Also the cost of living isn't that bad. I was making $11/hr on the crew in 2011 and was able to live in a decent spot and never went hungry. Last time I checked, Sacramento was the only metro area in CA that is more affordable than Austin, in case that puts things in perspective.
Our management has been doing everything they can to have crew pay adjusted to meet national averages. It's an unfortunate situation involving budget allocations and a department that is far from the best funded. Imo this is balanced out with all the training opportunities, vehicular assets at...
The Austin Parks and Recreation Department Urban Forestry Program is hiring three Forestry Technicians. The job is pretty standard tree work, however it is tree work in one of the nicest park systems in the country; Austin made the Top Ten Urban Forest list in 2013. There is a lot of...
Delayed image loading has been in issue over the past two years or so for me. Everything else works as intended. Continued thanks to Mark and Tom for the buzz!
Supposedly there is one available:
http://www.bsportscards.us/store.php/SSbsportscards/pd8983929/trango_cinch_green_by_trango?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2f7bBRDVARIsAAwYBBvyGx6zbyxZeLFbOX_X9zNNpnSGbr9TmVjo2ZIq4VGmg2C1BmNNdToaAvi7EALw_wcB
The first time I was on a crew the lead told me to drag the brush to the boulevard. A minute later he's shouting "Where the f*%k are you going?" I was headed for the nearest major street since I was working in a new region.
Here's a more formal crew ballet.
The concept of dendrophilia was unbeknownst to me before seeing this. It may be fair to say that the internet has the potential to enrich everyone's life. Period.
There are so many unspoken thanks from these subjects. I'm sure everyone assumed that their arbo-perch was as naturally safe as it was inviting.
Always glad to hear/see some pride shine through, SZ.
Title says it all. Just dandy.
I do think this is significant because it displays a very unlikely association between trees and a demographic that stereotypically is oblivious to the natural world. The combination also happens to be an internet comedy goldmine.
http://gothsuptrees.tumblr.com/