slated to take the Certified Arborist exam this spring.