What's it like to sit in the branches?
"Our comparison of tree-assisted therapy found greater reductions in participant tension, anxiety, depression, and anger and a greater increase in participant vitality."
- Dr. John Gathright |
Recreational Tree Climbing with Treetop Explorer & Hartford Parks Department (4:56) - TnF Videos
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Watch climbers take to the trees during a facilitated climb! (0:52)
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Take a trip into the trees to see what awaits! (1:57)
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Climber going up for first time. (3:25)
Video used by permission of Tree Climbing Colorado, Harv Teitelbaum is a founding member and past president of the Global Organization of Tree Climbers.
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Experienced climbers spend 5 days traversing 1KM/82 trees across the forest canopy. (27:11)
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Therapeutic and Societal Benefits from Technical Recreational Tree Climbing Programs
John Gathright - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening (pdf) Benefits and risks of tree climbing on child development and resiliency
Carla Gull, Suzanne Levenson Goldstein, Tricia Rosengarten - International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education (pdf) |
Exploring Connections Between Trees and Human Health
USDA Forest Service Science Findings (pdf) |
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