If you’re looking to get your kids outside more often, you might want to think about installing a tree swing in your yard. It may look complicated, but it’s easy to learn how to build one yourself.

UConn’s famous “swing tree” next to Mirror Lake will continue to undergo treatment to preserve its health while a search continues for a new swing tree, according to UConn tree experts. The swing tree ...

DELAWARE TWP. -- The massive old tree that supported a rope swing over the Delaware River that drew crowds on hot days came down sometime recently and still lying in the water this week. The swing had ...

For a change, let’s look at a topic about a fun benefit of trees: swings. Upon seeing a client’s coast live oak with a swing on it, attached with chains wrapped around a limb, I recommended revising ...

When summer vacation started, this was the place generations of Easton Area kids went to cool off. The longstanding tradition of swinging into the Bushkill Creek from a rope tied to a huge tree ended ...

Do you remember this amazing activity from your youth? You plop on a seat (or an old tire), grab hold of two ropes and hoist your body back and forth. That’s right. In today’s newsletter, I want to ...

Palmer Township officials drew the ire of local kids — and many former kids — by cutting down a rope-swing tree along the Bushkill Creek. The rope, which had been cut off by the township and replaced ...