22 Aug Osprey Rescue
On August 20, 2016, Skywalker Tree Care received a call from a concerned citizen, David Taylor of Aloha Landscaping, regarding a juvenile osprey being stuck in the very top of...
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19 Feb Life Cycles
Greetings, Friends of Trees. The picture accompanying this post is but a small glimpse of the cycle of life ongoing in a forest. Lichens and mosses adorn both the ancient...
13 Jan Bald Eagle Cam Camo
This bald eagle’s nest is located in a cottonwood tree on the Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge. Michael Richardson, Skywalker Tree Care, with staff and Friends of the Kootenai NWR, installed...
16 May Windstorms of 2014 Part II
Brief Review: Northern Idaho counties had 2 strong windstorms last summer. Each had winds sustained or gusting to 70+ mph (some localized areas exceeded this by quite a bit). The first,...
15 Jan Windstorms in July & August 2014
Our area had two extreme wind events last summer. I’m posting pictures here of a small portion of the damaged trees and structures. Later, I’ll follow up with more detail...