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Tree-climbing Event at Daan Forest Park Promotes Environmental Awareness

The Parks and Street Lights Office (PSLO) joined hands with the Friends of Daan Forest Park Foundation to organize a hands-on, tree-climbing event at the Daan Forest Park on April 24.

At the event, professional tree-climbers provided participants with step-by-step instructions, allowing them to experience the fun of climbing trees while raising their awareness on environmental issues.

Director of PSLO Huang Li-yuan pointed out that in addition to strong physique, professional tree-climbers need to possess a good understanding of trees to determine whether a given tree is safe for climbing. They also need to be well-trained in climbing skills to respond to possible emergencies.

Tree-climbers play an important role in the agency’s maintenance routine, especially for conducting operations involving trees that cannot be reached for prunning or trimming by personnel on aerial lifts. By being in physical contact with the tree, these experts can tell whether the tree is sick and which dried branches should be removed.

Daan Forest Park Foundation Director Kuo Chen-meng remarked that tree-climbing as a sport has been popular for years around the world. The activity is fun, safe, and offers a great opportunity for environmental education. Through tree-climbing, participants can train their body while learning more about trees and seeing the world from an ‘elevated’ perspective.

• Source: Department of Information Technology, Taipei City Government