Friends of Trees has been honored to partner with Portland General Electric during our decades-long history in the Portland metro area. PGE staff members were involved in the first plantings Friends of Trees organized 21 years ago, and PGE was the lead sponsor of our 1996-2001 Seed the Future campaign, which resulted in more than [...]
Crew leader Ellen Mendoza shares her experience as a crew leader at a rainy Friends of Trees planting earlier this month. You can read her story on her blog. Below is an excerpt: A neighborhood tree planting appears to operate on the exact opposite premise of the old movie, Field of Dreams. In the movie the [...]
Tags: Plant It Portland, planting, street trees, volunteering
Video of Friends of Trees’ first annual Leaf Rake event on December 4. By Brighton West At Friends of Trees, we do a lot of asking: donations, memberships, sponsorships, free coffee, volunteering, etc. But I was reflecting recently on how we give back to the community. Yes, we plant trees and bring folks together, but what [...]
Tags: street trees, volunteering, yard trees
During the 2011-13 soccer seasons, Portland Timbers fans will have an extra reason to be happy when the Timbers score goals at home games. Through the Timbers’ “Score a Goal, Plant a Tree” partnership with Friends of Trees, for every goal the Timbers score during a home game, the team will plant a tree in the Portland community. [...]
Tags: development, education
