Climber found dead in tree A tree trimmer was found unresponsive and hanging from his harness in a tree April 9, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. Police found David Cerigioni, 70, hanging upside down about 50 feet in the air. [...]

Type & number of incidents for February 2022 Climber hurt in struck-by A climber was injured after being struck by a free-falling limb during a crane operation February 14, 2022, in a town in Massachusetts. The company owner related to [...]

Type & number of incidents for March 2022 Groundworker electrocuted A groundworker was electrocuted during tree-trimming operations March 1, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin. Dustin L. Gurney, 38, of Janesville, Wisc., was part of a tree-company crew trimming trees when a [...]

This is a demonstration of soil excavation techniques using both and pneumatic air tool and hand tools. The trick is to expose lateral roots without harming the finer roots if at all possible. Harrison McPhee Inc. generously donated [...]

Climate change isn’t going away, at least not in our lifetime, and global temperatures will continue to rise. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change forecast is for a temperature rise of 2.5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit over the next century. [...]