On Halloween 2010, West Jefferson resident Duane Hook, 49, had a job to do. He received a call about a cat stuck in a tree, and for the first time, he would use his amateur climbing skills to help. He ...

The Davey Tree Expert Co. kicked off a free, three-day North American Tree Climbing Championship run by the International Society of Aboriculture at its new SEED Campus in Kent on May 15. The public ...

He’s a world-class tree climber climbing in a world-class arboretum. Joe Wurzel is a Senior Arborist at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. He specializes in climbing the tall trees throughout the park.

This weekend, the City of Trees will host high-flying arborists in a tree climbing competition in William Land Park, where the canopy becomes their playing field. The arborists will show off the ...

Sydney Hudzinski climbs in the 2023 Minnesota Society of Arboriculture's Tree Climbing Championship. She won in 2024 and is returning to compete in 2025. NINA MOINI: There's a kid in your life who ...

The trees were always comforting to Brick Reilly. “I was the only deaf kid in my family, my school and my community,” Reilly said. “Climbing trees became the only time I felt good about myself.” So he ...

When Libby Bower decided she was ready to leave her job in social work and youth development, it was the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. After applying for numerous jobs, she received a callback from ...