Recent Sightings Recent sightings: Climbing up

Students in Professor Laura Jull’s Horticulture 375 class watch a demonstration by certified arborist Sean Gere (center) during a tree-climbing lab conducted at the large Swamp White Oak tree outside the Microbial Sciences Building on April 8, 2010.

The exercise is designed to show students how to use proper equipment to safely climb trees for pruning, tree removal and pest management.

Photo: Bryce Richter