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Chippewa Conducts Tree Climbing Training
By: John Stewart, Chippewa National Forest
The Chippewa National Forest held a tree climbing training June 10-14. The training was organized and conducted by John Stewart, Chippewa National Forest recreation technician and certified tree climber, under the guidance of regional tree climbing coordinator Paul Valento.
The first day was classroom instruction to get participants basic knowledge and prepared for on-site training. The next three days were spent at Norway Beach day use area practicing 3-point climbing techniques, static and moving rope systems, and aerial rescue.
This training had 4 climbers certifying at different levels, John is working towards tree climber trainer certification, while Adam Myers (Chippewa), Ellen Frondorf (Chippewa) and Tom Schrembeck (Superior) certified as tree climber trainees.
Tree climbing allows unique access to the forest canopy for a wide variety of purposes. Forest service tree climbers can assist all program areas in many ways including seed cone collection, tree pruning, species monitoring, wildlife habitat creation, and conducting research.
