Gouger's Tree Care is based in Saylorsburg, PA, at 117 Cedar Hollow Road. Ryan Gouger started it in 2021, runs it, and shows up on every job himself. That's not a line — it's how the business has run from the start.
Don't take our word for it: Pocono readers voted Gouger's the best tree service around in 2023 and again in 2025 — and the crew is nominated again this year.
The Crew
Ryan Gouger — Owner and Operator
Ryan is the one who answers the phone, walks your property for the estimate, and is on site when the work happens. He climbs, he operates equipment, and he answers for the quality of every job that carries his name.
His voice is what you hear in every Facebook post, in every "CALL US BECAUSE WE CARE!" sign-off, and in every reply to a customer review. The business is him.
Nate Kitchell — Crew
Nate has been with Gouger's and put in the work to get here. Sondra Kish said it after her 60-year-old black walnut job: "Ryan and Nate — very professional, they really know what they're doing, clean up everything when done."
Ryan Sokolowski (Soko) — Crew
Soko runs ground operations and is part of what makes the crew function the way it does — each person with a designated role, working together. Kate Benner watched an entire multi-tree job from her window: "I was impressed at how they worked together as a team, each with their own designated role in the job. It was clear they had perfected their craft down to a science."
Kash — Mascot
Kash is Ryan's dog. He showed up at Pleasant Valley Elementary's trunk-or-treat. He is not a tree removal specialist, but he is a crew member in the broader sense of the word.
The Work
Gouger's handles tree removal, tree trimming, stump grinding, storm damage cleanup, land clearing, and brush chipping across Monroe County and the West End Poconos. The equipment includes a 70ft bucket truck, crane capability, and climbing, roping, and rigging for tight-access jobs where equipment can't get in.
They operate as Gougers Tree Care Inc., a PA-registered contractor (HIC #PA178687), carrying general liability insurance and workers' compensation for the whole crew. A certificate of insurance is yours for the asking.
Sixteen Facebook recommendations, 100% recommend rate. A handful of those reviews are worth reading in full — they're specific in a way that form-letter praise isn't:
"Whole job was done in two hours and they didn't leave so much as a leaf on the ground afterwards." — Kate Benner
"The price was beyond reasonable compared to other local quotes." — Meghan Voccia
"Another person came to give us an estimate, and had his own agenda. Ryan listened." — Jacque Spencer
"He showed up at 8:30am and worked till 9pm to get it done in one day for us. It's rare to get this great service with a company." — Ilona Kadz
That last one: 8:30am to 9pm for one customer's job. That is what shows up means to Ryan.
The Community
Ryan isn't from somewhere else. He's West End Poconos, and his business is part of how this community works.
West End Fair — Silver Sponsor and on-the-ground contributor. Gouger's took down trees at the West End Fair grounds — actual work, actual relationship with the fair.
West End Fireman's Festival — Sponsor.
Lehigh Valley Quarter Midget Racing Club — Sponsor.
PTAA Softball and Baseball — Sponsor.
Pleasant Valley Elementary — Trunk-or-treat participant (with Kash).
He also puts up Small Business Spotlight posts about other local businesses he supports — Meadowbrook Diner, Jeff Whitaker Woodworking — calling them out by name because he thinks people should know about them. That's the character of the operation.
The wood chips from big jobs? When the Garden of Giving in the community has reached out looking for chips, Ryan's delivered them.
Who Gouger's Is Right For
If you have a tree problem in the West End Poconos and you want someone local who shows up when they say they will, does the work right, and leaves your yard looking better than they found it — call Ryan.
Phone: (570) 620-7631 Email: Gougerstreecare@gmail.com Address: 117 Cedar Hollow Road, Saylorsburg PA 18353
Free estimates. Fair prices. Cleanup included.
CALL US BECAUSE WE CARE!
