Pine View Weevil Watchers: Class of 2005-2006 The Pine View Weevil Watchers continue a scientific field study at Myakka River State Park that began in January 2001. The class of 2005-2006 has collected and compiled data on the bromeliads growing at the Canopy Walk Way in Myakka
Read more →101 Urban Tree Climbs From Ginkgo to Elm, from street-side to urban forest style, from 3 to 80′ tall, Eric Tartter and Dave Katz achieved their first urban tree climbing expedition: free climb more than 100 trees in one day! Starting around 10am and climbing continuously until
Read more →Smith Woods Top Out! Here’s a story from a recent ascent into the home-town forest! The plan was to leave Ithaca at 8AM drive out to Trumansburg, climb up a fat Tulip and be back before we had to teach Tree Climbing at noon. 4 hours, lots
Read more →First Ascents into the High Frontier of Costa Rica ¡Pura Vida! A good time to write a note: nearing the end of the third month here in Tres Piedras, Costa Rica. This past month was quite exiting. This past week Mark, Keith and I taught a course
Read more →Smith Woods: Part Four: Tyrolean Traverse! The adventures into the high frontier continue on: For the fourth consecutive Sunday in a row, the tree climbing team ventured off into the Old Growth forest near Trumansburg, NY! Today we decided we would climb two neighboring trees in two
Read more →Old Growth Ascents: Take 3 The Sunday-Climbing-Team was in full-force today. Professional arborist Brendan Kelly joined Morgan Thompson, Eric Tartter and David Katz for a fun day in the canopy. We all cruised into the old-growth forest near Trumansburg, NY in search for good laughs, good scenery,
Read more →Venturing into the High Frontier: Part 2 Last week’s adventures into the Big Boys with Eric Tartter and Morgan Thompson inspired a Sunday tradition of climbing into the canopy of Smith Woods. This small parcel of Old-growth forest near Trumansburg, NY has numerous giant trees (Tulip Poplar,
Read more →Smith Woods Old Growth Forest First Ascent! What a team: Thompson, Tartter, Katz, and a burly ol’ Tulip Poplar! We climbed to ~ 110′ and had to use to ropes to rappel down. Lichens like I’ve never seen in the N.E. canopy, and great views: above the
Read more →Whether you are a rain forest canopy researcher, an arborist, or just a kid at heart, everyone loves to climb trees. Recall the excitement and sense of adventure when you first crawled into the branches to look inside a bird’s nest. Then you swung from limb to
Read more →Come see the TREE Foundation at the Sarasota Reading Festival! Saturday November 4th, 2006 Five Points Park Sarasota Florida 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Free Admission Info on Sarasota Reading Festival
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