Ron Yaple is President of Race Mountain Tree Services, Inc. Based in Sheffield, the company provides services required to care for and remove woody plants, including consultation, pruning, diagnosis, pest management, mulching, structural reinforcements, fertilizing, and removal. He is a Massachusetts & New York Certified Arborist, Connecticut Licensed Arborist, Tri-State Pesticide Licensed, Tree Risk Assessment Qualified, and a Registered Consulting Arborist.He served for 8 years on the Massachusetts Arborists Association’s Certified Arborist Exam Committee assisting in the revision of the exam’s study guide. Locally, he is on the Board of Greenagers, a youth training and employment group.