" The Brush and the Sword are fundamentally connected"
Where is this better illustrated than in the form of a good climbing Arborist?
As for crossing over between Utility tree work and Tree Care....
Surely they should be the same thing?
I know that when I worked in utility tree work, introducing Shigo et al to the boys was one of the best things that could have happened to them. They actually felt that they were contributing to retaining trees, rather than simply devouring them. There are heaps of good people out there, some simply need to be released from the corporate mentality that they have become institutionalized into, others are already working from the inside to try to bring about changes...its all about bringing those like minded people together.
And thats why Ekka's done such a good thing here, as has Cassian with his Tree Culture Course.
As have you all by contributing to these discussions.
GROUP HUG EVERYONE?
Dave