Clackamas County is having a public review tonight of its new tree ordinance and Portland’s Citywide Tree Project (CTP) has a similar unveiling tomorrow night. Clackamas County residents and concerned citizens are encouraged to come tonight to the Development Services Building at 6:30 p.m., 150 Beavercreek Road, Oregon City, for an opportunity to speak and [...]
The Oregonian followed up this morning on some comments made last week at city council by Urban Forestry Commissioners regarding Portland’s need to plant more large trees and fewer ornamentals. Commissioner Dan Saltzman expressed particular interest in this, using a follow-up question to allow the presenters more time to explain. The story also quotes an [...]
Tags: CTP, Mayor Adams, policy
On Wednesday the Portland City Council received a presentation from the Urban Forestry Commission, unanimously approving their 2009 Annual Report. Urban Forestry Commission Chairman Brian Krieg, and fellow commissioners Joe Poracsky and David Odom of Friends of Trees, presented to the council on the value of Portland’s urban forest and the upcoming deliberations regarding the [...]
Jeffrey Paul Fish is a local home developer who is a member of the Citywide Tree Project (CTP) stakeholder group. Fish Construction NW, Inc., started in 1973 and has since built close to 1,200 single family homes in the area. In 2004 the native Portlander was named the Home Building Association’s Builder of the Year [...]
Tags: CTP, development, policy
