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    Tie-In-Point Backup?

    Falling in love done like a tree climber
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    Tie-In-Point Backup?

    In the real world as opposed to theoretical there is often someone on the ground, coworker, foreman or boss who's telling you everything looks good "Go get it!". Or your own mind under quote or expectations pressure telling you the same thing. It's super easy for someone else to tell you 'It's...
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    Tie-In-Point Backup?

    Climbing to the TIP and inspecting before working the tree is a smart practice. Many times you can visually assess well enough from the ground or from within the tree before reaching the TIP. Evo's comment about not getting greedy about getting the highest possible TIP is right on the money...
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    eastern white pine, lower third yellowing/thinning fast...not sure what it could be?

    Yes.
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    eastern white pine, lower third yellowing/thinning fast...not sure what it could be?

    We've had 2 in a row very cold/hard winters in Mass. Unless something else is discovered I like the winter burn diagnosis. Being next to an open pond increased cold wind effects. And yes, what's going on around the root zone. -AJ
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    New tribe rope bag

    Check out Casey Jones, he designed and sewed for NT, now on his own making great things happen. He can be located on FB. -AJ
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    Passing of Boomslang

    Yes. I saw that, remembered that thread. This makes at least two 2026 deaths I know of where people said things like "I need to get out of this" at some point and then got out in a terrible way. No answers just recognition that life is difficult from the get-go and the pressure on tree workers...
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    Owl dead in tree

    A raccoon latrine is a simply a place where they regularly defecate. Being smart animals they're not random about where they make deposits! Similar to humans that way ;-) The main difference is they don't use toilet paper. -AJ
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    Owl dead in tree

    Which reminds me, raccoon dung contains "raccoon roundworm eggs". This is the most significant disease hazard that I encounter on a regular basis around trees. Raccoons create "raccoon latrines" in tree hollows, on limbs and at the base of trees, I see them frequently...
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    Is cat rescue tree work?

    Yes. All the simmering neighborhood resentments become clear going door-to-door. And then there's all the magic of neighbors who never met each other chit-chatting while I climb up and say "where the hell's the cat?" (it was here a minute or two ago). Always fun-times with aggressive kitties! I...
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    Is cat rescue tree work?

    Ha, yes. -AJ
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    Is cat rescue tree work?

    The answer is a qualified yes: there's no saws buzzing, wood swinging, or chippers roaring. Did two rescues last Monday. Turned out to be a very long day. It is in part working in trees so yep it is "tree work" ;-) For the second rescue there was pulling poison ivy vine off a dying green ash in...
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    Owl dead in tree

    Federal law about not possessing raptor parts is to defeat the blackmarket for feathers etc. It's a big problem with people killing eagles so they can sell their parts. Your example is great. The proverbial black helicopters are not going to show up and bust a person who picked up a hawk feather...
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    Owl dead in tree

    The challenge when a bird gets hung up like that is they can severely break their leg as they struggle to escape. Birds have interesting bones very unlike mammals, super efficient structurally, they can’t be heavy like a ground-based mammal. When a compound fracture happens to a leg rehabbers...
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    Owl dead in tree

    Thx for documenting that owl disaster so well! Good to see your face. Onward! -AJ
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    Owl dead in tree

    Ha. Poor spotted owl, the butt-end of every joke ;-)
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    Owl dead in tree

    These are valid concerns on paper. In actuality for arbs very low probability. When in doubt wear gloves and a mask. A lot of this is common sense, don't inhale when a cloud of "bat dung dust" blows in your face out of a tree cavity. A friend (not an arb) got a lung infection from the Cryptoccus...
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    Owl dead in tree

    I've dealt with so many dead and dying owls and hawks, some hung up most of them secondary rodenticide poisoning, I've had to put aside omens of death. It's about their suffering not mine. I had a streak for awhile where a raven would fly over and croak every time I was on a particularly...
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    TCIA WTF?

    Which is why I referred to TreeBuzz as an anomaly. Social media has killed a lot. The quality of tree work related content and discussion on FB for example is horrendous. Any of the remaining tree work related forums left are all in the same boat, jumping from one to another is like a near...
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    TCIA WTF?

    That was covered previously in this thread. There is general agreement that checking in with Buzzers before quoting them is a good idea. On the other hand it can also be argued (and it is true) we already are quoting each other constantly on the Buzz "without consent". TreeBuzz is a public...

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