Arbor Camp in Sacramento CA

[Oxman]

A couple of ISA Certified Arborists leaving the tree planting ceremony.

 

[Oxman]

List of 33 species found at Camp Pollock, in Sacramento.

 

[Oxman]

Future climb-ins will be held at this fantastic site. Gary, the Ranger said we could come back again. For future reference, here's the site map. The Valley Oak is in the yurok area, on the riverbank.

 

[Oxman]

The World's Most Perfectly Proportioned Plant Pathologist, Al Shigo.

 

[Oxman]

Here's Lori, owner of Strictly Trees, Santa Rosa, California.

 

[Oxman]

L-R Lori, of Strictly Trees, Chad, Rhonda.

 

[wertreelovers]

Hello Ox

Great Pictures!!! Wow, I've been off line for a few days, but I was happy to come back to this!!! Thanks! You are a great photographer.

I'm still having issues, but I'll get pics up soon.

How are things in Seattle?

 

[Oxman]

Busy in Seattle, looking forward to the next rec climb. Editing photos.

Heres Ray Morneau, Western Chapter ISA President, during the simulated competition briefing.

 

[wertreelovers]

Ray recently sent me a link to his Picasa posting of Arbor Camp pics. I'll ask him if he doesn't mind if I post it here, so you can see those pics too.

Glad things are busy for ya, even with the wacky weather. Heard you had a late snow.

More Rec climbing would be fun. Last weekend, Bert and I helped out a friend in her Arborist Class Lab teach folks how to climb. It was at the LA Arboretum in a fantastic oak that was used in the 2006 WCTCC. It was great fun!

Do you ever have any opportunities to volunteer for things like that up there?

 

[Oxman]

The attachment shows a long view of the the group at Camp Pollock with the mystic valley oak. It was fun to climb this tree for 3 days in a row.

Here's a report from another forum of a recreational tree climb in February of the Bogachiel Spruce.

 

[Oxman]

Knot instruction by Robert Phillips.

 

[Oxman]

Bambi footlocking the tail.

 

[Oxman]

Getting set.

 

[Oxman]

And they're off!

 

[Oxman]

Do Boy Scouts love to climb trees?

 

[wertreelovers]

Okay, so I'm finally posting my pictures one at a time, since I've tried posting an Album in Picasa, but it won't upload.

Here's a great pic of Becca learning how to climb and prune a young unidentified Oak species we think.

We're trying to talk her in to signing up for the TCC, so we may have another competitor!!!

 

[wertreelovers]

Here we all are thanking our great sponsors for the event. Tobe (Sherrill Tree) donated Gift Certificates and T-Shirts for our 1st Western WOTTy meeting. It was awesome!! Now our ladies can buy gear and look stylin'!!

 

[wertreelovers]

Here's a little variation on our thank you.

Thanks again Tobe Sherrill!!!

 

[wertreelovers]

Here is Ray's Picasa album for Arbor Camp...

http://picasaweb.google.com/rmarborist/Workday20082dzRecap?authkey=kTTunJ3NLvY

Check it out