Climbing into trees is nothing new for Mel Hamilton, who has worked since 2020 as an arborist for the village of Homewood, but she’s typically not timed for how quickly she can ascend on a rope ...

Tree climbing school participants (from left) Chad Marks-Fife, Megan Schaap, Alaina Makowski and Emily Boes scan a pine tree for abnormalities in Cottage Grove, Ore., on June 14, 2023.

The Arkansas Urban Forestry Council is hosting the 8th Annual Natural State Tree Climbing Competition at the Rotary Park in Springdale this weekend, May 3rd and 4th, beginning at 8 a.m.