Twenty years ago, David Anderson started climbing trees out of necessity. As a graduate student at Boise State University, he was researching birds in Honduras — but he was missing huge pieces of ...

A technique adapted from the aid-climbing methods practiced by rock climbers is described for climbing tall trees. Equipment lists are provided and the technique is illustrated. The technique provides ...

Early in my bowhunting career, I set up a ladder stand on top of a ridge that had oaks and plenty of deer sign. On opening morning, I watched a deer parade go down a trail that was 20 yards out of ...

Professional arborists will compete in the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture’s Tree Climbing Championship to be held at at Virginia Tech. Arborists from Virginia, ...

Editor’s note: This is an edited excerpt from Lynda V. Mapes’ book, “The Trees Are Speaking: Dispatches from the Salmon Forests” ($29.95 hardcover), which will be published April 22 by the University ...