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Why You Should Reconsider Climbing A Tree To Avoid A Bear Attack

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Coming face-to-face with an angry bear is understandably unsettling. When a bear aggressively charges, it is a natural reaction to allow our ...
Oregonian

I climbed a 300-foot-tall tree at Silver Falls State Park. You can, too.

Maybe you climbed trees as a kid in your backyard. But have you ever wondered what it would be like to climb a 300-foot-tall Douglas fir? At Silver Falls State Park, you now have the opportunity to ...
KGW8

Climb an old growth tree at Silver Falls State Park

MARION COUNTY, Oregon — In this week's Let's Get Out There, we head to Silver Falls State Park to branch out, go out on a limb and try tree climbing. With over one million visitors annually, Silver ...
Seattle Times

Times reporter overcomes fear, learns about forests by climbing a 200-foot tree

Editor’s note: This is an edited excerpt from Lynda V. Mapes’ book, “The Trees Are Speaking: Dispatches from the Salmon Forests” ($29.95 hardcover), which will be published April 22 by the University ...