Although Mel Hamilton is completely at ease when she works high in the branches of a tree, she said her mother was anxious while watching her compete in the Illinois Arborist Association Annual Tree ...

From left, Eric Massie, Ryan Rastok, Erin Massie and Chris Johnson suspend themselves in a Scotch pine tree in northwest Lawrence on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. The four arborists enjoy spending some of ...

Steph Dryfhout has a “passion” for trees – and now she’s a double world champion at climbing them. The Bay of Plenty arborist has won her second consecutive International Tree Climbing Championships ...

Kathy Holzer loves it when someone tells her to "go climb a tree." She doesn't take it as an insult. It's an invitation. Holzer, 41, never outgrew her childhood passion for climbing trees. Now she ...

Natalie Beneviat Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025 5:00 a.m. | Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025 5:00 a.m. Saying that a recent tree-climbing school was hands-on is a bit of an understatement. As an arboreal activity that ...

ALBANY — Passersby found themselves looking up Saturday in Washington Park, as competitors took to the branches for the state’s tree climbing championship. While many may remember clambering up trees ...

BEDFORD, Va. (AP) - On a gray Tuesday morning in Bedford, arborist Jonathan Sledge was in the neighborhood and getting ready to climb 40 feet up a tree. Another name for an arborist is a tree surgeon.

"You're a monster, Brad!" Doug Tochtrop called out Friday morning in a shady area of Holliday Park on Indianapolis' north side. Brad was Brad Booher. And he was doing something pretty monstrous: He ...

This year’s Indiana Tree Climbing Competition has come to a close, with Purdue’s Casey Johnson finishing first place in the preliminary events and Jon Montgomery winning the Masters Challenge and ...

I need to have one of my trees pruned. Is this a good time to have this done? Do you have any advice on choosing a company to do this? — Darnel Dobson Now is a great time to have trees pruned. In the ...