Mike Glazier, a tree arborist and Byron-Bergen alumni, demonstrates rope skills in environmental science class.Mike Glazier, a 2002 Byron-Bergen alumni, talked to students in Stephen Locke’s Sr. High School Environmental Science class about the environmental field in which he works as a tree arborist.
Glazier is a graduate of SUNY Environmental Science & Forestry Ranger School at Wanakena, in the Adirondacks. He is currently employed by Davey Tree Expert Co. as a tree arborist. Part of his job involves trimming and removing trees from residential, commercial, and government properties throughout the northeast.
Glazier’s presentation included discussion and display of equipment, including a special chainsaw and belt used for climbing. He also demonstrated knot tying in ropes specially designed for rappelling, and the correct way to throw a climbing rope over a limb. Glazier encouraged students to become educated in the field of cultivation and care of trees, and possibly consider becoming an arborist. He said some companies pay upwards of $70/hour for these expert services so it is a well-paying field of study to consider.
