Penn State

The Penn State Extension Tree Climbing School will be holding an intensive three-day class designed to teach the fundamentals of safe tree climbing and maintenance 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 7-9 at Cedar Beach Park, 2600 Parkway Blvd., Allentown.

Major emphasis will be placed on learning the skills required to climb and prune trees.

The cost for the school will include classroom and fieldwork covering safety/safe climbing practices, equipment/use of hand tools, tree terminology, tree disease and insect diagnosis, culture and pruning, tree removal, and climbing knots.

Students completing this school will not be accomplished climbers; however, students will have a satisfactory basic understanding, knowledge, and the skills required in the field of tree maintenance and tree climbing.

A great deal of time will be spent in trees climbing.

To achieve success in this climbing course, all participants should be in good health and have a desire to work in arboriculture.

Register online at https://extension.psu.edu/tree-climbing-school.

Registration deadline is April 30.

For more information, contact Julianne Schieffer at jxs51@psu.edu or 610-489-4315.