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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Tags: Audubon, bike, equity, Green Space Initiative, Metro, ODOT, Verde
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 10:24 am
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 [...]
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Tags: bike, Green Space Initiative, I-205, Metro, ODOT
Posted on July 14, 2011 at 3:48 pm
Bicyclists of all ages and backgrounds are invited to the second annual Equity Bike Ride on Thursday, August 25. The ride begins at 6:00 pm at the southeast corner of Lents Park (at SE 92nd and Steele) and includes 6.5 miles in the Lents neighborhood. According to Oregon Department of Transportation Public Policy & Community [...]
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Tags: bike, education, equity, Green Space Initiative, I-205, Metro, ODOT
Posted on March 1, 2011 at 11:11 am
By Andrew Land Friends of Trees’ last official bike planting of the season will take place this Saturday, March 5, as part of the Montavilla and Mt. Tabor annual planting. We’re looking for anyone willing to help with our two-wheeled plantings because they allow us to do our good work and be carbon-negative in the [...]
Filed under: Neighborhood Trees, Plant It Portland
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Tags: bike, Plant It Portland, street trees, yard trees
