Photo courtesy of Henry Saint John/AdobeStock. For years, I thought I was tougher than winter. I was too tough for gloves. I hated losing feeling with gloves, so I worked through the cold. Then my fingers got cold [...]

Amy Tetreault teaching a yoga class at TCI EXPO ‘25. Photo courtesy of Chris Hall. Tree care work can be physically demanding and mentally challenging. Whether you’re climbing into the canopy, operating equipment, managing crews or running a [...]

A SavATree climber in action. All photos and graphics courtesy of Sarah Cusack. Tree climbing is, by every physiological measure, an endurance sport. The average heart rate of an arborist working in the canopy hovers around 160 beats [...]