Pope teaching an advanced climbing class with student Hector Herrera, an arborist for the Nambe Pueblo reservation in New Mexico. Photo courtesy of Brian Pope. A U.S. Air Force veteran and native Floridian, Brian Pope began his career [...]

Timothy M. Walsh, CTSP. Like most of us, I didn’t enter arboriculture chasing credentials. I entered because I loved the work: the pace, the responsibility, the crews and the satisfaction of doing difficult work well. But over time, [...]

As the former manager/lead trainer for K.W. Reese – a TCIA-accredited utility contractor and a 17-year TCIA member company based in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania – Carl Calfo took on Electrical Hazards Awareness Program (EHAP) training as a pet project when the [...]