Posted on March 3, 2010 at 3:38 pm
Friends of Trees and its Neighborhood Trees program planted 175 street and yard trees in Vancouver Feb. 27.
Over 100 volunteers came to the multi-neighborhood planting, which was sponsored by Northwest Natural.
This was the third of four Vancouver plantings scheduled this season, with the next and final event coming March 20—a planting for the Burton Ridge, [...]
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Tags: planting, street trees, Vancouver, volunteering, yard trees
Posted on February 26, 2010 at 10:41 am
There are 14 Friends of Trees plantings remaining this season, from this Saturday through April 10.
As of Feb. 26, thanks to volunteers, donors, partners and sponsors, Friends of Trees has planted 11,310 trees and shrubs in the Portland Metropolitan area. That equates to over 386,000 trees and shrubs in 20 years!
A staggering tree tally that [...]
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Tags: I-205, planting, Tualatin, Vancouver
Posted on February 2, 2010 at 9:09 am
Vancouver Urban Forestry has several upcoming events, including two Neighborhood Trees plantings with Friends of Trees, Feb. 27 and March 20.
This Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. is a workshop entitled Fruit Tree Pruning & Care. This hands-on class will teach basic pruning methods in the classroom and in the orchard. Bring a lunch [...]
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Tags: education, fruit trees, Vancouver, volunteering
Posted on January 28, 2010 at 8:58 am
By Jesse Batty
On Tuesday, Vancouver Urban Forestry held another TreeTalk workshop, this time on ‘Hazard Tree Risk Assessment.’
Native trees here in the Pacific Northwest, like Bigleaf Maple, Douglas-fir, Western Redcedar and Oregon White Oak, among others, are designed to withstand wind.
Trees that fail and fall are those that have shown some signs [...]
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Tags: cedar, Douglas Fir, oak, Vancouver
Posted on November 25, 2009 at 12:42 pm
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 [...]
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Posted on November 6, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Friends of Trees is proud to present its historic planting season!
The holes are dug, the trucks are loaded and staffers are anxious–Neighborhood Trees begins its planting season tomorrow morning in Vancouver.
On Monday begins the Partners in Community Forestry national conference in Portland. Check out the blog for full coverage and commentary from urban foresters all [...]
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Posted on October 30, 2009 at 3:53 pm
-Nov. 5, Thu. 10-11 a.m., is Rally for the National Conference with Scott Fogarty
This webcast, sponsored by the Alliance for Community Trees (ACT), features Fogarty, executive director of Friends of Trees, who will discuss the upcoming opportunities at the National Arbor Day Foundation.
-Nov. 7, Sat. 9 a.m. -4 p.m., is Crew Leader Training with Friends [...]
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Posted on October 8, 2009 at 4:51 pm
–Metro announced it bought 20 acres of the upper Rock Creek Headwaters, according to The Oregonian.
The headwaters, which border Forest Park to the west, is part of the subwatershed boundary for the Tualatin River.
–The City of Vancouver announced this week it is seeking applicants for a volunteer position on its Urban Forestry Commission.
The seven-member advisory [...]
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Tags: books, education, Forest Park, Metro, nursery, Vancouver
Posted on September 30, 2009 at 1:07 pm
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. [...]
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