From wilderness fire lines to Boise's tallest trees
Hello everyone, my name is Dik Lagerwerff, owner of City of Trees Arbor Care LLC, located in Boise, Idaho. My background started in trail maintenance in Arizona and moved to wilderness fire fighting. As a Hotshot and Smoke Jumper I learned to run a chainsaw efficiently and safely.
While I was a wilderness fire fighter I continued my interest in emergency medicine as a WEMT to help my fellow fire fighters when events didn't go as planned. After fire fighting I became a flight medic, continuing to gain life-saving skills.
After a time, I changed focus and spent time building custom log mansions all over the US and became very good at what I did. I decided to go back to what I enjoyed, which was climbing and running a chain saw.
Dik Lagerwerff
Owner & Lead Arborist · Boise, Idaho
A career built on rope, saw, and grit
Every chapter added a skill that makes City of Trees Arbor Care the team you want on your hardest tree.
Trail Maintenance
Arizona
Where it started — building and maintaining backcountry trails and learning to work safely in rugged, remote terrain.
Hotshot & Smoke Jumper
Wilderness Fire Fighting
Fighting wildland fire taught me to run a chainsaw efficiently and safely under the most demanding conditions imaginable.
WEMT & Flight Medic
Emergency Medicine
Trained as a Wilderness EMT to care for fellow firefighters, then moved into flight medicine — sharpening life-saving, stay-calm-under-pressure skills.
Custom Log Mansions
Across the US
Took my chainsaw mastery into fine craftsmanship, building custom log homes nationwide and perfecting precision woodwork.
Technical Rope & Climbing
25 Years of Climbing
A quarter-century as a technical mountaineer, ice climber, and rock climber — the foundation for handling any rope-access tree job.
City of Trees Arbor Care
Boise, ID
Came back to what I love — climbing and running a chainsaw — and built a tree company that takes on the jobs no one else will.
"When no other company will attempt the climb because they can't get a boom lift or crane to it — that's exactly the job I take on."
— Dik Lagerwerff, Owner
The jobs other companies won't take
When a tree can't be reached by boom lift or crane, my climbing background is what gets it done safely.
Technical rope access
25 years as a technical mountaineer, ice climber, and rock climber means the confidence to handle any and all technical rope challenges in trees.
Chainsaw mastery
Saw skills forged in wildland firefighting and refined through years of custom log construction — efficient, precise, and relentlessly safe.
Safety-first mindset
A WEMT and flight medic background means safety isn't a slogan — it's instinct. When things don't go as planned, the crew is ready.
Honest tree assessments
10 years of arborist experience. I'll take the time to look at your trees and tell you what they actually need — trim, removal, or health care.
Let me take a look at your trees
If you need a professional arborist who understands safety and chainsaw skills — and isn't afraid of a hard climb — I'll take the time to determine exactly what your trees need.