By Kendra Petersen-Morgan The bees, flies, moths and butterflies have a new place to call home in Forest Park. Portland Parks & Recreation City Nature West has created two new pollinator demonstration gardens at the Upper and Lower Macleay Trailhead entrances. The gardens, created in partnership with Friends of Trees and the Xerces Society, enhance [...]
This May, voters in the Portland-Metropolitan region will have the opportunity to support natural-areas stewardship on their ballots. Measure 26-152 is a natural-areas levy that will do all these things: enhance and restore our region’s highest value natural areas; maintain cold, clean water in our streams and rivers; provide critical habitat for salmon, birds, and [...]
By Jenny Bedell-Stiles The deep commitment Friends of Trees volunteers have given to the expansion and care of our urban canopy this last season is astounding. The Green Space Initiative program exceeded our all-time record and planted more than 38,500 native trees and shrubs at more than 40 events. Our Neighborhood Trees program exceeded 4,000 [...]
Did you plant trees with us in Eugene or Springfield this planting season? Watch for this postcard in your mail—and save the date! Appreciation Party for Eugene-Springfield Volunteers Monday, May 6 Cozmic Pizza 199 W 8th Ave, Eugene 5:00 to 7:00 pm Ever wonder how much of Eugene-Springfield is covered by trees? Which neighborhoods need [...]
