By Chelsea Schuyler Friends of Trees’ own Neighborhood Trees Specialist David Odom began his new elected position as vice chair of the Urban Forestry Commission (UFC) last month. The UFC is a mayor-appointed group of volunteers who have relevant experience and dedication to the future of Portland’s urban forest. Their job is to assess and update [...]

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By Emma Gray This holiday season your gifts can give more as they grow. And you don’t even have to drive to a store to buy them. For a tax-deductible donation of only $35, Friends of Trees will plant a young native tree in your gift recipient’s name and send a beautiful, personalized acknowledgment card. [...]

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Tags: Audubon, Collins Sanctuary, Gift Trees, Metro

This holiday, I’m thankful for trees. It makes me happy that outside my window right now a dozen birds are flitting from limb to limb, preening, singing, or rubbing their beaks on branches. I’m sure I’m not alone in being grateful. Trees of all sizes can make us happy and make our city a better place [...]

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By Andrew Land Our newest group of Neighborhood Trees crew leaders was trained this past weekend at Moreland Presbyterian Church in Sellwood-Moreland. We were very lucky because it was a gorgeous day and things seemed to be going our way. We started with a well-attended training, followed that with a tasty lunch, and finished up [...]

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