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Salem Crew Leader Online Training
WELCOME!
Thank you for joining us as a Friends of Trees Planting Crew Leader!
Our planting programs plant upwards of 50,000 trees and native shrubs every year, and we couldn’t do it without the help of dedicated volunteers like you. Thank you for volunteering your time and for joining the Friends of Trees Crew Leader community. Friends of Trees has two planting programs in Salem: Green Space and Neighborhood Trees. Green Space plants primarily small stock native trees and shrubs in natural spaces and riparian corridors, and Neighborhood Trees plants larger stock trees at people’s homes and in public parks. As a Salem Crew Leader, you will have the opportunity to co-lead crews for both programs. While this virtual training primarily covers the Green Space Program, we will make sure to give you the rundown on Neighborhood Trees at our in-person event on November 11th!
We will always strive to be a welcoming and safe place for everyone, regardless of age, ability, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, economic status, or any other identity that makes us unique. We really appreciate that you are taking the time to complete this training at home, and we look forward to meeting you on November 11th at our training event!
- TRAINING INFORMATION
Welcome to the Friends of Trees Salem Crew Leader Training Portal!
This training is presented by FOT staff members Harrison Layer, Meng Vue, Ian Bonham & Michelle Yasutake. It is comprised of 4 virtual modules, a virtual review, and an in-person planting event. This page contains the following:
- Three Instructional Modules
- A Training Review
- Resources & Support Section
After you complete the virtual training and review questions, you will join Friends of Trees for an in-person planting event, where you will have the opportunity to plant and ask questions alongside experienced Crew Leaders.
- NOTE: You must complete the training and review prior to our in-person training event on November 11th.
- TRAINING SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, OCT 27
VIRTUAL TRAINING OPENS. The virtual portion of this training is designed so that you can take it at your own pace. We expect it will take most people about 1 hour.
FRIDAY, NOV 10
VIRTUAL TRAINING CLOSES. Reviews must be submitted by 11:59 pm on the training deadline!
SATURDAY, NOV 11 [9 am - 3pm]
CREW LEADER TRAINING PLANTING EVENT. Following the completion of the virtual training, you will join Friends of Trees staff at Eagles View Park to participate in your first planting event as an Assistant Crew Leader. You will have the opportunity to plant alongside experienced leaders and ask questions along the way! Event details can be found in the Resources & Support section below.
*Please note that you must complete the virtual training prior to attending the In-Person Training.
- 1. FRIENDS OF TREES & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
In this module, we will go over everything you need to know about Friends of Trees, and introduce you to the principles of Environmental Justice. It is broken down into four sections:
- About Friends of Trees [04:53]
- The Urban Forest [06:30]
- The Green Space Program [08:50]
- Environmental Justice [10:05]
Click on the video to begin the training. When you finish viewing this video, please proceed to the next section.
Make sure to turn up the volume to hear the speakers and click the “Full Screen” button in the bottom right to enlarge the video window. For subtitles, press the “Closed Captioning” button in the bottom right of the video window.
- 2. WHY HABITAT ENHANCEMENT?
This module will provide a foundation for understanding the importance of habitat enhancement and the benefits it provides. The last segment focuses on the legwork that goes into preparing a site for the planting day and touches up on the different plant stock types:
- The Benefits of Habitat Enhancement [00:33]
- Soil & Plant Growth [02:39]
- The Benefits of Plants [03:56]
- Timeline of Site Enhancement [05:23]
- Plant Stocks [06:30]
Click on the video to begin the training. When you finish viewing this video, please proceed to the next section.
Make sure to turn up the volume to hear the speakers and click the “Full Screen” button in the bottom right to enlarge the video window. For subtitles, press the “Closed Captioning” button in the bottom right of the video window.
- 3. A Day in the Life of a Crew Leader
This module will cover everything you need to know about the Green Space Crew Leader role. It is broken down into three sections:
- What Is a Crew Leader? [00:32]
- A Day in the Life [05:32]
- Working with Volunteers [10:19]
Click on the video to begin this module. When you finish viewing this video, please proceed to the training review below.
Make sure to turn up the volume to hear the speakers and click the “Full Screen” button in the bottom right to enlarge the video window. For subtitles, press the “Closed Captioning” button in the bottom right of the video window.
To review the resources discussed in this module, please check out the Resources & Support section at the bottom of this page.
- 4. Tools, Site Selection, & Tree Planting Techniques
In addition to planting small stock plants in riparian areas to enhance habitat and water quality, you will also be planting large stock trees in parks and at peoples’ homes. This module tells you everything you’ll need to know about planting large stock trees! We’ll chat more about planting and tools at our In-Person training on 11/11!
- Tools [00:24]
- Site Selection [03:55]
- Planting Techniques [07:22]
Click on the video to begin the training. When you finish viewing this video, please proceed to the next section.
Make sure to turn up the volume to hear the speakers and click the “Full Screen” button in the bottom right to enlarge the video window. For subtitles, press the “Closed Captioning” button in the bottom right of the video window.
- 4. TRAINING REVIEW
- RESOURCES & SUPPORT
- DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES
This handbook contains all of the information covered in this training, and more!
The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Toolkit is a great educational resource to review prior to your first planting! It includes readings and provides a lot of tools that you can implement while you are working with others!
This checklist provides some helpful tips for creating an inclusive space, working with youth, and being an effective leader. It will be available for you every planting day to review!
These cards will be available for you to utilize as an educational resource on planting day! We recommend that you check them out so that you can familiarize yourself with the plants we will be working with prior to your first planting!
Acknowledgment is the beginning. Acknowledgment—and the research required to do it with integrity—should be an invitation to deeper analysis, relationship, and action.
- CL TRAINING PLANTING EVENT
JOIN US FOR A MORNING OF TRAINING + PLANTING FUN!
WHEN: Saturday, November 11th [9 am – 3 pm]
WHERE: Eagles View Park
451 Eagles Wing St NW
Salem, OR 97304 (map)
TRAINING DAY AGENDA:
8:45 am: Check In – Coffee, bagels, and light snacks will be available
9:00 am: Introduction
Planting Demo alongside FOT staff
Planting day scenarios
“Practicing Inclusive Leadership” Conversation
Q & A
11:30 – 12:00 pm: Lunch: provided by FOT
12:00 – 3:00 pm: Neighborhood style planting
Please remember to dress for the weather! This means closed-toe shoes (and waterproof if possible), layers, and don’t forget your rain gear! Restrooms will be available throughout the training day.
Feel free to reach out to our Volunteer & Outreach team if you have any questions!
THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING THIS TRAINING!
We look forward to seeing you at our in-person training event on November 11th! In the meantime, if you have any questions, feel free to contact [email protected]!
Green Space Crew Leader Online Training
WELCOME!
Thank you for joining us as a Green Space Crew Leader!
Our Green Space Program plants upwards of 40,000 native trees and shrubs every year, and we couldn’t do it without the help of dedicated volunteers like you. Thank you for volunteering your time to support this work! We will always strive to be a welcoming and safe place for everyone, regardless of age, ability, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, economic status, or any other identity that makes us unique. We really appreciate that you are taking the time to complete these online training modules at home, and we look forward to meeting you on Sat, January 27 at the In-Person training event! This page contains the following:
- Two Instructional Videos:
- A Training Review
- Resources & Support Section
After you complete the virtual training and review questions, you will join Friends of Trees for an in-person planting event, where you will have the opportunity to plant and ask questions alongside experienced Crew Leaders.
- NOTE: You must complete the training and review prior to our in-person training event on January 27.
- TRAINING SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, JAN 13
VIRTUAL TRAINING OPENS. The virtual portion of this training is designed so that you can take it at your own pace. We expect it will take most people about 45 min – 1 hr.
FRIDAY, JAN 26
VIRTUAL TRAINING CLOSES. Reviews must be submitted by 11:59 pm on the training deadline!
SATURDAY, JAN 27 [9 am - 2 pm]
CREW LEADER TRAINING PLANTING EVENT. Following the completion of the virtual training, you will join Friends of Trees staff in Tualatin to participate in your first planting event as an Assistant Crew Leader. You will have the opportunity to plant alongside experienced leaders and ask questions along the way! Event details can be found in the Resources & Support section below.
- 1. FOT, GREEN SPACE, & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
In this module, we will go over everything you need to know about Friends of Trees, and our Green Space Program. It is broken down into four sections:
- About Friends of Trees [02:09]
- Environmental Justice [04:34]
- The Urban Forest [07:28]
- The Green Space Program [09:18]
Click on the video to begin the training. When you finish viewing this video, please proceed to the next section.
Make sure to turn up the volume to hear the speakers and click the “Full Screen” button in the bottom right to enlarge the video window. For subtitles, press the “Closed Captioning” button in the bottom right of the video window.
- 2. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CREW LEADER
This video will cover everything you need to know about the Green Space Crew Leader role. It is broken down into three sections:
- What Is a Crew Leader? [00:32]
- A Day in the Life [05:32]
- Working with Volunteers [10:19]
Please Note: There are COVID-19 policies referenced in this video that are no longer required at FOT events. We will cover up-to-date COVID policies, as well as additional Safety considerations and planting demonstrations at our event on January 27.
Click on the video to begin this module. When you finish viewing this video, please proceed to the training review below.
Make sure to turn up the volume to hear the speakers and click the “Full Screen” button in the bottom right to enlarge the video window. For subtitles, press the “Closed Captioning” button in the bottom right of the video window.
To review the resources discussed in this video, please check out the Resources & Support section at the bottom of this page.
- TRAINING REVIEW
Please click on the blue button below to open the Crew Leader Training Review. In addition to confirming that we conveyed key information from the training, there will be an opportunity to share your t-shirt size so that we can bring it to the Sat Jan 27th training!
- RESOURCES & SUPPORT
- DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES
This handbook contains all of the information covered in this training, and more!
The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Toolkit is a great educational resource to review prior to your first planting! It includes readings and provides a lot of tools that you can implement while you are working with others!
This checklist provides some helpful tips for creating an inclusive space, working with youth, and being an effective leader. It will be available for you every planting day to review!
These cards will be available for you to utilize as an educational resource on planting day! We recommend that you check them out so that you can familiarize yourself with the plants we will be working with prior to your first planting!
Acknowledgment is the beginning. Acknowledgment—and the research required to do it with integrity—should be an invitation to deeper analysis, relationship, and action.
- CL TRAINING PLANTING EVENT
WHEN: Saturday, January 27 [9 am – 2 pm]
WHERE: Tualatin City Services
10699 SW Herman Rd, Tualatin, OR 97062 (map)
TRAINING DAY AGENDA:
8:45 am: Check In – Coffee & light snacks will be available
9:00 am: Welcome & Ice Breaker Activity
9:30 am: The Crew Leader Role
10:15 am: EDI Activity
11:00 am: Volunteer Logistics
11:10 am: Lunch
12:00 pm: Demonstrations & Planting alongside FOT Staff
1:45 pm: Wrap Up
The morning portion of this training will be indoors at Tualatin City Services. When we break for lunch, we will migrate to Jurgen’s Park (1 mile away) for the outdoor planting portion of our training. If needed, transportation between the two locations will be available.
Please remember to dress for the weather! This means closed-toe shoes (waterproof if possible), layers, and don’t forget your rain gear! Restrooms will be available throughout the training day.
Feel free to reach out to our Volunteer & Outreach team if you have any questions! 503-595-213; [email protected]
THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING THIS TRAINING!
We look forward to seeing you at our in-person training event on January 27! In the meantime, if you have any questions, feel free to contact [email protected]!
Get to Know Crew Leaders
GOOD JOB! I love being a Crew Leader and I love Friends of Trees. FOT Crew leader
If you are looking for a way to combat climate change and create a more equitable community, you might just be a future Friends of Trees Crew Leader!
If you want to lead the public to plant trees in parks and neighborhoods and you don’t mind working in the mud and rain, then you might be ready to become a Friends of Trees Crew Leader! And we hope you do — all are welcome!
I love being part of this organization and appreciate all the work you do, and how you make it possible for me to contribute in a meaningful way. Thank you. FOT CL
As a Crew Leader, you will join a friendly family of trained volunteers to lead a safe, positive planting experience for volunteers throughout western Oregon and southwest Washington. If you love being outdoors rain or shine and you believe that everyone deserves equal access to the benefits of trees, this might just be the role for you! Learn more and register for the required training here. Space is limited.
Crew Leaders volunteer several times during our planting season that runs October – April. No experience or special knowledge or education are necessary! As a CL you’ll learn everything you need to know about planting trees at the CL training, and you’ll in turn share that information with teams of community volunteers. You’ll help plant trees, teach and lead others, you’ll move & lift trees and tools, and you’ll play a key role in events that really make a difference!
Every interaction I have ever had with FOT staff and volunteer leaders has been positive and welcoming. And thank you for welcoming my daughter to participate and allowing her to learn and take part in this awesome work! FOT CL
Crew Leaders are particularly needed in Salem, Washington County, Oregon City, Wilsonville, Milwaukie, and Vancouver — these are the areas where we have the most planting events scheduled in the upcoming Oct ’21-May ’22 season. If you’re willing to travel to these areas, that counts too! We’ll be planting at other locations in Multnomah and Clackamas Counties as well, but have fewer events.
Ready to learn more? We’d love to welcome you to the Crew Leader Tree Team!
Crew Leader Resources
Crew Leader Resources
Greetings Crew Leaders!
As the folks who make our plantings happen and represent FOT in our neighborhoods, you are the backbone of the important work we are doing to bring trees to the neighborhoods that need them most. We want to provide you with additional learning opportunities — information about the trees we plant, environmental justice, and some just-for-fun stuff. We’ll be adding to this page over time, so consider it a work in progress. We hope you find it useful!
- What does planting day look like this year?
Planting day will look a bit different this season due to new COVID-19 precautions. We put together this short video to hopefully explain exactly what Crew Leaders can expect, and what we ask of you to prepare. It would be helpful to review this video prior to your first event to ensure that you are aware of all of our changes! This video includes some notes about:
- Our COVID safety guidelines
- Recommendations for what to pack on planting day
- Planting day schedule
This video is a short excerpt from our 2020 Virtual Assistant Crew Leader Training. If you’d like to view the entire training, visit: friendsoftrees.org/news-resources/crew-leader-online-training/.
- COVID Guidelines
Veteran Crew Leaders – we listened to your feedback and incorporated your recommendations when designing our new planting model. Below are some of the COVID safety practices we will be following this season.
Please do your best to demonstrate these safety rules for others — to help keep everyone safe!
- We require everyone at our events to properly wear a face mask that completely covers the nose and chin, and is snug around the edges.
- We recommend bringing a face shield as well! Not only will they provide an added layer of protection, but they will hopefully help to keep your mask dry in the rain!
- Masks will be available at the staging site if you forget yours.
- Please respect physical distancing.
- If rain is forecasted, we will have a couple of canopies and umbrellas, but dress accordingly to stay warm and dry.
- Remember – a tree stake is 6′ long!
- FOT will sanitize tools before use or let them rest for 5 days.
- Gloves and vests will be washed prior to every event.
- Expect to begin at a starting point, the Start Zone, where you will meet a staff person (purple vest) who will greet you, ask you a couple of Covid-related health questions, and point out the next stations to visit before hanging out and waiting for the huddle
- There will be signage that highlights safety reminders, and will guide you through our outdoor space, to help facilitate spacing to help keep everyone safe.
- Trees will not be at the staging site on planting day. All trees will be pre-delivered by FOT staff prior to the planting event.
- Crews will consist of 2-3 Planting Crew Leaders.
- We ask that you refrain from carpooling with anyone outside your household. If needed, staff can deliver tools to your first site.
- Be prepared to chat with your partner prior to leaving the staging site, to discuss your preference of keeping tool use separate and not sharing, or letting your partner know that you are comfortable with sharing tools. We want you to know that it’s ok to have this conversation because we want to feel comfortable and safe.
- We will only have water and pre-packaged snacks available. (We miss the big spread too, but keeping us all safe is far more important!)
- Some events may have coffee or tea available, but we cannot guarantee it at every event.
We recommend packing the following:
- Umbrella
- Lunch or snacks
- Water bottle
- You are welcome to bring your own tools and gloves if you would feel more comfortable!
- We ask that if you do not feel well, or have been around someone that is unwell, that you cancel your volunteer shift. (We will do the same, as staff.)
- It’s ok to miss your shift!
- Tree Planting
Ten Step Container Tree
Container trees are some of the most common nursery stock planted by Friends of Trees, as they are available year-round from nurseries.
When planting a container-grown tree, our focus is on preventing circling roots and making sure the tree is planted at the right depth. Neighborhood Trees Specialist Haley Miller shows us the ins and outs of planting container-grown tree stock, with extra time demonstrating how to find the tree’s root flare.
Guest starring the Royal Raindrops crabapple.
How to plant a Ball & Burlap Tree
Ball and Burlap trees are field-grown, and they are only available when they can be dug up — after the trees have gone dormant for the fall.
When planting Ball and Burlap trees, our focus is on keeping the rootball intact and planting at the right depth. FOT alums Kris Hikari and Susie Peterson show us how to properly plant Ball and Burlap tree stock. Brighton West explains the tilt and tuck method to remove the tree’s burlap and the stake leveling technique to make sure your root flare is at the soil level.
Guest starring the Paperbark maple.
- Print Resources to Download
2020 Planting Crew Leader Handbook
This handbook contains information about planting day logistics, your role as a Crew Leader, tree planting techniques and tree biology facts, and much, much more! If it has been a few years since you have put eyes on this handbook, we encourage you to check it out!
The CL Checklist has been updated this season with our updated COVID era planting model. It outlines our new timeline as well as the tree planting process, step by step. This will be on every clipboard on planting day for reference.
The EDI Toolkit is a great educational resource to review prior to your first planting! It includes readings and provides a lot of tools that you can implement while you are working with others!
The Emergency Protocols provides a step-by-step action process in the event of an emergency. It also contains non-emergency numbers for every municipality we work in. This will be available as a resource on your clipboard on planting day.
Signing up for events:
My Personal Page
Your personal page is a resource to view your upcoming plantings and to see your volunteer history with Friends of Trees. You can also use this page to cancel your upcoming shifts, which opens up a spot for another CL to fill your spot. (This is best to do three or more weeks ahead of time — before you get the CL Memo.)
How do I get to my Personal Page?
- Enter your information below and submit.
- Check your email – an email from ‘[email protected]’ should arrive shortly.
- Click on the link to visit your personal page.
How do I use it?
- View Your Information: View and edit your current contact information, personal information, volunteer history and any upcoming plantings you are signed up for.
- Event Calendar: Sign up for Friends of Trees volunteer events displayed in calendar format.
- Event List: Sign up for Friends of Trees volunteer events displayed in chronological list format.
NT Crew Leader Winter Online Training
Crew Leader
Online Training
Welcome to the Friends of Trees Crew Leader Training Portal. Thank you for joining Friends of Trees as a Crew Leader to help plant 3,000 trees in neighborhoods around our region this season. We really appreciate that you are taking the time to complete this training at home, and we’re looking forward to meeting you at your first planting soon!
These training modules are open until 11/10/23. Once you’ve completed the online training, we’ll see you at the in-person November training/planting.
- CL Training Overview
This training is presented by Friends of Trees staff members Mario Catani, Haley Miller, Ian Bonham, Rudy Roquemore and Christine Smith. An outline of the training is below:
1. Review Three Instructional Modules
- Mod 1: Friends of Trees & Environmental Justice [15 min]
- Mod 2: The Planting Crew Leader Role [24 min]
- Mod 3: A Crash Course in Trees [19 min]
2. Complete a short Training Review
- The Training Review [10 min] will let us know that we’ve communicated key concepts clearly.
- When you submit your review, we’ll know you’ve completed the training so that we can send you a list of plantings to choose from.
3. Attend an in-person training/planting!
- Put your newfound knowledge into practice at an in-person training/planting! This is a unique style of planting where you will spend the morning learning about our program and how to properly plant a large stock tree. In the afternoon, you will plant and learn alongside other trainees, community volunteer planters and veteran crew leaders.
- You will need to complete the online training review before attending the in-person training.
- 1. FRIENDS OF TREES & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
In this module, we will go over everything you need to know about Friends of Trees:
- About Friends of Trees [00:30]
- The Urban Forest [2:30]
- The Neighborhood Trees Program [7:20]
- Environmental Justice [9:50]
When you finish viewing this video, please proceed to the next section. If you are having trouble viewing this video, follow this link to view the video on Youtube.
- 2. THE PLANTING CREW LEADER ROLE
This module will cover everything you need to know about your role as a Crew Leader on planting day and how to prepare for a successful day:
- What Is a Planting Crew Leader? [00:40]
- A Day in the Vest [07:00]
- Crew Leader Resources [15:40]
- Leading Volunteers [20:55]
To review the resources discussed in this module, please expand the CL Resources for Planting Day menu below the video. When you finish viewing this video, please proceed to the next section. If you are having trouble viewing the video on here, follow this link to watch it on Youtube.
This handbook contains all of the information covered in this training, and more!
The CL Checklist is a timeline of the planting day. It also outlines the tree planting process, step by step. This will be on every clipboard on planting day for reference.
The EDI Toolkit is a great resource to review prior to your first planting! It includes several tools for working with others and managing team dynamics.
The Emergency Protocol Checklist provides a step-by-step action process in the event of an emergency. It also contains non-emergency numbers for every municipality we work in. This will be available as a resource on your clipboard on planting day.
- 3. A CRASH COURSE IN TREES
This module contains important information about the logistics of urban tree planting:
- Tools for Planting Day [00:33]
- Right Tree – Right Place [03:56]
- Tree Planting Techniques [07:22]
When you have completed this module, please proceed to the training review for the last step in the training process. If you are having trouble viewing this video, follow this link to view the video on Youtube.
- 4. TRAINING REVIEW
Please click on the orange button below to open the Crew Leader Training Review in a new window.
Thank you!
Thank you for completing this training! Your next step is to attend the In-person training on Sat Nov 4th in Beaverton or Sat Nov 11th in Vancouver. Following the In-Person training, you’ll be invited to use a special portal to sign-up for your events. In the meantime, if you have any questions, feel free to contact [email protected]!