Breaking News
Jul 1: Highlining Over the Elora Gorge
Feb 12: Aiming High: Does the DTX Shoulder Shot Tree Toppler Hit the Mark?

current issue

Corporate Member Spotlight

Delta Apprenticeship Program

SavATree Training Targets Safety, Recruitment and Retention

You won’t find it written elsewhere this way exactly, but one of the strengths of the 2,500-plus-employee SavATree is organic growth, and one of the building blocks of that growth is its training program, according to company officials. And one of the newer training offerings is its Tree Climber Education Series.

Read More

Advocacy & Regulatory Compliance

Product Reviews

June Mr. Safety!

Bryan Kotwica is a talented illustrator and climbing arborist with a knack for bringing safety to life through his art. From February 1992 until 2020, his “Mr. Safety” cartoons were a staple feature in the TreeWorker Newsletter.  TCI Magazine is thrilled to renew its collaboration with Bryan and to bring his insightful and amusing cartoons to readers every other month.

inovation small

CSI for Bugs

Between November of 2020 and June of 2021, Tree Care Industry Magazine published “CSI for Bugs,” a five-part series of articles focused on honing diagnostic skills of arborists. This series detailed a forensic approach to diagnostics called symptomatology that uses clues left behind by a pest to help identify the culprit.

Part 1, “Basics for Diagnosing Problems Caused by Insects and Mites” (November 2020), focuses on how signs and symptoms can help arborists pin down the identity of the perpetrating pest.

Read More

Part 2, “Diagnosing Injury Caused by Insects with Chewing Mouthparts” (February 2021), discusses symptoms caused by defoliating insects. 

Read More

Part 3, “Diagnosing Dieback Caused by Insects” (March 2021), discusses insects associated with dieback in the canopies of woody plants.

Read More 

Part 4, “Diagnosing Discoloration and Distortion Caused by Insects and Mites” (April 2021), looks at what changes in the normal color of leaves can reveal about the damage being done and the perpetrators causing it.

Read More 

Part 5, “Insect Products Provide Clues,” discusses products insects and mites leave behind that serve as clues to their identity much the same way a hair, clothing fiber or bodily secretions can be used by crime-scene investigators to identify the human perpetrator of a crime.

Read More

Connect with Us!

Published Accident Reports

TCIAAccident Briefs

June Digital Magazine

TCI Magazine digital edition

Industry News

TCI Magazine audio edition

latest videos

Highlining Over the Elora Gorge

Highlining Over the Elora Gorge5

"Rather than haul the tree up the rock wall, we set up highlines to run the cut pieces across to the other side of the gorge" says Joe Legate. In this photo, he explains, "The knot on the carabiner is a double fisherman’s knot that locks the carabiner in place so it doesn’t roll or turn on you.” All photos courtesy of the author.

Highlining Over the Elora Gorge

Experiential Rigging Forces

Experiential Rigging Forces1

Exercise 1 photos a, b & c: "Feeling Forces” is a strategy to teach arborists about the forces generated in tree-rigging operations by having participants feel forces mimicking those they will be putting on a tree. Here, in exercise 1, the participant's torso and legs represent the trunk of the tree, and the arms are the limbs.

“Feeling Forces” – Experiential Learning Focused on Rigging Forces

Subcontracted Tree Care

Subcontracted Tree Care5

The author rigging out a cottonwood log near a house in La Crosse, Wisc. A company’s productivity should be at least doubled when employing a subcontracted climber.

The Ins and Outs of Subcontracted Tree Care Professionals, Part 1

Crane-ASSISTED Tree Removal

Crane-ASSISTED Tree Removal1

You want to avoid a cutting position between the tree and the crane.

Rocking Crane-ASSISTED Tree Removal

DMM Kinisi Max Climbing Saddle

DMM Kinisi Max Climbing Saddle1

Brandon Eldridge said he appreciated the high degree of customization allowed by plentiful gear loops and rigging points. You could carry any and all of the tools you’d need with this adjustable setup, he said.

The DMM Kinisi Max Climbing Saddle

Arborist Skills

Arborist Skills | Tailgate Training Session for Rigging and Chain Saw Use

unleashing AI's potential

Screenshot 2025-04-24 102322

Unleashing AI’s Potential

Arborist Skills: Aerial Lift Set Up

Screenshot 2025-04-08 104804

Arborist Skills: Aerial Lift Set Up

Screenshot 2025-04-01 084600

Solving the Language Issue for Spanish-Speaking Workers in Tree Care

tcia

Screenshot 2025-04-01 084742

From Expert to Educator: Developing Trainers Who Inspire