Arborists Prepare to Climb Fayetteville's Trees During Championship Event

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published November 5, 2020 at 12:29 PM CST

The 2019 Natural State Tree Climbing Championship took place at MacArthur Park in Little Rock.

The annual Natural State Tree Climbing Championship is this weekend at Walker Park in Fayetteville. More than three dozen professional climbing arborists will compete beginning Saturday at 7 a.m. and Sunday at 9 a.m.

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