Posted on August 29, 2009 at 12:00 pm
As part of their fall organic gardening series, Zenger Farm is offering a Sept. 12 workshop on fruit trees.
Instructor Ryan Hofrichter said the small groups will focus on pruning, irrigation and other management strategies for the backyard gardner.
The $20, all-materials-provided class runs 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Zenger Farm is located on city-leased land at 11741 SE [...]
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Posted on August 27, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Oregon State University is offering an online urban forestry course for this upcoming fall term. The class is cross listed within the College of Forestry and Department of Horticulture.
The one sentence course thesis is as follows:
-Introduction to principles and practices of planting and managing trees as a system of urban environment; understanding the economic, environmental, [...]
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Posted on August 14, 2009 at 12:37 pm
It’s official, Friends of Trees is coming to I-205!
With their unanimous council vote, Metro awarded Friends of Trees the largest capital grant in its history yesterday to plant trees along the interstate, between the Columbia River and Gladstone. Partnering in the three-year, $415,436 grant is the Oregon Department of Transportation, which owns and maintains the [...]
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Tags: I-205, Metro, ODOT, Verde
