Thu, September 25, 2014 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM FOREST SCIENCES CENTRE. Free. Arbornautics: Exploratory Big Tree Climbing
Thursday, Sept. 25 at 1:00 pm
(part of National Forest Week celebrations, UBC Forestry)
Location:
Meet in front of the FSC Building (tree climb beside the Landscape Annex)
With:
Matthew Beatty (Arboreal Collective, BC Plant Health Care Inc.), Ryan Senechal (BC Plant Health Care Inc.), Thomas Walz (BC Plant Health Care Inc.)
You are invited to attend an interactive and informative tree climbing demonstration! The objectives of this one hour workshop include:
- Education pertaining to the care and conservation of our natural environment
- BC Big Tree Registry
- Tree climbing equipment and techniques for accessing large trees
- Tree climber safety
- Professional practice and standards.
The presentation team are certified as professional tree climbers and arborists. BC Plant Health Care is a progressive arboriculture services company which focuses on education, contemporary arboriculture practices and meticulous workmanship. The team supports and collaborates with groups such as the Ancient Forest Alliance, Ascending The Giants, and the BC Tree Climbing Competition. Our mission is to showcase the biodiversity of big trees. We strive to promote a relationship between canopy research, adventure tourism, and old-growth conservation by employing modern, low-impact canopy access techniques. The Collective’s mission is to merge research, adventure, education, conservation and community, and to expose their interdependence and interconnectedness.
Join us to learn more about up and coming big tree explorations!
Warm-up leisure reading: The Wild Trees by Richard Preston, http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/19/books/19masl.html?_r=2&