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ISA Michigan to Hold the FIRST Attempt to Break the Ascent Event World Record at the Michigan Tree Climbing Championship on September 16-18, 2022.

Ypsilanti – ISA Michigan, a chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture is hosting the 28th Annual Michigan Tree Climbing Championship (MTCC) supported by Corporate Sponsor Wright Tree Service, to be held on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 16-18, 2022. Top professional tree climbers (men and women) from all over Michigan will compete to be the one (1) Climber representing Michigan at the 2023 International Tree Climbing Championship (ITCC). This is a unique opportunity to see professional tree climbers in action testing their speed, endurance and safety in a simulated work situation while in a tree.

The good news is that everyone can help prevent oak wilt!

“Oak wilt is different from other tree diseases where there is little people can do stop them from spreading,” says Julie Stachecki, ISA Certified Arborist and Co-Chair of the Michigan Oak Wilt Coalition’s awareness campaign. “like when Dutch Elm disease and Emerald Ash Borer took their toll on Michigan’s trees. Homeowners could not stop these pests from spreading. Oak Wilt is just as deadly, but with awareness and a few precautions, people can stop this deadly disease of oak trees from spreading through Michigan and beyond.”