Posted on June 10, 2010 at 3:34 pm
By Andy Meeks Last Saturday – the first beautiful day in weeks (and, so far, the last) – Friends of Trees hosted a Summer Festival Volunteer Training at the PCC Cascade campus. We were thrilled to have nine very enthusiastic people join us to learn about the different Friends of Trees programs, our past achievements [...]
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Tags: canopy, Gift Trees, I-205, runoff, street trees, sunday parkways, volunteering
Posted on April 13, 2010 at 1:10 pm
By Shelli Romero March 20 marked the fifth in a series of community tree plantings along the I-205 Multi-Use Path. It also marked another milestone: the 249th tree planting at which Conan Harmon-Walker volunteered. Born and reared in Oregon, Harmon-Walker is a network administrator for Legacy Health Systems and a 14-year volunteer with Friends of [...]
Filed under: FOT Events, Green Space Initiative, Neighborhood Trees
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Tags: bike, Gift Trees, I-205, Metro, ODOT, runoff
Posted on March 23, 2010 at 12:07 pm
By Teri Ruch Volunteers at the March 20 Friends of Trees planting along the I-205 corridor in Southeast Portland ranged from toddlers to retirees. They came from diverse backgrounds and groups, including nonprofits, regional and statewide agencies, nearby neighborhoods, high schools, and local businesses. But all agreed on two things: Planting trees is good; and [...]
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Tags: BES, I-205, Metro, ODOT, planting, runoff
Posted on March 8, 2010 at 9:42 am
By Teri Ruch Mix about 20 bicycles, a dozen carts and trailers, 190 big trees, planting tools, the perfect pre-spring morning and 75 volunteers—from babies to boomers—and what do you get? A fun planting day that ended with a community potluck and new trees to clean our rivers, add shade to neighborhoods, and make our [...]
Filed under: Neighborhood Trees, Portland Canopy
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Tags: BES, bike, G2G, planting, runoff, street trees, yard trees
