Growth Rings - News from Friends of Trees

Plant a tree for your valentine – 25% off during February

Posted on January 25, 2012 at 10:11 am

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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Gift Tree planting reminds us of the wisdom of trees and the people around us

Posted on December 12, 2011 at 1:32 pm

By Emma Gray Brisk temperatures didn’t keep planters from joining together on Sunday to celebrate the people in their lives by planting trees. At the first Gift Tree planting of the season,  volunteers who had purchased or received Gift Trees since March of last year planted at the Collins Sanctuary, a beautiful forest publicly held [...]

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Did you see this ad in today’s Oregonian?

Posted on December 4, 2011 at 3:14 pm

Why does longtime Friends of Trees supporter Joey Pope give Gift Trees to friends and family for occasions from holidays to birthdays and graduations? Find this ad in the Living Section of today’s Oregonian. This is what Joey Pope says: “In search of that perfect gift, we all try our best to give something of [...]

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Sen. Merkley helps green the I-205 Multi-Use Path

Posted on September 9, 2011 at 1:35 pm

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley joined Friends of Trees, the Oregon Department of Transportation, Verde, and Portland OIC on August 25 to make the I-205 Multi-Use Path greener. James Mayer’s story in The Oregonian describes Sen. Merkley’s impression of the three-year project to green the path, which is spearheaded by Friends of Trees, ODOT, and Metro. [...]

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