Posted on November 24, 2011 at 6:44 am
Friends of Trees wishes a Happy Thanksgiving to all of our awesome volunteers, donors, foundation supporters, agency and neighborhood partners, and corporate sponsors—everyone who has planted trees with us or made it possible for us to plant trees. Don’t miss this Thanksgiving ad in today’s Oregonian! Why does Friends of Trees Executive Director Scott Fogarty plant [...]
Filed under: Green Space Initiative, Neighborhood Trees
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Tags: G2G, Green Space Initiative, Plant It Portland, street trees, yard trees
Posted on October 25, 2011 at 1:45 pm
By Chris Crabb Friends of Trees debuted a billboard campaign this month that playfully mimics the iconic portraits of diehard Timbers fans seen on billboards around Portland earlier this year. The two Friends of Trees billboards feature illustrated Portland Timbers fans, but instead of axes, they’re wielding saplings and spades. The messaging is simple – [...]
Filed under: FOT Events, Neighborhood Trees, Plant It Portland
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Tags: BES, G2G, Plant It Portland, Portland Timbers, volunteering
Posted on August 16, 2011 at 5:05 pm
The video below describes the great range of research that U.S. Forest Service’s Geoffrey Donovan has conducted in Portland on the social, economic, and health benefits of city trees. Produced by Lorie Anne Acio and Rachelle Hacmac, the video is highlighted on the web site for the School of Journalism and Communication at the University [...]
Filed under: Portland Canopy, Tree City Earth, Tree City USA
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Tags: education, G2G, planting, street trees
Posted on August 5, 2011 at 1:22 pm
It only takes a minute. Whether or not you’ve heard of our three-year partnership with the Oregon Department of Transportation, Metro, and more than a dozen other groups to plant trees along the I-205 Multi-Use Path, we need your feedback! Please spend a minute or two to answer these seven quick questions so we can [...]
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Tags: G2G, I-205, Metro, ODOT
