Why plant trees in cities? This video shows the many ways our trees can help us. You may recognize three people in this video who have helped our Portland-Vancouver area treescape, including a Friends of Trees staff member. Many thanks to Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, Portland Parks & Recreation, and all of you who have helped make our [...]

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Grey or green: which do you prefer? Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services chose “green” four years ago when it launched the Grey to Green Initiative, a commitment to invest in green infrastructure to reduce stormwater runoff and pollution in Portland’s rivers. Last month the Friends of Trees blog featured Jennifer Karps and her role in the initiative. Today’s post [...]

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By Neva Knott “Trees breathe carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, most of which comes from vehicles. Other particulate matter is emitted into the air by industry, fires, fuel burning, agriculture, and all kinds of human activity. As trees take up CO2 and other pollutants they filter the air—at the rate of 25 million pounds a [...]

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This is the second excerpt on Growth Rings from a series written by Friends of Trees Crew Leader Neva Knott about the value of city trees. In January, we published the opening story of her blog, “Why Do You Plant Trees?“ “Urban forestry is a blend of social and scientific necessity. With 80 percent of [...]

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Tags: BES, Climate Action Plan, CTP, G2G, Plant It Portland