The Tree Thinking Podcast

A good leader helps a group of people become an effective team. Through communication, organization, adaptability, self-awareness; along with many other skills. A good leader helps everyone understand the goal and pull in the same direction. On this episode of the tree thinking podcast we share our experiences, for better or worse, and try to keep the tangents to a minimum, on: “Everyone Leads”. I...

What is an arborist? How do you define safety on your crew? What is your strategy for selling tree work? Are trees sentient beings? And why wigs and aerial rescue don’t mix? Through a mix of deep dives on individual subjects, getting out and field testing our equipment, and interviews with the people that make up our industry. Tree Thinking will answer these questions and many more. As we try to u...

What is an arborist? How do you define safety on your crew? What is your strategy for selling tree work? Are trees sentient beings? And why wigs and aerial rescue don’t mix? Through a mix of deep dives on individual subjects, getting out and field testing our equipment, and interviews with the people that make up our industry. Tree Thinking will answer these questions and many more. As we try to u...

What is an arborist? How do you define safety on your crew? What is your strategy for selling tree work? Are trees sentient beings? And why wigs and aerial rescue don’t mix? Through a mix of deep dives on individual subjects, getting out and field testing our equipment, and interviews with the people that make up our industry. Tree Thinking will answer these questions and many more. As we try to u...

What is an arborist? How do you define safety on your crew? What is your strategy for selling tree work? Are trees sentient beings? And why wigs and aerial rescue don’t mix? Through a mix of deep dives on individual subjects, getting out and field testing our equipment, and interviews with the people that make up our industry. Tree Thinking will answer these questions and many more. As we try to u...

Season opener with Jake the Rake. If you want to get the crew some beer click here: —  https://redcircle.com/tree-thinking/donations

On this episode of the Tree Thinking Podcast. The OG crew gets together and looks back at the first year of the podcast. Were joined by Dan, get a message from Jake, and share some of our favorite memories, with some clips mixed in. Thanks for joining us for the last year! If you want to get the crew some beer click here: —  https://redcircle.com/tree-thinking/donations

On this episode of the tree thinking podcast. We explore on the job training, weekend climbing training, and get into stories from the field. On Rigging, Trainings and a little friendly competition. If you want to get the crew some beer click here: —  https://redcircle.com/tree-thinking/donations

Canopy watch has helped create a community that helps us understand the forest above the forest. all while they helping build confidence through experience and giving scientists the tools and connection that in power the next generation to move the science of the canopy forward.  On this episode of the tree thinking podcast we are joined by a scientist, a teacher, and a friend of the show. On Conf...

No one starts off knowing everything. But if you stay on the path... the person that only does removals, has a harness without leg straps, and ties their lanyard to themselves, can go on to become a fully trained arborist running their own company. Then go on to be a trainer for NATS. Traveling around helping share what they know to up the game of our profession. On this episode of The Tree Thinki...

What happen when you get a couple tree nerds, no out line, and just hit record? Well, we talk climbing rigging, and some stories from the field. On this episode of the tree thinking podcast. Andrew and Jamie chop it up on an impromptu episode on Double ropes and rigging tricks. If you want to get the crew some beer click here: —  https://redcircle.com/tree-thinking/donations

Not everyone can say they changed the game. You have to be at the cutting edge of how it’s done. Then think out of the box. Add some competitive spirt with an entrepreneur’s mentality, and in the end you have humble down to earth tree guy who changed the way a lot of us move around the canopy. On this episode of the Tree Thinking Podcast. We get into Prefer crew size, climbing with canopy watch, t...

How long do you plan on getting after it? There is an endless amount of tree work to be done, and you can only do so much. How long do you plan on working in the field? It changes depending on the person, and how the persons takes care of themselves. Done right tree work keeps you in great shape, providing a physics lab /gym/ and barber shop. Where we train our mind body and soul. Done wrong tree...

If you want to get the crew some beer click here: —  https://redcircle.com/tree-thinking/donations Another hangout at Jake the Rakes moms house, and as always the hospitality was on point. This time Jake has a bone to pick with D-Rake, and he doesn't hold back.

If you want to get the crew some beer click here: —  https://redcircle.com/tree-thinking/donations Educating each other is a big part of our mission statement. We learn, and Mentor, because sharing what we learned will make our profession grow, and reward the ones willing to put in the work. On this episode of the tree thinking podcast we catch up with Patrick Masterson. He has helped educate thro...

If you want to get the crew some beer click here: —  https://redcircle.com/tree-thinking/donations The ARC is a training hidden in a competition. Where they introduce a bunch of arborist different rope access skills. Anytime you can learn something new that relates to climbing ropes. You add to your toolbox of skills and become a better tree climber. Not to mention a lot of fun. On this episode of...

If you want to get the crew some beer click here: —  https://redcircle.com/tree-thinking/donations Fall is here, and it might be the most beautiful time of the year. The weather the trees, what the client wants and needs. But, it’s all about to changes. There’s nothing you can do to stop it, and there’s no two ways around it. It happens every year, daylight is running out. Winter is on its way, ar...

For decades the czar of power tools has been the internal combustion engine. The image of a burly, flannel-clad feller wielding a two-stroke monster chainsaw has been burned into the cultural zeitgeist. With the advent of battery technology and its steady improvements, are those stereotypes going the way of the dodo? Is the modern tree worker carrying a chainsaw powered by the same technology as a...

It’s always great to trade stories with your buddies. We share our success and failure for more than entertainment. A good story helps share knowledge, perspective, and makes a more informed, and better trained arborist. On this episode of the tree thinking podcast. Jamie and Andrew are joined by Dan. We trade stories from the field, Dan starts with saving an oak tree and we get a little crane hea...

These trees were used as a food sources for the Kalapuya people in the Willamette Valley. They were open-grown individual trees due to their fire land management practices. You can recognize them from a distance by the classic tree shape of their canopy in an open field, and up close by their iconic leaf shape and oak galls. On this episode of the Tree Thinking Podcast we talk about a local legend...

If you want to get the crew some beer click here: —  https://redcircle.com/tree-thinking/donations Growing up in New York State surrounded be trees helped lead him to become an arborist. Being an arborist put him on a path to become a stand out within the PWN. He been a climber, running a spray rig, owned tree companies, and in the 90’s he focused on consulting. In that time he’s helped bring scie...

If you want to get the crew some beer click here: —  https://redcircle.com/tree-thinking/donations When the wind that fueled the holiday farm fire hit Eugene. It left trees down all over town. One of them was a 160’ pine tree leaning over a 6 story building. We shut down a block, and used two cranes to get the tree down. While the tree came down without hitch. Behind the scenes tensions where high...

On the evening of September 7th of 2020 fires rage throughout the west coast. In our corner of the Pacific Northwest the holiday farm fire was just starting. It was a deadly mix of devastating fire being pushed by winds reaching over 70 mph. as night fell the smoke had started to roll down the hill. We woke up the next morning to ash falling from the sky like snow, and there was a thick fog of smo...

Are you down with PPE? We build a safe culture, educate ourselves on the safest way to do the work, use safety equipment, but the last line of defense in your safety is Personal Protective Equipment. We start with our footwear and work our way up. To give you a taste of some of the PPE we us. Because the most important thing in the day is that you make it home ok. On this episode of the tree think...

Jake the rake and his mom have moved to town, and we got the invite to the housewarming party. We didn’t know what to expect but we found a great time. The conversation was flowing and people were coming and going. I think we found a home away from home. On this episode of The Tree Thinking Podcast. We talk about The Hemlock removal at the coast, local tree lingo, Jake's mom, how we store our...