The Tree Thinking Podcast

A big part of doing this show is trying to connect our community. How do you do what we do? There is a lot of ways to do our job, and we all do it a little different. If your trying to be a little better today than you where yesterday. And you want to share what works for you. Then we want to know. What makes you tic? And what’s your favorite trick?

On this episode of the tree thinking podcast. We reach out to our community. Talk stories tips and tricks. Try to see what makes the tree world tick. On The people that make up our profession. 

David has been climbing trees since 1995. But not as an arborist as an ornithologist, a scientist who specializes in birds. He began climbing in remote corners of Honduras, to study birds in the canopy of the rainforest. This is where he learned the power of climbing trees. Now day’s he’s the Executive Director of Canopy Watch International, a nonprofit that facilitates canopy access for personal and scientific discovery. They do public climbs, and trainings for scientists and arborists, and they do development work by training scientists in developing countries.

On this episode of The Tree Thinking Podcast. We talk about the benefits of climbing trees. What it means to Crosses training across industries, bridging the gap between tree climbing and scientific discovery. It’s our pleasure to talk to Dr. David Anderson

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Everyone loves sending a big top, monkeying around a large canopy, or playing with a new piece of climbing gear. But when you hit the ground, can you get down? Raking, staking brush, running the lower down lines. These are just a few of the skills that keep the brush moving. The best climbers I know take just as much pride in their ground game as they do in there climbing. After all to get into the tree, you got to learn the ground.

On this episode of the tree thinking podcast we stack up what it means to work the ground, lower out what doesn’t work, and leave it cleaned up so nice you can’t tell we’ve been here on getting down and working the Ground 

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With the summers first heat wave in full effect. The temperature was rising at the Tree Thinking studio, and the crew was ready to go. Because we don’t let the heat stop us from getting the job done. Especially when the job is drinking beer and talking trees.

This week on the tree thinking podcast. We kick back and share some stories about sending tops, get into some gear talk. Thing heat up when Jake the rake goes straight at D-Rake. We are a little steady, and a little smooth. And eventually we find our groove. On high temps, cold beer, and stories from the field

Random Show #4 we are joined by John Hunts (@johnnylovestreecare on the gram). We talk squirrels, cat rescue, stories from the field, wildlife snags and more on Squirrely zombie trees.

Michael started tree work back in the 70’s, and that lead him on a path he’s still on today. He started his career dragging brush, worked his way to being a climber. And enjoyed a full career. These days he’s still building the arborist community. Weather it’s through organizing groups on the internet, working on tree fund events, or hauling gear to help set up big climbs.

On this episode of The Tree Thinking Podcast our conversation goes from tree work in the 70’s, to talking to the future on Building community, Pioneering the future, and the semi-retired life of Michael

Tim has forged out a unique path through the tree climbing world. 

He teaches and facilitates rec climbing. As a pioneer in adventure rec climbing. He has traveled and climbing around the world for years. He’s taught the art of technical tree climbing in Atlanta Ga. Then Grants Pass, Or.  In 2010, he started Tree Climbing Planet in Oregon City, and he’s been teaching in Oregon for the past 15yrs. He has guided tree climbing expeditions into remote locations in the Amazon, Central America and old growth redwood trees. And is planning future expeditions in New Zealand, Tasmania, Australia, Malaysia, Bhutan and Madagascar.

On this episode of the tree thinking podcast. We talk to someone who has inspired thousands of people from around our planet to climb trees, he an adventure, explore and all-around trail blazer. It is our pleasure to talk to Tim “tengu” Kovar.

For more info:

www.treeclimbingplanet.com

www.Canopyintheclouds.com 

Ricardo is a climbing arborist. In the last twelve years. He’s been involved in line clearance, bark beetle killed removals in the sierras, now days he work towards tree care. Putting his focus to plant health care, air spading, crown restorations, all of the good stuff. He’s recently shifted into sharing what he’s learned by putting on trainings, a matter a fact he just got back from Bogota Colombia where he just put on a Rigging course.

On this episode of the tree thinking podcast we talk to an arborist who is making the industry a better place through what he does in the field, and through the classes he teaches on this episode we talk to international instructor extraordinaire Ricardo Vazquez.

One of the things I dig about our profession is the brotherhood, and one of the things that make it so strong. We all know, if you get hurt, I’m coming to get you. One of the best things about doing tree work is no job is the same. For aerial rescue that is one of the challenge. We train every way we can imagine with the hope that we only use it in a competition. Why can’t they get down, do you need to set an alternative rope, how do you bring them down, and then how does it work when Fire department shows up.

On this episode of the tree thinking podcast. We analyze the situation, come up with a plan, and when help arrives we do our best to play nice. on Much to do about Aerial rescue

Everybody is working for the weekend. But when you love what you do that much, when the weekend starts, the work continues. We all have our reasons. Some people want a little extra money, some just want to help friends and family, some are sharpening their skills in an effort to master there craft, and some just love to get after it. I would guess for most it would be a mix of these reasons. How does the song go? “You need to get up, get out and get something”.

On this episode of Tree Thinking we get up early on our off day, get on our work boots and get some extra jobs done, all for the love of it on: the weekend grind.