By Tom Atiyeh
Rarely could a book capture the spirit of my recent job transition as well as Nalini Nadkarni’s Between Earth and Sky.
The book was poignant for me as I moved from working at Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center, where staff members were stewards of thousand-year-old stands of Douglas-fir, Western Hemlock, Pacific Yew, and Western [...]
Tags: Collins Sanctuary, Douglas-fir, education
A study published late last month comparing the seven most heavily forested nations on Earth says the U.S. is being depleted of that natural resource at the highest rate, as reported in USA Today.
The study, which appeared in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, said the U.S. lost more than 46,000 square miles of [...]
Tags: Collins Sanctuary
By Teri Ruch
Honor your mother and the earth by giving Friends of Trees Gift Trees for Mother’s Day. For a donation of $35, Friends of Trees will plant a young native tree in honor of your mother and send a gift acknowledgment card in her name.
Gift Trees are planted in the Collins Sanctuary adjacent to [...]
Tags: Audubon, Collins Sanctuary, Gift Trees
Over 70 people participated in the second and final Friends of Trees Gift Trees planting of the season Sunday.
These special invite-only plantings are made available to those who gave or received a Gift Tree. Most often, these gifts are made in honor or memory of someone special.
At the first planting in December, 275 native [...]
Tags: Audubon, Collins Sanctuary, Gift Trees, planting, slideshow, video
Her goal was to plant 46 trees—one for every year her son lived.
At her first Gift Trees planting in December, OraLee Olson planted 21 trees in memory of her son, Barry Cooper Olson, whom she lost last year to depression and alcoholism.
As of today, Olson’s friends and family have ordered nearly 75 trees to be [...]
Tags: Audubon, Collins Sanctuary, Gift Trees, planting
Angelina Jolie bought her husband and cohort Brad Pitt a 200-year-old Olive Tree for Valentine’s Day, reports US Magazine and The Sun.
The movie star couple and hurricane of international goodwill reportedly spent $18,500 for the tree, which will be planted, or transplanted, at their French chateau.
In comparison, a single tree purchased and planted via the [...]
Tags: Collins Sanctuary, Gift Trees, planting
In its 20 year history, Friends of Trees has planted over 382,000 trees and shrubs in the Portland-metro area.
During our current planting season, which runs through April, this tally is going up every weekend.
It’s an impressive mechanism to watch: teams of volunteers lending each other a hand; and a dedicated staff working as long as [...]
Tags: Audubon, bike, Collins Sanctuary, Gift Trees, planting, Tigard
Saturday morning, the Audubon Society of Portland hosted a sneak peak tour of Collins Sanctuary, a recent Metro purchase with voter-approved dollars.
As the elected officials in the video will tell you (Metro President David Bragdon; Metro Councilor Rex Burkholder; Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish), Metro is partnering with Friends of Trees’ Gift Trees program to [...]
Tags: Audubon, Collins Sanctuary, Gift Trees, Metro, PP&R, video
This year, love each other and the Earth by giving Friends of Trees Gift Trees for Valentine’s Day.
For a donation of just $35, Friends of Trees will plant a young native tree in honor of a loved one and send a gift acknowledgement card in their name. It’s a great cause and [...]
Tags: Audubon, Collins Sanctuary, Gift Trees, I-205, Metro
For the first time Sunday, Friends of Trees planted at Collins Sanctuary in Forest Park.
In a celebratory, invite-only planting, volunteers who gave or received Gift Trees came together on a crisp and beautiful December morning to plant trees in honor and memory.
While one goal of the day was to restore the structure and overarching tree [...]
Tags: Audubon, cedar, Collins Sanctuary, Gift Trees
By Melissa Barber
Friends of Trees is proud to partner with the Audubon Society of Portland and Metro to help restore the Collins Sanctuary in Forest Park. Our restoration effort in this unique and beautiful area in Portland’s West Hills are made possible by generous donations through our Gift Trees program.
The Collins Sanctuary, a legacy of [...]
Tags: Audubon, Collins Sanctuary, Gift Trees, Metro