Friends of Trees celebrated another record-breaking planting season at its annual Leadership Awards Luncheon at the Multnomah Athletic Club yesterday. At the luncheon, Friends of Trees presented its 2012 leadership awards to Bob Sallinger (Individual Leadership Award), NW Natural (Business Leadership Award), and the Port of Portland (Community Partner Leadership Award). KGW News Anchor Tracy [...]

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Below are excerpts from a story about Eugene, Oregon’s trees in Audubon Magazine. It includes insights from Eugene Urban Forester Mark Snyder and Friends of Trees Eugene Director Erik Burke. Read the full story here. … What’s happening above ground is only half the battle for Eugene’s urban forestry crew. “When I was a kid [...]

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By Emma Gray Over one hundred volunteers enjoyed the restorative beauty of sunshine at the Collins Sanctuary on Sunday, March 25, as they joined together to plant 580 new native trees and plants at the final Gift Tree Planting of the season. Sunday’s planting at the Sanctuary, a beautiful forest publicly held by Metro and [...]

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By Emma Gray During the month of February, Friends of Trees wants to share the love by taking 25% off Gift Trees. For the entire month, use discount code TREELOVE to show your love for the people you care about and for the earth. We’ll plant a tree in your loved one’s honor and send [...]

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