Arborist and Tree

Not the Bill Bryson kind—more the kind an arborist needs to reset.

Arborists spend our days seeing the world through a lens most people never notice: dead and declining trees, high-risk failures waiting for the next storm, corridors devastated by emerald ash borer, motts of live oak lost to oak wilt, and the ever-present echo of the American chestnut. Day in and day out, it can warp our sense of what a healthy forest even looks like.

So sometimes, I walk the woods simply to reset.

Stepping into a thriving ecosystem and seeing vigorous, resilient trees restores my perspective—and my hope. It reminds me why this work matters and what we’re fighting to protect.

Here are a few photos from today’s lunch-hour walk. May they bring you a moment of renewal too.

Giving tree plantings the dignity and recognition they deserve! Instilling meaning to trees these kids will carry with them a feeling a of responsibility into adulthood! An invested and educated consumer is what will move our industry into greater professionalism. Wouldn't it be great to compete on quality tree care and not price?