More than a hundred people attended Friends of Trees’ May 20 Leadership Awards Luncheon, which was sponsored by longtime Friends of Trees supporter The Oregonian. OPB Oregon Field Guide producer Vince Patton announced the award winners. This year’s award winners were: Chijo Takeda, 2010 Individual Leadership Award; Metro, 2010 Community Partner Leadership Award; and J. Frank [...]
By Brighton West In my last post, I pointed out that the rule ‘The Right Tree in the Right Place’ tells us to plant small trees under primary lines. But not all overhead wires are primary power lines. Those “telephone poles” hold primary and secondary power lines, cable lines, telephone lines, and other lines. Trees growing into [...]
Tags: planting, Power Lines, street trees
By Jesse Batty & Andy Meeks Planting trees in your yard or planting strip will help improve the quality of life for you and your neighbors for generations to come. Friends of Trees is already planning for the 2010-2011 planting season, but we need your help! In order to surpass last year’s record season and [...]
Tags: volunteering
By Andy Meeks By now you may know that our tree planting season runs from November to April because it’s the best time of year to plant trees: the trees are dormant and the rain is most plentiful. Though summer isn’t the best time to plant trees, it’s a great time to meet people and share our mission with the community. [...]
Tags: summer festivals, tree team, volunteering
