It’s almost time for Friends of Trees to give thanks.
Thanksgiving, Nov. 26, marks the two-month mark for this year’s planting season. In two months and only seven full plantings, Friends of Trees planted 3,631 trees and shrubs.
Not bad Green Space Initiative program (GSI)—not bad Neighborhood Trees program (NT):
Sept. 26, GSI planting/training, Browns Ferry Park, Tualatin [...]
By Whitney Dorer
Each year, the Neighborhood Trees program starts the planting season off with a training for new crew leaders coupled with a planting in the neighborhoods of Sellwood-Westmoreland and Brooklyn. Last Saturday, it was a full house with over 50 volunteers learning what it means to be a crew leader. These individuals will teach [...]
As the weather gets cooler and the days get shorter, it’s time to think about planting trees. There’s no better way than volunteering with Friends of Trees. Sign up for one of the three Crew Leader trainings this fall and learn the skills you’ll need to make Portland a greener, healthier city. Crew Leader trainings [...]
Tags: training, volunteering
Sept. 29 to Oct. 17 is Tree Steward training with Portland Public Parks & Recreation
Seven session course covers general and advanced arbor care, tree biology, identification, planting and preservation. Once trained, neighborhood tree stewards work with PP&R staff on tree projects. Class is for ages 14 and up and costs $25.
Oct. 3, Sat. 9 a.m. [...]
Tags: ACT, BES, education, planting, PP&R, Tigard, training, Vancouver, volunteering
Sept. 18, Friday 9 a.m. -3 p.m., is Park (ing) Day with Friends of Trees
Stumptown, 128 SW 3rd Ave.
One-day global event demonstrates the value and need for natural green spaces in the city . Friends of Trees will transform a downtown parking space into a green oasis, with real grass and trees. Come taste the [...]
Tags: education, planting, PP&R, training, Tualatin, volunteering, watering
As the weather gets cooler and the days get shorter, it’s time to think about planting trees. There’s no better way than volunteering with Friends of Trees. Sign up for one of the three Crew Leader trainings this fall and learn the skills you’ll need to make Portland a greener, healthier city. Crew Leader trainings [...]
Tags: training