Bomber at the controls during PHC safety training. What was it like for Nick Bomber, district manager for SavATree in Michigan, to be in the first class of tree professionals to earn TCIA’s new Certified Treecare Safety Professional (CTSP) credential [...]

Pursuing TCIA Accreditation during a time of rapid growth at Sperry Tree Care was part of the company’s overall strategic planning, according to owner Rob Miron. His business, based in Eugene, Oregon, has been a TCIA member since 1994 and [...]

Employees who are appreciated work harder and don’t develop a wandering eye for other job opportunities. The key component of creating a positive and mindful culture in the workplace is to foster an environment where employees feel cared for and [...]

Joe Tommasi, left, speaks with Peter Gerstenberger, today TCIA’s vice president for industry expertise, during a TCI EXPO sometime in the 1990s. Tommasi has presented on safety topics at TCI EXPO more than once. Note the National Arborist Association logo [...]

Photo 2: Drake tightening a Hobbs H2 lowering device on a hazardous tree removal. All photos courtesy of the author. People always ask me, “Why did you want to become a climber?” While there is really no easy answer to [...]