Vancouver Tree Events for the New Year
By Amanda Hymansmith
As the new year gets underway, we wanted to let you know about some of the upcoming trainings being offered by our friends and partners at Vancouver Urban Forestry as well as some of the Friends of Trees plantings in Vancouver in the coming months.
Neighborhood Tree Planting – Northeast Vancouver
Saturday, January 15 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
Evergreen High School, 14300 NE 18th Street
Friends of Trees and Vancouver Urban Forestry are hosting a neighborhood planting event in Northeast Vancouver, WA, next Saturday in honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend of Service. Neighborhoods getting new trees include Airport Green, Burnt Bridge Creek, Countryside Woods, First Place, Image, Landover-Sharmel, North Image, Parkside, and Parkway East. Come join us to help plant!
For all of Friends of Trees’ plantings, you just need to show up by 8:45 a.m. to register and be assigned to a crew. We’ll provide coffee and donuts, gloves, tools and trained guidance. Please dress appropriately for the weather.
NeighborWoods Stewards Training
February 15 – March 22
Like Trees? Become a Neighborhood Steward!
From February 15 through March 22, Vancouver Urban Forestry will offer NeighborWoods Stewards Training covering general tree care, tree biology, tree planting, preservation, identification, and much more.
NeighborWoods Stewards lead tree projects in their neighborhoods. In fact, many Friends of Trees volunteers are NeighborWoods Stewards!
For more information, contact Jessica Antoine at 360-619-1108 or [email protected].
Neighborhood Trees Planting – West Vancouver
Saturday, February 26 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 426 East Fourth Plain Blvd.
Friends of Trees and Vancouver Urban Forestry are hosting a neighborhood planting in West Vancouver on Saturday, February 26. West Vancouver neighborhoods getting new trees include Arnada, Carter Park, Central Park, Edgewood Park, Harney Heights, Hough, Hudson’s Bay, Lincoln, Northwest, Rose Village, and Shumay. Please join us!
Neighborhood Trees Planting – Central Vancouver
Saturday, March 26 (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)
Location to be determined.
Friends of Trees and Vancouver Urban Forestry are hosting a neighborhood planting in Central Vancouver on Saturday, March 26. Central Vancouver neighborhoods getting new trees include Burton Ridge, Fircrest, Marrion, Oakbrook, and Ogden. Please join us!
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For more information about any of the planting events, please contact Andy Meeks at Friends of Trees at 503-282-8846, ext. 24.
For more information about additional upcoming events in Vancouver, as well as the NeigborhoodWoods Stewards Program, visit the Urban Forestry website or contact Jessica Antoine at 360-619-1108.
Hymansmith is a volunteer and contributing blogger for Friends of Trees.