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	<title>Growth Rings &#187; street trees</title>
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		<title>Where the sidewalk bends</title>
		<link>http://friendsoftrees.org/blog/2012/01/08/where-the-sidewalk-bends/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>melissat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Melissa Tiefenthaler Tree roots won&#8217;t be cracking the sidewalk in front of this Vancouver home. Here, the sidewalk bends! This sidewalk is made from interlocking rubber tiles made from recycled tires. It can be taken apart and put back together like a jigsaw puzzle, which makes pruning problematic tree roots much easier! As a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ready to take a (video) ride on a street sweeper?</title>
		<link>http://friendsoftrees.org/blog/2011/12/09/ready-to-take-a-video-ride-on-a-street-sweeper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[City of Portland street sweepers are out in force cleaning leaves from streets each fall. Recently Friends of Trees Program Director Brighton West was invited to take a ride in one of the sweepers. What did he learn? First, the driver can ride on either side of the sweeper. It&#8217;s equipped with steering wheel and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New tree inventory data released</title>
		<link>http://friendsoftrees.org/blog/2011/12/08/new-tree-inventory-data-released/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>whitneyd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Melissa Tiefenthaler An amazing volunteer-driven tree inventory has hit an impressive milestone. Volunteer teams in six Portland neighborhoods completed an inventory of 25,000 trees! Congratulations to Concordia, Eastmoreland, Kenton, Overlook, Sellwood-Moreland, and St. Johns for this incredible effort. Portland Parks &#38; Recreation&#8217;s Urban Forestry created a customized final report for each neighborhood based on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extend the life of your sidewalk</title>
		<link>http://friendsoftrees.org/blog/2011/12/06/extend-the-life-of-your-sidewalk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brightonw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Brighton West Tree roots under sidewalks can be a problem. Maybe it&#8217;s the wrong tree in the wrong place. Or maybe it&#8217;s the right tree in the right place, but unlucky soil conditions caused a root to grow right under a sidewalk. The result is the same: broken sidewalks. At this fall&#8217;s Arbor Day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving from FOT!</title>
		<link>http://friendsoftrees.org/blog/2011/11/24/happy-thanksgiving-from-fot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>terir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friends of Trees wishes a Happy Thanksgiving to all of our awesome volunteers, donors, foundation supporters, agency and neighborhood partners, and corporate sponsors&#8212;everyone who has planted trees with us or made it possible for us to plant trees. Don&#8217;t miss this Thanksgiving ad in today&#8217;s Oregonian! Why does Friends of Trees Executive Director Scott Fogarty plant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City trees = cleaner, cooler air</title>
		<link>http://friendsoftrees.org/blog/2011/11/21/city-trees-cleaner-cooler-air/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Teri</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tree City USA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[street trees]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How do trees help cities? Why plant trees in urban areas? This video from the American Society of Landscape Architects and the U.S. Forest Service makes it easy to understand. Great visuals, great facts. Thank you to The Intertwine for bringing this video to our attention! Urban Forests = Cleaner, Cooler Air from ASLA on [...]]]></description>
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