Eugene Water & Electric Board, Friends of Trees, and the City of Eugene are teaming up on Saturday, October 22, to plant 100 trees in Eugene to commemorate EWEB’s centennial year as a citizen-owned utility. Friends of Trees and community volunteers will join about 50 EWEB employees, retirees, and commissioners to plant trees along Roosevelt [...]
Tags: EWEB, street trees
Friends of Trees, ODOT, and Metro will launch the third season of the I-205 Multi-Use Path A New Forest Grows project this Saturday. In honor of the Parkrose community’s centennial, volunteers will plant 100 trees near the Parkrose Transit Center, 9481 NE Sandy.
By Andrew Land On the first of October, I had the privilege of joining a small group touring the Cully-Concordia International Grove with Jim Gersbach, a Concordia tree steward, longtime Friends of Trees volunteer, and a key contributor to the design of a new urban mini-forest at the north end of 42nd Avenue in Portland.
By Toshio Suzuki Planting season begins this Saturday. As a courtesy reminder to our veteran volunteers, and as a cautionary note to our rookies, Oregon in the fall and winter transitions to a damp climate—damp to very damp. Good attire for planting: waterproof gear and warm gear. Bad attire for planting: sandals, Uggs, white sneakers, [...]
Tags: planting, volunteering
