After a life of wild first ascents, cutting-edge free climbing, and even belaying Lynn Hill on her groundbreaking ascent of the Nose on El Cap, Steve Sutton passed away on June 1.

Tucked off an interstate, down a winding road lined with grassy hillsides, open fields and farmhouses in Orange, Virginia — about 90 miles southwest of Washington — Carrie Swanson guided dozens of ...

For people who love big trees, Yosemite National Park’s most iconic attraction is the Grizzly Giant. The roughly 2,900-year-old, 34,000-cubic-foot giant sequoia is the oldest and largest of 500 trees ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sharon Jean-Philippe, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) Students who study ...

Students who study forestry will read about trees, but they do not often get the chance to climb up into a tree, feel its branches and see its leaves up close. After observing how many forestry ...

A union in Columbus made a formal complaint after the city farmed out brush-clearing duties at a wastewater plant. The competitors? Goats. By Sejal Govindarao See more of our coverage in your search ...

The Pacific Northwest chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture hosts an annual regional tree climbing competition in a Portland park, where arborists can compete for the chance to ...

For disabled travelers in search of adventure, there are a growing number of adrenaline-fueled options. In Oregon, one wheelchair user went tree-climbing. Geoff Babb, 68, from Bend, Ore., made two ...

When Libby Bower decided she was ready to leave her job in social work and youth development, it was the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. After applying for numerous jobs, she received a callback from ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY Ore. (KPTV) - Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue crews rescued a baby goat from a quarry off Farmington Road on Saturday night. Just after 9 p.m., crews with Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - The Iowa Arborist Association is holding its annual Tree Climbing Championship Friday, May 1 through Sunday, May 3, at Riverside Park in Sioux City. While it is the 20th year for ...

On ground level, Mickey looks like just another mutt doing the things the dogs usually do in the backyard. But when it comes to this apricot tree and Mickey's best friend Wesley, Mickey the mutt is ...