Comments on: Gift Trees to restore local sanctuary

By: Gift Trees, perfect for both your mothers | Growth Rings

Gift Trees, perfect for both your mothers | Growth Rings — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:51:06 +0000

[...] addition to slowing climate change and reducing air and water pollution, Gift Trees restore the Collins Sanctuary, a legacy from the Collins Family Foundation to Portland area residents. First given to the Oregon [...]

By: Elected officials tour Gift Trees planting site | Growth Rings

Elected officials tour Gift Trees planting site | Growth Rings — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:02:03 +0000

[...] is a little of the back story of Collins [...]

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:04:48 +0000

Thank you for asking more about our Gift Trees plantings, Susan. I’m so sorry to hear about your mother’s passing, but I’m glad to hear she was such an advocate for trees.

You are exactly right in that after you make your donation through our Gift Trees program I will invite you to our March 28th planting. The invitations will be mailed toward the end of February and will give you directions to the exact planting site.

All of the trees we plant through this program are native to the Pacific Northwest. We work with Audubon and Metro restoration specialists to determine which trees are needed to restore the site to is natural beauty.

While you can’t specify the tree type with your donation, I can tell you the tree types we planted at our December 6th planting: Grand Firs, Vine Maples, Indian Plums, Douglas Firs, Cascaras, Pacific Yew, Western Red Cedar, and Western Hemlock. I’m not sure how closely the March tree list will mimic this one since they’ve not yet had a chance to select the appropriate trees for the next planting.

Feel free to contact me if you have further questions.

All the best,
Melissa

Melissa Barber
Associate Director of Membership Services
503-282-8846 ext. 23

Become a friend of trees at http://www.FriendsofTrees.org/Member

By: Susan Whitham

Susan Whitham — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:27:20 +0000

My brother and sister and I would like to donate a grove of trees in memory of our Mother,who passed away in November in Portland.This is her wish and request! We would like to participate in the March 28th planting in Collins sanctuary. One of us lives in Portland and the other two will come from Canada and Colorado for this occasion.
As I understand it we just have to donate the gifted trees and we can join in the planting in March?! Is there a choice of trees?
I’m glad you do this, I have a tree in my front yard that my son and I planted with your help back in 2000 or 2001, our tree is happy and healthy
Susan

By: Toshio

Toshio — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:28:05 +0000

Margaret,

Thanks for your interest.

Here is a link about our Gift Trees program: http://www.friendsoftrees.org/support-us/gift-trees

And here is a recent post about yesterday’s Gift Trees planting: http://friendsoftrees.org/blog/2009/12/07/gift-trees-a-planting-to-remember/

By: Gift Trees: A planting to remember | Growth Rings

Gift Trees: A planting to remember | Growth Rings — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:09:33 +0000

[...] -The next Gift Trees planting will be March 28, 2010, also at Collins Sanctuary. [...]

By: Margaret Schinkel

Margaret Schinkel — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:22:31 +0000

I would like information on how to donate a tree or trees in memory of a friend to be planted in the Collins Sanctuary at Forest Park.

Thank you for any information you can give me.

Sincerely,

Margaret Schinkel