Romance, Friends of Trees style: Kasandra and Liv

KASANDRA & LIV are an all-star Crew Leader couple that married last summer. Kasandra started volunteering as a Crew Leader way back in 1998. Liv was trained in 2010, and they started leading planting crews together in 2011.

What do you like about volunteering together?

LIV: Kas is great with people, and she really does a good job of what I think Friends of Trees is all about, which is making the planting experience fun for people and trying to really foster a sense of community.
KASANDRA: Thank you, that was very sweet. I would add that you are also very focused on the environment and on community, so Friends of Trees is in a lot of ways the perfect thing for both of us to do. It’s especially delightful to do it together, because then it’s three things that we love all at once, instead of just two.
L: Three? You mean environment, community, and…
K: Each other.
L: Oh nice!

What would you do for a perfect, romantic day?

K: We met and had a whirlwind romance in August 2010, so a lot of the things we love most happen in August. For a perfect date, we would ride our bicycles around, find somewhere to pick blackberries on the side of the road, like the Springwater Trail or Sauvie Island.
L: Or the I-205 corridor.
K: Then we would gather with some friends at an outdoor concert, and then ride our bikes home, taking extra detours on the way. On warm summer nights, I love this more than most things.
L: But not more than me.
K: I love her more than all things.

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