Below are excerpts from a story about Eugene, Oregon’s trees in Audubon Magazine. It includes insights from Eugene Urban Forester Mark Snyder and Friends of Trees Eugene Director Erik Burke. Read the full story here. … What’s happening above ground is only half the battle for Eugene’s urban forestry crew. “When I was a kid [...]
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By Andy Meeks Friends of Trees planted more than 5,000 large street trees this season in Portland and Vancouver with the help of thousands of volunteers. And we need your help to continue their good work! Summer Inspector volunteers visit every one of the newly-planted trees the first summer after planting. Since each Summer Inspector [...]
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By Greg Tudor Join Friends of Trees as we celebrate spring at our annual Fruit Tree Giveaway and Large Tree Sale! The event, which is sponsored by Symantec, will be Saturday, April 21, at 3117 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. This is a great opportunity to get some [...]
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Friends of Trees celebrated Oregon Arbor Day in Eugene on April 7 with a planting sponsored by NW Natural and organized in partnership with Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) and the City of Eugene. Other supporters included Lane County Fairgrounds and REI Eugene. Groups of volunteers came from the University of Oregon Outdoor Program, Kappa [...]
Tags: street trees, volunteering, yard trees
