Each year, Portland’s fine spring weather draws Friends of Trees mascot Garry Oak out into the community. During a recent foray to the city for Earth Day, Garry visited kids and green businesses on the South Park Blocks, including FOT supporters Veggie Grill and The Heathman Hotel. He also met with friends from Green Mountain [...]
By Kris Day Join all manner of tree lovers in the South Park Blocks on April 20th in conjunction with the PSU Farmer’s Market to celebrate Portland’s urban forest and the great community of folks who support it. The festivities will span the duration of the market’s hours (from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm), with the [...]
By Andy Meeks Friends of Trees and Garry Oak helped Vancouver Urban Forestry celebrate its annual Arbor Day on Wednesday morning at Columbia Springs. Two groups of Vancouver schoolchildren joined the festivities and took a nature walk with staff from Columbia Springs. The official ceremony began around 11:00 am with Vancouver Urban Forestry Commissioner Kelly [...]
Congratulations to Friends of Trees Founder Richard Seidman, who celebrates his 60th birthday today! It would be difficult to measure the legacy that Richard has left already by founding the nonprofit Friends of Trees and directing us through our earlier years. Countless people have benefited from the nearly half a million trees that FOT volunteers [...]
