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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 ...

The Bay of Plenty arborist has won her second consecutive International Tree Climbing Championships world title. This time, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Arborists from across the region gathered ...

On his commute to work, Jonah Gage strapped spikes to his boots and clipped his chain saw to his waist at the base of an 80-foot cottonwood tree. The climbing arborist had a busy morning ahead, high ...

Professional arborists from across seven states took to the trees in Hanscom Park for a tree-climbing competition Saturday.Video: Arborists participate in tree-climbing competitionCompetition takes ...

Steph Dryfhout has a “passion” for trees – and now she’s a double world champion at climbing them. The Bay of Plenty arborist ...

EATON — Luke Glines is in his woody gym, scurrying through the tangled limbs of a silver poplar. “I’m always varying it up to try new angles, you know,” he says, breathing hard. “Always want to try ...

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 ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) _ A four-day ...

A few years ago, Emily Fisher helped some friends clear branches from ponderosa pines near Placid Lake. “They got me up in one of those trees, and I loved every second of it,” she said. She loved it ...