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:

Proper planting attire
Elizabeth demonstrates the good and the bad. (FOT file)
Proper planting attire
Toshio demonstrates the good and the bad. (FOT file)

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.