Arborist Equipment 2nd ed.

Author Biography

Don Blair began climbing trees for a living in 1971 with The M.F. Blair Tree Experts, his father's company, which was founded in Palo Alto, California, in 1922. Don took on the management of the company in 1975 and was active as a residential/commercial contractor and consulting arborist through 1988. Don is the sole proprietor of the Sierra Moreno Mercantile Company, an arborist equipment, research and development firm. For his company, Don has designed and developed products and techniques that are in use throughout the tree care profession. Don has also been widely sought as a classroom instructor and field trainer in such areas as rigging for removal, hazard tree evaluation, pruning, large-scale tree climbing, cabling and bracing, and aerial rescue.