Friends of Trees celebrated Oregon Arbor Day in Eugene on April 7 with a planting sponsored by NW Natural and organized in partnership with Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) and the City of Eugene. Other supporters included Lane County Fairgrounds and REI Eugene. Groups of volunteers came from the University of Oregon Outdoor Program, Kappa [...]
Tags: street trees, volunteering, yard trees
What a March we’re having! Not only did we help host the first-ever Rock Creek Watershed Wide event on March 17, but our March 10 plantings set at least two records: 1) More volunteers helped us plant trees on March 10 than on any other weekend yet—550! 2) Through a special offer of free trees [...]
Tags: BES, Green Space Initiative, Plant It Portland, volunteering
By Kris Day Come plant native trees and shrubs at the Rock Creek Watershed Wide Event in Happy Valley, Oregon on March 17! Friends of Trees, SOLVE, and the Clackamas River Basin Council have joined forces as the Rock Creek Partnership to help restore the Rock Creek corridor as it winds through rural and suburbanizing [...]
Tags: Green Space Initiative, Rock Creek Partnership, volunteering
Our Plant It Portland! campaign is getting even more whimsical this weekend. On Saturday, March 3, Friends of Trees is partnering with event sponsors Whole Foods Market and Portland General Electric to plant trees on the opening weekend of “The Lorax” movie.
Tags: BES, Plant It Portland, planting, PP&R, volunteering
