On April 14, 135 volunteers gathered in SE Portland to enhance the I-205 Multi-Use Path for cyclists, pedestrians and neighbors. As part of the tree planting, family, friends and colleagues of Gail Achterman gathered to plant more than a dozen oaks in her memory. Oregon State Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer greeted the volunteers. She was honored, [...]
By Erica Timm The North Portland Peninsula is about to get much, much greener. Friends of Trees is planting just over 700 trees in the Cathedral Park, Kenton, Portsmouth, St. Johns and University Park neighborhoods this year! This is the second record-breaking year for these neighborhoods. Last year, they broke all previous neighborhood planting records [...]
Tags: BES, bike, G2G, Plant It Portland, street trees, yard trees
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. [...]
Tags: Audubon, bike, equity, Green Space Initiative, Metro, ODOT, Verde
The Skanner just published this informative story about the upcoming Equity Bike Ride on August 25, which will include a portion of the I-205 Multi-Use Path where Friends of Trees volunteers have planted thousands of trees during the past two years. Below are excerpts from Helen Silvis’s story, which you can read in full on [...]
Tags: bike, Green Space Initiative, I-205, Metro, ODOT
