As a self-professed tree nerd, there is nothing Bret MacKay likes to do more than climb trees, preferably white oaks. Except for one thing – teaching his fellow arborists how to do it safely. As crew leader and climber with [...]

Editor’s note: Two readers contacted TCI Magazine last winter suggesting we do a story about Floyd Taylor. The first was Nathan J. Wright, CTSP, ISA Certified Arborist and manager distribution forestry with National Grid Western Division in Fredonia, N.Y. “There [...]

After 22 years with Tree Care Industry Magazine, six as managing editor and the last 16 as editor, I am retiring at the end of this year. If all goes according to plan, the December magazine will be my 264th [...]

Fair warning to readers who may be looking in this article for applications of new gear or tips and tricks in the art of tree climbing. Instead, I am going to take a risk and do a deep dive into [...]

A "stolen" seedling. All photos courtesy of the author. I was a few years into my career, working for Olde Colonial Tree and Landscape, then in Dedham, now in Hingham, Massachusetts, when the owner and my first mentor, [...]