El Hispanic News Editor-in-Chief Julie Cortez wrote this inspiring story about a movement to create a park in Portland’s Cully neighborhood. Read about Friends of Trees’ partner, Verde, and others who are making “Let Us Build Cully Park!” a reality. We also hope you’ll join us for our planting in the Cully, Beaumont-Wilshire and Roseway [...]
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley joined Friends of Trees, the Oregon Department of Transportation, Verde, and Portland OIC on August 25 to make the I-205 Multi-Use Path greener. James Mayer’s story in The Oregonian describes Sen. Merkley’s impression of the three-year project to green the path, which is spearheaded by Friends of Trees, ODOT, and Metro. [...]
Tags: Audubon, bike, equity, Green Space Initiative, Metro, ODOT, Verde
About 75 volunteers and community members gathered Saturday to plant over 160 trees with Friends of Trees via its Green Space Initiative (GSI) program. The ceremonial planting—special dignitary shovels included—was the official start of a three-year project to plant along the I-205 Multi-Use Path. Special representatives from the Oregon Department of Transportation, Metro and other [...]
Tags: canopy, I-205, Metro, ODOT, planting, runoff, shade, Verde, video
It’s official, Friends of Trees is coming to I-205! With their unanimous council vote, Metro awarded Friends of Trees the largest capital grant in its history yesterday to plant trees along the interstate, between the Columbia River and Gladstone. Partnering in the three-year, $415,436 grant is the Oregon Department of Transportation, which owns and maintains [...]
