Planting trees for Arbor Day in Beaverton

April 9, 2011 Arbor Day Planting in Beaverton
Planters in Beaverton (Jesse Batty)

By Jesse Batty

Last Saturday about 50 volunteers, including seven dedicated crew leaders, came together to plant 40 native trees at the Beaverton Resource Center to celebrate Arbor Day. The event was a continuation of a previous Arbor Day planting in 2002 and will turn this urban environment into a forest of Oregon White Oak, Douglas-fir, and Western Redcedar.

Mayor Denny Doyle and the City of Beaverton were also presented with a Tree City USA Award from The Arbor Day Foundation for the 17th year in a row. Friends of Trees has teamed up with the City of Beaverton to plant more than 600 street and park trees over the last five years.

The April 9 planting was generously sponsored by The Oregonian and Wells Fargo.

Friends of Trees looks forward to seeing you at the City of Vancouver’s Arbor Day celebration today from 1 to 4 p.m. at Clark College.

–Batty is Neighborhood Trees Specialist for Friends of Trees.