Kellie Dodds Photo courtesy of Mauget. I’m settling into an empty office I’ve borrowed for this phone call, knowing it’s a quiet day because everyone else is at a trade show, and therefore it’s the best day to do some [...]

Justina Kraus, co-owner of Champion Tree Care, LLC, works part-time in the office and part-time in the field, and still climbs recreationally. Photos courtesy of Champion Tree Care. In the 1990s, Justina Kraus, now co-owner of Champion Tree Care, LLC, [...]

Rebecca Seibel-Hunt, CTSP, in black, climbing arborist with Johnson Ops Tree Care, a 13-year TCIA member company based in Holmen, Wisconsin, leads a session during the 2018 Women's Tree Climbing Workshop in Petersham, Massachusetts. Photo courtesy of Tracy Buchholz. When [...]

Rachel Brudzinski, far left with red glasses on her head, leads a session during the Morris Arboretum's seventh-annual Introductory Tree Climbing for Women course in October 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photos courtesy of Rachel Brudzinski. True empowerment of women can [...]