Posted on February 26, 2011 at 8:31 am
This engaging episode of Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Oregon Field Guide features Portland’s Heritage Tree program. A Heritage Tree is one of nearly 300 trees in Portland that are protected from future development because of special qualifications such as age, size, shape, botanical value, and history. Started in 1993, the Heritage Tree program selected the first Heritage Tree in 1994. [...]
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Tags: education, PP&R, street trees, video, yard trees
Posted on February 24, 2011 at 2:39 pm
By Brighton West Want to see your name on the big screen? Friends of Trees is partnering with Ascending the Giants, a group dedicated to ascending and documenting all aspects of champion trees, on a new short film called Treeverse. Treeverse will follow arborists Brian French and Will Koomjian of Ascending the Giants on an [...]
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Posted on October 4, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) urges all of us to plant trees this fall. Learn more about his support for NeighborWoods Month and planting trees on the Alliance for Community Trees web site. Don’t forget. You can order trees for $35 to $75 from Friends of Trees, a cost that covers delivery, hole digging, planting assistance, and [...]
Filed under: Neighborhood Trees, Plant It Portland, Portland Canopy
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Posted on August 23, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Did you see this OregonLive video of the Hawthorne Bridge brunch? Be sure to check the two-minute mark. Want your own Plant It Portland sign? Just ask for one when you find your tree online. –TR
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