He climbed trees for fun, and soon found himself taking his tree-care clients up into the canopy as well. In 1983, Jenkins founded Tree Climbers International Inc.

By Terry Chea, Associated Press High in the evergreen canopy of General Sherman, the world’s largest tree, researchers searched for evidence of an emerging threat to giant sequoias: bark beetles.

WTOC spoke with some neighbors who can see the trees from their window, and they’re on board with saving the oaks. “We’re actually happy about it, because we don’t want trees fighting with each other ...