122 new trees for Vancouver

Vancouver City Councilmember Jeanne Stewart joined homeowners and other Friends of Trees volunteers to plant 122 trees in a dozen Vancouver neighborhoods on Saturday, Feb. 25. The planting began at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 426 East Plain Blvd, with hot drinks and breakfast treats at 8:45 am followed by a rally at 9:00 am.

Saturday’s planting volunteers added trees to the following neighborhoods: Arnada, Carter Park, Edgewood Park, Fourth Plain Village, Fruit Valley, Harney Heights, Hough, Lincoln, Northwest, Rose Village, Shumway and Hudson’s Bay.

Members of the local Lions Club joined Saturday’s planting as part of a challenge from Lions Club International to plant one million trees across the globe in 2011-12. In addition, local Boy Scout and Cub Scout troops and Evergreen High School Key Club members helped plant trees. All of the volunteers were invited to a potluck lunch at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church after the planting.

Friends of Trees will host a tree planting in the following nine Vancouver neighborhoods on March 17, 2012: Airport Green, Burnt Bridge Creek, Countryside Woods, First Place, Image, Landover-Sharmel, North Image, Parkside and Parkway East.

Many thanks to Saturday’s planting sponsor, NW Natural, and to Vancouver Urban Forestry, whose partnership makes it possible for Friends of Trees to offer trees to Vancouver homeowners for only $50, including delivery, hole digging, stakes, planting assistance, and follow-up health checks.

–TR