{"id":146,"date":"2023-05-26T20:19:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T20:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everarborco.com\/?page_id=146"},"modified":"2023-05-26T22:15:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T22:15:00","slug":"about-the-owner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/everarborco.com\/index.php\/about-the-owner\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT THE OWNER"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"146\" class=\"elementor elementor-146\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68a7a4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68a7a4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-063ea67\" data-id=\"063ea67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fee336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fee336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DEREK SKAPES\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f3ecfa elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2f3ecfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-hand-point-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-352a048 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"352a048\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cf6164\" data-id=\"6cf6164\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d2d618 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d2d618\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: austin-roman; font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">Derek Skapes has been hiking, playing sports, landscaping, and has been passionate about wildlife\/outdoors since he was a kid. Throughout his life, Derek has spent times working in the different aspects of Everarbor. His inspiration for creating the company stemmed from his experiences landscaping, traveling, working in wildlife research\/care, arboriculture, horticulture, and clothing.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: austin-roman; font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">Derek graduated from Baldwin Wallace University with a bachelor\u2019s degree in Business Administration and Environmental Studies. \u00a0After college, Derek moved to Oregon, taking a position on a wildlife research team through Americorps. \u00a0He was quickly transferred to a forest service cabin in the Wenatchee National Forest\/Oak Creek Wildlife Area in Washington while continuing his work for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. \u00a0This is where he learned to appreciate the outdoors while living with no computer or television and split his own wood for heat.\u00a0 His work included stream and habitat restoration, vegetation monitoring, and spent much of his time conducting research on Rocky Mountain Elk and Bighorn Sheep herds. \u00a0In his spare time, he traveled and backpacked throughout the state of Washington.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e04518\" data-id=\"0e04518\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca477dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca477dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/everarborco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SKAPESintheMist-300x400-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-148\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everarborco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SKAPESintheMist-300x400-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/everarborco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SKAPESintheMist-300x400-1-263x350.jpg 263w, https:\/\/everarborco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SKAPESintheMist-300x400-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa5fb7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa5fb7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aef7883\" data-id=\"aef7883\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b311c22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b311c22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: austin-roman; font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">Derek moved back to Ohio and took a job with Lake Erie Nature &amp; Science Center as a wildlife specialist. &nbsp;He conducted animal care and wildlife rehabilitation, coordinated volunteers, and managed a program of high school student volunteers. &nbsp;He led an expedition and educational trip with these high school students throughout Costa Rica. &nbsp;After 5 years at LENSC, he accepted a job as an environmental scientist in Southern California (Orange County).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: austin-roman; font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">Since making the move back to Ohio, while juggling time as a head varsity high school baseball coach, Derek has worked for Cleveland Metroparks as a wildlife research technician studying the habits, health, and population of white tailed deer, as well as coyotes. He then transferred to the forestry division in Cleveland Metroparks where he came to learn and understand arboriculture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: austin-roman; font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">Derek spends much of his spare time carrying out duties as the owner of&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.everarborco.com\/story-of-everarbor\/\">Everarbor<\/a>&nbsp;and staying active through sports and hiking.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p class=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: austin-roman; font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\">He resides in Lakewood, Ohio.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEREK SKAPES Derek Skapes has been hiking, playing sports, landscaping, and has been passionate about wildlife\/outdoors since he was a kid. 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