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Treehouse classroom
Posted by Schuyler on 12 May 2011 | 135 Comments
A brand new treehouse has been built for one school in Kearney, NE. It is used as an outdoor classroom to learn about science, the environment, and agriculture. Through fundraising and a grant, they were finally able to build this treehouse for the kids, but it is fun for adults too. Please check it out and I hope it inspires you in regards to outdoor education here in the Portland area.
http://www.1011now.com/nebraskacentralnews/headlines/School_Tree_House_to_Bridge_Gap_Between_Classroom_and_Outdoors_121677249.html
TREEmendous Extreme Tree Houses Exhibition at Missouri Botanical Garden
Posted by Schuyler on 16 March 2011 | 101 Comments
This is great. 7 treehouses will be featured at the Missouri Botanical Garden in April. It was part of a design contest and winners are anywhere from architecture firms to students. They utilize 7 different trees. Unfortunately, there are no pictures (yet) but when there are, I will post them. Super rad.
Check out their website for more information. http://www.mobot.org/treemendous/
Tree Top Builders
Posted by Schuyler on 9 March 2011 | 59 Comments
Today I spoke with Dan Wright from Tree Top Builders. They are located in Pennsylvania. Over the past 9 years, Dan has built many treehouses all over the east coast. These treehouses are primarily for children, but also great for adults. Dan has built many double deckers, rope bridges, and treehouses with slides. Each one is unique and built to suit.
Dan said that he travels all around the east coast to install these treehouses. That got me thinking about traveling myself. I could very well see myself traveling around Oregon, Washington, and Idaho installing treehouses. Because of the premanufactured nature of my treehouses, the additional cost wouldn't be limiting to the customer. But when it comes to east coast work, I'd love to recommend clients to look into other companies like Tree Top Builders.
Make sure to check out Tree Top Builders at TreeTopBuilders.net. There is lots of great information on their website and they have a lot of great ideas for treehouses.
Manhattan treehouse triumphs!
Posted by Schuyler on 27 October 2010 | 1072 Comments
This is the tree house New York artist Melinda Hackett built for her children. Her neighbors complained about it and after a long legal battle, Hackett won and got to keep the tree house. Not only that, but because her house was built in the 1860's, the treehouse now has a landmark status as part of the residence! Take that, jealous neighbors.
Read more and see a video about it at Gawker. [Gawker]
Out 'n' About
Posted by Schuyler on 27 September 2010 | 52 Comments
Yesterday, I stopped by Out 'n' About treesort in southern Oregon. I got there right as the sun was setting and didn't get to meet the owner (Michael Garnier), but did get to see his amazing place. There are many types of tree houses there; multi-tree, single tree, and even a yurt in a tree. It was simply amazing. His construction method is amazing and, with the single tree design, very similar to my tree house. They are also top-supported. I'm interested on learning more, but you should all check out his website at www.treehouses.com.
Tree House in Australia to be torn down
Posted by Schuyler on 5 May 2010 | 24 Comments
Look at these kids enjoying their tree house:
Their 4 story tree house is being threated by the Brisbane City Council due to liability issues. This is sad as the 18 kids that helped to build it all met through the tree house. It has tied the neighborhood together through various group events. Now, being a safety and privacy issue, it is due to be torn down by the end of the week.
I can understand this being a safety issue. There are no railings on that tree house. There are children as young as 4 in it. If that thing were up to code, there would be no issue. It is important to understand the implications of a tree house before you build it. You can be rest assured that all these factors are taken into account before we build and install a tree house.
Anyway, look at these kids. Don't take their tree house away from them.
Via Courier Mail
Beautiful Tree
Posted by Schuyler on 13 April 2010 | 20 Comments
So today I thought I would share something that I found.
Rainbow Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta)
Now wouldn't this make a beautiful tree for a tree house? Read more about it at the following link.
http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/forests/news-most-colourful-tree-earth
-Schuyler