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TCI Magazine Audio Edition

TCI Magazine has upgraded its audio options so you can now listen to your favorite arboriculture articles on the go! Discover the latest in technology, techniques and best practices for climbing, rigging, gear and more, all while on the go. If it impacts our industry, we’ve got it covered in an all-new, easy-to-listen-to format.

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12:01

Rigging a Lightning-Struck White Pine Tree

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2025/07/03

BY CHRIS GIRARD Recently, Girard Tree Service LLC, which I co-own and operate with my wife, Heide, was asked to take down a lightning-struck white pine tree (Pinus strobus) on an island here in New Hampshire. Due to the remote location and terrain, everything would have to be climbed and rigged down by hand. On top of that, there were no adjacent trees for me to remotely tie in to and use as a backup, so I was going to have to stay tied into the tree for the duration of the work. Remem...

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7:08

No Bars? No Problem. Zoleo Satellite Communicator...

TCI Magazine Audio Edition ·

2025/07/01

BY TCHUKKI ANDERSEN, BCMA, CTSP In the tree care industry, communication is more than just convenience – it’s a safety essential. That’s why arborists Charlie White, CTSP, QT (TCIA Qualified Trainer), and Angel Arroyo, both with Northern Tree Service, a 48-year TCIA member company based in Palmer, Massachusetts, recently spent time field testing the Zoleo Satellite Communicator. They wanted to see how it performed in an area otherwise out of reach of cell service. Their verdict? It’s a practi...

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12:08

Insurance Pruning: Cut Risks, Not Canopies

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2025/07/01

BY JIM KASPER Across neighborhoods in the U.S., something strange is happening. Homeowners are receiving notices from their insurance companies warning them, “Prune back those limbs overhanging your home or lose your coverage.” The offending branches? Those on trees that overhang roofs – even healthy, structurally sound trees and branches. Remember to get your free subscription to TCI Magazine by clicking here.

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3:26

Collision Course – Tree Care and Insurance Industries

TCI Magazine Audio Edition ·

2025/07/01

BY ERIC PETERSEN By now, almost every practicing arborist has probably been involved in at least one conversation with a customer regarding their homeowner’s insurance company threatening to cancel their policy unless a tree or branch that is close to their home is removed. There often is no scientific basis for the removal expectation, leaving the homeowner confused and anxious about what they should do. Remember to get your free subscription to TCI Magazine by clicking here.

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7:14

Highlining Over the Elora Gorge

TCI Magazine Audio Edition ·

2025/07/01

BY JOE LEGATE A couple of years ago, we were contacted to remove a linden tree growing on the side of a cliff at the Elora Gorge, on the Grand River about 70 miles west of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. The tree was approximately 25 feet down from the top/edge of the limestone cliff and about 100 feet above the river below. The linden was leaning toward the spa building of the Elora Mill, which is a high-end hotel and spa that happened to have very expensive glass windows right next to the tree....

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7:25

Grapple Saws Revolutionize Debris Management for Bob...

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2025/07/01

BY DANIEL SHULTS The adoption of grapple trucks and grapple saws transformed debris management in several ways for Bob Ray Co. Inc., an accredited, 55-year TCIA member company based in Louisville, Kentucky. For instance, the company was out in early May 2025 performing storm cleanup after tornadoes passed through the Louisville area. In years past, the company might have dispatched five to six three-person crews with bucket, chipper plus crane trucks. Remember to get your free subscrip...

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3:33

Engaging Arborists Through Adaptive Training and...

TCI Magazine Audio Edition ·

2025/06/17

BY JAMES HOUSTON Over the past 40 years, our industry has experienced a remarkable advancement in the quality of training offered to professionals. What was once a largely informal, hands-on trade has grown into a highly specialized field backed by science, standardized practices and a strong emphasis on safety and environmental stewardship. Remember to get your free subscription to TCI Magazine by clicking here.

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7:02

Inflation Reduction Act Funding Freeze Faces Legal...

TCI Magazine Audio Edition ·

2025/06/16

BY BAILEY GRAVES After months of uncertainty stemming from executive orders issued by President Trump and ongoing litigation, a federal judge has ordered the resumption of funding for urban and community forestry grants established under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Remember to get your free subscription to TCI Magazine by clicking here.

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8:29

Part 5: Pesticide Handling, Spill Response and...

TCI Magazine Audio Edition ·

2025/06/12

BY KATHY GLASSEY Despite decades of experience in the pesticide industry, certain areas of pesticide handling and safety still pose challenges. Every stakeholder, manufacturer, distributor and end user has a responsibility to ensure safe and legal handling, transportation and application of pesticides. Remember to get your free subscription to TCI Magazine by clicking here.

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10:03

Changes to CDL Medical Examiner’s Certification

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2025/06/10

BY KRISTOFFER RASMUSSEN, CTSP, QCL For tree-service companies, the open road is as much a workplace as the treetops. Operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), such as chip trucks, aerial lifts and log loaders, demands strict adherence to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations – a complex web of rules that can feel like untangling a knotted rope. Remember to get your free subscription to TCI Magazine by clicking here.

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6:08

Executive Order Tightens CMV Driver English...

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2025/06/10

BY KRISTOFFER RASMUSSEN, CTSP, QCL Drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) with limited English proficiency (LEP) are about to face a significant regulatory shake-up that could have real consequences for the tree care industry. Remember to get your free subscription to TCI Magazine by clicking here.

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4:04

Safety Training for the Long Term

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2025/06/09

BY TAMSIN VENN For Timothy Brogan, gaining TCIA’s Certified Treecare Safety Professional credential (CTSP) was a way to empower him to teach other tree care professionals the tools needed to increase their longevity in the industry through safe practices and a safety-culture mindset. Remember to get your free subscription to TCI Magazine by clicking here.

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17:08

Safety Update: Who Is a Tree Worker?

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2025/06/05

BY JOHN BALL, PH.D., BCMA, CTSP, and Mike Tilford, CTSP Who is a tree worker? The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) spent a lot of time and effort defining this – through the questions they asked of small business representatives during SBREFA (Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act) – concerning the scope and application of a proposed rule. Remember to get your free subscription to TCI Magazine by clicking here.

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Rebecca Johnson, Breaking Ground on the Accreditation...

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2025/06/04

BY PATRICIA CHAUDOIN Rebecca Johnson, founder and owner of Arborholic LLC, has a list of arborist credentials a mile long, but laughs when she says she’s never worked full time for a tree care company. “I actually ended up in forestry kind of by default,” she says of her degree from Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Remember to get your free subscription to TCI Magazine by clicking here.

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16:06

The Ins and Outs of Subcontracted Tree Care...

TCI Magazine Audio Edition ·

2025/06/03

BY AARON SCHAUER, CTSP, WITH ERIC PETERSEN This is the first installment of a two-part article. Part 1 looks at the benefits of being a subcontractor and working with subcontractors. Part 2, in a future issue of TCI Magazine, will look at how to become and operate as a subcontractor. Remember to subscribe to TCI Magazine by visiting tcimag.tcia.org.

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4:58

The DMM Kinisi Max Climbing Saddle

TCI Magazine Audio Edition ·

2025/06/01

TCI Magazine corralled the climbing arborists of Girard Tree Service, a 17-year TCIA member company based in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, to test drive and review the DMM Kinisi Max climbing saddle. They shared their initial impressions and experiences for this article and a related video Remember to subscribe to TCI Magazine by visiting tcimag.tcia.org.

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17:01

Casey Trees and Bartlett Tree Experts A Crowning...

TCI Magazine Audio Edition ·

2025/06/01

BY TIM BARTELT There are symbiotic relationships across the natural world, with organisms counting on other organisms for success and survival. Symbiotic relationships also exist in the corporate environment, with one organization working with another organization for success and, in this case, tree survival. Remember to subscribe to TCI Magazine by visiting tcimag.tcia.org.

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10:39

Rocking Crane-ASSISTED Tree Removal

TCI Magazine Audio Edition ·

2025/06/01

BY JONATHAN FOOTE, CTSP, CCO Watch out for the mechanical beasts! For years now, I have been asked the question with regard to cranes, “Are you worried these machines will steal your job?” I simply reply, “No, we complement each other.” Remember to subscribe to TCI Magazine by visiting tcimag.tcia.org.

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10:10

Ash to Ashes: Don’t Be Part of the Process

TCI Magazine Audio Edition ·

2025/06/01

BY CHRISTOPHER LULEY, PH.D. Billions upon billions of ash trees are dying or have been killed by emerald ash borer (EAB) in both urban and forested environments in the U.S. and Canada. (Photo 1) With time, the ash all will be returned back to the soil and air from whence they came. For better or for worse, arborists are often in the middle of this process of removal and renewal. Remember to subscribe to TCI Magazine by visiting tcimag.tcia.org.

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9:28

Developing Safety Programs That Stick

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2025/06/01

BY DAVID VINCENT Safety programs are the lifeline of every company – they ensure everyone goes home at the end of the day in the same condition they arrived. Yet too often these programs become ineffective. They’re rolled out with fanfare, only to end up as binders gathering dust, neglected by leaders who see them as “someone else’s job” or training sessions no one remembers. Why? Because they fail to connect with the very people they’re designed to protect. Remember to subscribe to TCI Maga...

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