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		<title>What did the tree planter say to the White House?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 15:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Jackie Cole watched half her city&#8217;s trees&#8212;some 100 years old&#8212;die as Galveston became a &#8220;city of dead trees&#8221; after a drought weakened 40,000 of them, and a hurricane flooded them afterward with saltwater. Dr. Cole&#8217;s leadership in helping remove the dead trees and plant new ones gave her insight into the value that government agencies assign to city [...]]]></description>
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		<title>75 feet high for 75 years!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>krisd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kris Day Big thanks to Collier Arbor Care for servicing tree care needs across the greater Portland area for 75 years! To celebrate crossing this significant milestone and to express gratitude to the company&#8217;s customers and partner organizations, Collier recently hosted an anniversary celebration at the Clackamas County headquarters complete with live music, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why We Lead: A Crew Leader&#8217;s Vested Interest &#8212; Part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 14:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jeff Kisseloff, FOT Crew Leader Continued from Part I yesterday The training session was a snap. Afterward, they asked us to sign up for at least four sessions, so I put my name down for four, then four more and four more, and four more. My wife hasn&#8217;t seen me on a Saturday morning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why We Lead: A Crew Leader&#8217;s Vested Interest &#8212; Part I</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennyb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jeff Kisseloff, FOT Crew Leader People can say being a crew leader is all about planting trees and doing something good for the city and the environment, but the truth is it&#8217;s really about one thing: the orange vest. The day you get to put on the orange vest your life changes. Suddenly people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Katsura Heritage Trees in Portland</title>
		<link>http://friendsoftrees.org/blog/2012/05/08/katsura-heritage-trees-in-portland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 19:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Phyllis Reynolds Portland has two katsura Heritage Trees: one at 1132 SW Vista Ave. and the other in Laurelhurst Park. The West Side tree has a known planting date—1955 (so let’s say it’s about 60 years old). The East Side tree (near the horseshoe area in the southeast corner of the park) has an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother Trees for Mother&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://friendsoftrees.org/blog/2012/05/07/mother-trees-for-mothers-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 23:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>katien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Katie Neis In a forest you can find trees so massive that, no matter how many steps you take backwards, you might never see the tops. Sunlight filters down through their canopy giving just enough light, and darkness, to inspire new flora and fauna to push up through the mossy ground and stretch their [...]]]></description>
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