Help our elms this Saturday
Have you seen the little signs around town on some of our American Elms?
You’ve probably heard of Dutch Elm Disease. It has killed millions of trees around the world and taught urban foresters a tough lesson: Don’t plant too much of one tree species.
Many of these American Elms remain alive in Portland. One big reason is a nonprofit called Save Our Elms. They raise funds to inoculate trees every three years at a cost of $125-$175 for each tree (using volunteer labor).
This Saturday, you can volunteer to help save these majestic trees. Approximately 90 trees will receive treatment this year.
Inoculation has had a significant positive impact on saving the majestic American Elms that grace the Ladd’s Addition neighborhood. Contact Toby Deming at inoculations@saveourelms.org to volunteer, or simply show up at the event.
Where & When
Saturday, June 26
8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Elm Room, Palio
1996 SE Ladd Avenue
Agenda:
8:00 a.m. — Annual SOE meeting (optional for volunteers)
8:30 a.m. — Volunteers meet for orientation and instructions
9:00 a.m. — Inoculating begins
11:30 a.m. — Break for lunch
12:30 p.m. — Finish inoculating any remaining trees
Wear your gardening clothes and gloves. If you have pruners, please bring them.
For more information visit Save Our Elms.
Tags: disease, elm, volunteering
10 years ago we had a glorious huge elm that got damaged by a careless truck driver. His truck just tore one branch off. He drove away real quick before we could see his company name. Within a month the million leaves had died and we had to have the poor thing taken down. But they can’t shred an infected elm, they have to literally bury it all to stop the bugs, so the whole deal cost us over $2,000. It’d be more like $3,000 today.
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