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 [...]

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Tags: education, G2G, planting, street trees

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

Below are excerpts from an informative story written by Portlander Lisa Ekman, which was published in the Spring 2011 issue of American Forests. You can read the entire story on the American Forests web site. “When stormwater flows across Portland’s impervious surfaces, it can end up in the Willamette River, which runs through the city’s [...]

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Tags: BES, education, G2G, Green Space Initiative, I-205, Plant It Portland, planting, street trees

Friends of Trees volunteer Terry Brier, Portland district manager for the Davey Tree Expert Company, was featured in a recent issue of The Bulletin, a company magazine with a national circulation. Friends of Trees appreciates Terry’s expertise and his dedication as a crew leader and summer inspector. We also appreciate the Davey Tree Expert Company’s [...]

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Tags: arborist, G2G, volunteering