Climber full-time opening at The Morton Arboretum

That would be a dream job for a young person starting out. The knowledge you would acquire there would be priceless.
And you don't have to deal with homeowners, rotten trees, septic tanks, power lines, dog shit, or buildings.
If I was 20-30 years old, I would be hot on this one, but I doubt they want a 71 year old fellow who would want to do things his way.
 
Shadowscape said:
That would be a dream job for a young person starting out. The knowledge you would acquire there would be priceless.
And you don't have to deal with homeowners, rotten trees, septic tanks, power lines, dog shit, or buildings.
If I was 20-30 years old, I would be hot on this one, but I doubt they want a 71 year old fellow who would want to do things his way.
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It's actually the opposite from what ive heard (I had a phone interview with them). They said it's waaay more lax than your normal production climber work and usually done by 3. I heard someone else say it was a great retirement job because of how chill it was.
 
Yea, I'd have to agree. The guys who pay me well posted their pay range in the ad, or just asked me to name my price and then paid me what I asked.
 
Like I said, it would be a great job for a new guy starting out. CDL will be of no use there. I would be surprised if there was another climber at all, and your help would be a few grounds keepers. The place is kept up, so you would end up pruning a small limb off if it died, not taking down dead trees. It is a showcase arboretum that is maintained that way.
I would be very surprised if you did a removal more than once every couple years, and most of the time you would be working at preventative stuff.
If you are someone who wants to climb and prune, cut and saw, that position would not be something you would be happy with. But the botany knowledge you obtained there would be priceless down the road as you moved on to a tree service.
I have spent a considerable amount of time at the Morton Arboretum. It is all private grounds with one way in and one way out that you pay to enter. It is not like it is a park that people just wander in and of. You have to have some love of tree to even be there.
 
Sprucinator said:
no I had a phone interview and decided it wasn't for me. I live an hour away so it was a long shot to begin with. I wanted to hear what the pay was to decide if it'd be worth the drive or not. Sounded like a great job, I just can't afford that pay with the commute at this time in my life.
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How long have you been out of Olympia?
 
Shadowscape said:
Like I said, it would be a great job for a new guy starting out. CDL will be of no use there. I would be surprised if there was another climber at all, and your help would be a few grounds keepers. The place is kept up, so you would end up pruning a small limb off if it died, not taking down dead trees. It is a showcase arboretum that is maintained that way.
I would be very surprised if you did a removal more than once every couple years, and most of the time you would be working at preventative stuff.
If you are someone who wants to climb and prune, cut and saw, that position would not be something you would be happy with. But the botany knowledge you obtained there would be priceless down the road as you moved on to a tree service.
I have spent a considerable amount of time at the Morton Arboretum. It is all private grounds with one way in and one way out that you pay to enter. It is not like it is a park that people just wander in and of. You have to have some love of tree to even be there.
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ya it def seemed that way when I talked to them. But they did however, say that everybody on the crew (or most atleast) climbs so everyone is kind of on the same level
 
Sprucinator said:
I'm definitely loving all the oak trees out here. The kinds of trees I would have dreams about out west. But everybody out here seems to mainly stick to using lifts :/
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Yeah, you are too close to civilization. Hard to find someone around those parts that actually climbs. Lifts and cranes.
I spent a lot of time in Crystal Lake and Round Lake Beach taking out elm trees a long time ago. Those were some massive trees that canopied the roads, so it was like driving in tunnels made of trees. But DED took them all.
I grew up a bit south of there in Wheaton/Glen Ellyn area.
 
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