What will you wear to your next planting?
By Toshio Suzuki
Planting season begins this Saturday. As a courtesy reminder to our veteran volunteers, and as a cautionary note to our rookies, Oregon in the fall and winter transitions to a damp climate—damp to very damp.
Good attire for planting: waterproof gear and warm gear.
Bad attire for planting: sandals, Uggs, white sneakers, non-waterproof gear, non-warm gear, and basically any garment that is afraid of dirt or foliage markings.
Note the differences:
Any other suggestions or first-hand sightings of ‘bad planting attire?’
–Suzuki currently works at KOIN Local 6 and wrote this story when he was Communications Coordinator for Friends of Trees.
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