In Forest Ranch, One Community Shows Appreciation for Another
Nothing makes work go more smoothly and productively than a good, unified team effort. Teamwork is a topic I have always espoused as essential. This is never truer than in our own exceptional line of work – tree work! Beyond the crew cohesion is our safety culture, in which we recognize we are our brother’s […]
Krista Strating: Women’s Climbing Champion Says Anyone Can Do This
Krista Strating wears many hard hats. She works full time, year-round, as an arborist for the City of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, just outside Toronto. Strating also works part time as lead instructor for the Humber College Arborist Apprenticeship program. And she serves as an ambassador for Husqvarna and Notch Equipment. Finally, she currently holds the […]
PowerCorps Boston Provides Training in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry
In what appears to be a perfect merger of needs, a program in Boston is training people in search of a vocation to work in an industry historically in need of people. PowerCorpsBOS (Power Corps Boston) is currently in its second session of giving job seekers training in arboriculture and urban forestry. “At our core, […]
Geezers Climb Because They Can … and for Many Other Reasons
Geezers – now called Legend of the Geezers – is an opportunity for older climbers, those with the regular tree-climbing championships in their rearview mirror, to still take part in competitive tree climbing. It takes place each January in Florida (no big surprise there, right?). Those who take part, whether as climbers, organizers, volunteers or […]
Like Mother, Like … Son? Son of a Climber, Marshall Badeaux Focuses on Growth and Professionalism
Marshall Badeaux grew up in the tree care industry, the son of a company owner. What makes his story different than most legacy stories is that the company owner and primary tree climber was his mother, Betsy. “She started climbing in the early ’80s, when I was an infant,” Badeaux recalls. “My dad had passed […]