Friends of Trees’ Garry Oak visited Portland City Hall yesterday. Watch this slideshow of Garry meeting Portland Mayor Sam Adams, City Commissioner Dan Saltzman, City Commissioner Nick Fish, and others at City Hall.
Garry also greeted new friends on the street and stopped by The Standard, which has sponsored Friends of Trees plantings.
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Recognize any of the tree huggers in this slideshow?
Friends of Trees’ Garryana the Oak, also known at times as Garry the Oak, got lots of hugs today at Sunday Parkways in North Portland.
If you missed your chance to hug a tree today, you’ll have another chance at the next Sunday Parkways on July 18 in East Portland. Just watch for [...]
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By Andy Meeks
Last Sunday Friends of Trees hosted a picnic for approximately 60 of its most active volunteers, including first-time crew leaders and those who have been working with Friends of Trees since our inception. All enjoyed a fun afternoon of excellent food, local beer, and a few very special volunteer awards.
While we provided the [...]
In honor of Earth Day, Garry the Oak went for a stroll in downtown Portland yesterday.
In addition to informing residents on the importance of a healthy, thriving urban tree canopy, Garry made time to visit his favorite food cart, pose for photos, and talk with a member of the Phoenix Suns basketball team.
Big day for [...]
The Portland Trail Blazers celebrated Green Awareness Week by inviting the Friends of Trees mascot–Garry the Oak–to their pivotal game Friday night.
Hundreds of fans met Garry the Oak and received a custom-made Friends of Trees button that commemorated the event.
Despite losing 83-77 to Dallas, the Trail Blazers are still finishing the season strong and had [...]
Over 70 people participated in the second and final Friends of Trees Gift Trees planting of the season Sunday.
These special invite-only plantings are made available to those who gave or received a Gift Tree. Most often, these gifts are made in honor or memory of someone special.
At the first planting in December, 275 native [...]
Tags: Audubon, Collins Sanctuary, Gift Trees, planting, slideshow, video
It is not every day that Friends of Trees hits the 1,000 mark.
On March 20, the Green Space Initiative (GSI) program planted 1,000 trees and shrubs in Jurgens Park, Tualatin.
“It is an exhilarating feeling,” said GSI Specialist Betsy Lattig on hitting that 1,000 plateau. “It’s wonderful to work with both our volunteers and our little [...]
By Jesse Batty
This past Saturday, Friends of Trees planted 58 trees in the Fircrest, Marrion, Burton Ridge, Ogden and Oakbrook neighborhoods.
Saturday was a beautiful day and a great time was enjoyed by all. We had a great staging site—The Salvation Army Center for Worship & Service—and we were able to plant a beautiful new [...]
Tags: planting, slideshow, street trees, tulip, Vancouver, yard trees
Courtesy of the Mother Nature Network, this slideshow series identifies the most important, significant, amazing … trees in the world.
Description from mnn.com:
This redwood tree is located in Sequoia National Park in California and is believed to be between 2,300 and 2,700 years old. It towers about 275 feet above the ground, is [...]
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By Greg Tudor
There is still time to volunteer, like the dozens of Portland residents who did this past Saturday at the Neighborhood Trees (NT) planting in Montavilla and Mt. Tabor.
March is the last full month of plantings, with 10 more Saturday plantings remaining.
No pre-registration is required, but remember to wear weather appropriate clothing [...]
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Several Disney music, television and film stars planted trees at a Celebrating Family Volunteers event earlier this month at Disney World.
Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato, among other Disney troupe members, planted while wearing aprons and implementing yellow hand shovels that normally could be used making sand castles or cleaning an incredibly large kitty litter box.
While [...]
Individual members gave us a great boost into the new year. Even in this down economy, more of our generous volunteers became contributing members, more contributing members renewed their support, and many new members found us for the first time through Willamette Week’s 2009 Give!Guide.
We are deeply grateful for all this support as we reach [...]
The Neighborhood Trees (NT) program plants large street and yard trees in various Portland-metro urban areas. With proper care, large stock trees have a great survivability rate and are able to quickly impact their environmental.
While trucks are usually required for NT plantings, this Jan. 23 planting in Southeast Portland shows how three Plant by Bike [...]
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The often misunderstood, occasionally vandalized Friends of Trees logo is now available for purchase online. Check out the store.
Yes, with prices ranging from $15 for a t-shirt and $12 for a coffee mug, now proud gift givers and receivers can tout their appreciation of trees, all while knowing their purchase is helping the environment.
Special thanks [...]
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