CLIMBING TREES

To try to save the oak grove near the street in Berkeley Campus from destruction, 78 of us took off our clothes and lay face down on the ground, with police and media and a hundred onlookers while Jack Gescheidt took beautiful photos. What was it like personally?

Here are seven books to help you share your love of trees with your children or school class.

Squirrels climbing trees then onto your roof? You can stop that!

A perfect example of adventurous youth neglecting to completely think through their actions.

Belaying ensures safety in rock climbing. It is possible to build your own ground belay for rock climbing.

Protect fruit trees from squirrel and chipmunk damage through habitat modification, pruning, squirrel traps and alternative food sources.

If you live in a forest you have to think about falling trees.

This article describes where to purchase Christmas trees in the Houston, Texas area.

Space in many gardens is often limited, therefore, espaliered trees and shrubs fill a need. They can provide desired beauty in places that otherwise might have to go implanted or permit one to grow fruit, where an ordinary tree would be too large.

A look into past literature regarding the question: How did certain snakes evolve to climb trees?

Pruning trees properly will improve their health and the beauty of the garden.

Black Gold, railroads, cattle, the stuff of Texas. For some. But for East Texans, Texas is all about trees. The Texas Forestry Museum in Lufkin, TX. tells their story.

Red is having a breakdown, dissatisfied with life and feeling no inspiration in living it. Only when he begins to observe his neighbor does he begin to feel anything at all.

A look at the animals and plants and trees in the Taiga Biome.

Exploring the forest from a zip line is a great adventure!

There is no finer sight than a house wall, fence or veranda covered by the leaves of a fiery-colored creeper unless it is a balcony adorned with a colorful, scented cloud of flowers or a pation that is reminiscent of the warm Mediterranean.

I am not a "Tree Hugger", Ecologist or other. I do appreciate the lessons we can learn from Mother Nature's Children. Find out about some of the spiritual lessons a Tree can teach as well as some History and Symbolism.

How a group of friends hiked to the top of Mount Colden in the Adirondack Mountains. How hiking to the top isn't as easy as it looks.

According to Oncor, an electric distributer, although it may be tempting for one to trim their trees on their own, one should leave the trimming to the experts.