Misty Mountain Maples

This post is about the part of my job where I participate in seed harvesting. Mostly for tree nurseries and reforestation.
This time was about picking seeds from Maple trees during late summer 2023.
How I love this job!
Taking care of our environment, climbing up large and high trees, being up in the tree tops and swing with the canopy in the wind.
So fantastic to find myself in nature and dense forests.
And it's an absolute privilege to have permission to access by car and sleep in the forest though some are national parks.
Feels like being a ranger.

Also, encounters are different if you work in the forest.
Happy hiking peeps who enjoy the green wonders wonder about us and our doings. They stop and most of them watch us for some time. They greet and some even ask what we are doing.
For them it's probably rare to see a couple of cars in the middle of the forests, find bright colourful ropes tighten around trees,

bags full of seeds, and a dog which we had with us this time. He was always guarding his owners tree while the owner was up in the tree top.
We explain happily what we do to the people with a question mark hoovering over their heads.
I like to have fun while doing so, messing with them and tell them ridiculous stories, like, helping retired squirrels to collect food for winter or that we hug tree tops all day long for a better environment.
Most of them believe it ^_
But we never leave them with that kibosh. Although, I believe that hugging trees ensure a better environment. If it's for the trees or for yourself, find out by yourself 😉

Now, just enjoy some nice pictures I found during that session.

Ask me anything you'd like to know about trees, tree climbing, ropes, knots or what ever is related to that topic.
I'd love to feed your curiosity as much as I can.
Because I tree care! 😉