Friends of Trees and Cascade Web Development have entered a partnership that aims to give back to business clients by planting trees.
The local Web solutions company will donate a tree via Friends of Trees and its Gift Trees program to every new client they receive for their content management system, called Evergreen.
“This is a great [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Don’t forget, Gift Trees are a unique and romantic Valentine’s Day gift.
Visit this post for Gift Trees details, and order yours by Wednesday so we can mail the accompanying card in time to reach your valentine by Feb. 14.
If you prefer to give a more traditional gift, please consider supporting Friends of Trees as you shop [...]
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The Audubon Society of Portland is hosting an adult education course on winter tree identification Sunday, Feb. 21.
The $25-35 course led by Steve Engel will start in a classroom then head out into the Audubon Sanctuary after a sack lunch. Pre-registration is required.
Friends of Trees and the Audubon Society of Portland partner on many area [...]
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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
Thanks to its two programs (Neighborhood Trees and Green Space Initiative), Friends of Trees has already planted 5,440 trees and shrubs this planting season. The same planting season that started Sept. 26.
With 32 plantings left, there is still plenty of time to roll up the sleeves and contribute to cleaning our communal air and water, [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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