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Category: FOT Events
Update on planting events and tree orders
Friends of Trees is taking our region’s COVID-related restrictions and guidelines very seriously. All public events from mid-March – July 2020 were cancelled, and we are actively planning future tree planting & tree care events with health and safety concerns at the forefront of planning efforts. You can find more information about our public volunteer events here.
Currently our office is closed to the general public. Staff are working remotely and on occasion have office hours; if you need to connect with a specific staff person you can find them in our staff directory.
If you ordered a street or yard tree last season and have questions about the tree, or if you are interested in ordering a street or yard tree to be planted during our October 2020 – April 2021 planting season, or if you have any other questions please email us at FOT@friendsoftrees.org
Thank you so much for your support and patience during these unprecedented times. We can’t wait to plant trees with you again!
Giving Tuesday Now with the Eugene Tree Team
In this time of uncertainty, there’s a fundamental truth that gives us hope: together we can do extraordinary things. Friends of Trees knows this so well since that’s what we do: We plant trees. Together. And to keep doing that, to ensure trees + community are in our future, we need your help – can we count on you, if you are able, to donate to Friends of Trees Eugene today? Not only will donations plant trees + grow community, the first $1,250 will be matched by our good friends at Journey Tree Financial – thank you!
Over the past few weeks and months, the entire world has been coming together to stand up, help out, give back, and heal. Whether that’s through donations to community organizations, celebrating doctors and nurses at shift changes, or reaching out to a neighbor to help with groceries, generosity has been helping the entire world get through this global pandemic. Together.
Friends of Trees Eugene is part of #GivingTuesdayNow and we invite you to join us. Giving Tuesday Now with the Eugene Tree Team is a virtual, day-long social media event featuring Tree Talks, LIVE tree walks, and more!
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| 9:00 | Welcome to Giving Tuesday Now with the Tree Team with Whitney Dorer, Interim Executive Director |  |  |  |
| 10:00 | About the Neighborhood Trees Program with Whitney Dorer | | | |
| 10:30 | Tree Talk video: Oregon myrtle with Erik Burke, Eugene Director | | | |
| 12:00 | About the Volunteer & Outreach Program Taylor Glass, Volunteer and Planting Specialist | | | |
| 1:00 | LIVE: Taylor chats with Becca Snowdale about the volunteer program | | ||
| 2:00 | About the Green Space Program Becca Snowdale, Volunteer and Planting Specialist | | | |
| 2:30 | Tree Talk video: Pacific madrone with Becca Snowdale | | | |
| 3:00 | Tree Walk: Neighborhood Trees with Erik Burke | | ||
| 5:00 | Why trees, why community Video message from Whitney | | | |
| 5:30 | Tree Talk video: Cherry tree Oliver, the youngest Tree Team planter | | | |
April 22 Earth Day Party with the Tree Team – it’s virtual!
In honor of Earth Day’s 50th anniversary Friends of Trees is hosting a virtual, day-long celebration on our social media channels – it’s the virtual EARTH DAY PARTY WITH THE TREE TEAM! Tune in on Wednesday, April 22, beginning at 10 a.m. We’ll have Tree Talks, LIVE tree walks, and more! Here’s the schedule, and here’s the agenda for the virtual Earth Day party hosted by Friends of Trees Eugene!
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| 10:00 | Tree Talk: Friends of Trees Neighborhood Trees Specialist Andrew Lands talks about the European beech Sponsored by J Frank Schmidt & Son | | | |
| 10:30 | Tree Walk LIVE: Andrew (who has TONS of tree knowledge!) talks about his favorite tree – and more! – with Corporate & Business Relations Specialist Sam Erman Sponsored by New Seasons Market | | ||
| 11:30 | Tree Talk LIVE with Timber Joey! That’s right, the Timbers’ beloved mascot Timber Joey will ask Sam his top tree questions. Not to be missed! Sponsored by the Portland Timbers | | ||
| Noon | Lunchtime Chat LIVE Learn about Friends of Trees’ EDI work and our Urban Forestry job training program. Sam joins Friends of Trees EDI Specialist Surabhi Mahajan for a Q & A. Sponsored by Portland General Electric | | ||
| 1:30 | Tree Walk LIVE Sam Erman visits some trees & talks about some of the many benefits of trees Sponsored by the Port of Portland | | ||
| 2:30 | Tree Talk Friends of Trees Green Space Specialist Hanna Dornhofer talks about the native Red flowering currant Sponsored by Oregon Soap Company and Cafe Yumm | | | |
| 3:00 | Tree Walk LIVE Hanna is joined by Sam at a restoration site as they explore some of the native trees and shrubs we plant, and more! Sponsored by Daimler Trucks North America / Portland Trail Blazers / Threes for Trees | | ||
| 4:30 | Tree Talk Friends of Trees Interim Executive Director Whitney Dorer visits some Giant sequoias Sponsored by the Portland Timbers | | | |
| 5:00 | LIVE chat with Friends of Trees Interim Executive Director Whitney Dorer. Whitney shares what she loves about trees + community. Sponsored by Portland General Electric | | ||
| 5:30 | We’ll recap Whitney’s chat in case you missed it Sponsored by Rigert Shade Trees | | | |
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THANK YOU to the sponsors of the Earth Day Party with the Tree Team!
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Earth Day Party with the Eugene Tree Team – it’s virtual!
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day with the Eugene Tree Team – virtually!
We’ll have tree talks and LIVE tree walks + talks on our Facebook and Instagram channels, and we’ll share some of the Portland Tree Team’s events, too! Join us for #EarthDay2020 !
| TIME | TOPIC | WHERE TO JOIN |
| 10:00 | Tree Talk: Learn about the evergreen conifer, Cunninghamia! |
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| 10:30 | Tree Walk LIVE: Volunteer & Planting Specialist Taylor Glass chats about our Summer Inspector volunteer program | |
| Noon | Lunchtime Chat LIVE Taylor is joined by Friends of Trees Eugene Metro Director Erik Burke for a Q & A. | |
| 2:30 | Tree Talk: Learn about one of our office’s favorite natives, Pacific madrone! |
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| 3:00 | Tree Walk LIVE Erik visits some trees around our office & talks about our Trees for Concrete program | |
| 4:30 * | Tree Talk Friends of Trees Interim Executive Director Whitney Dorer visits some giant sequoias > Sponsored by the Portland Timbers |
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| 5:00 * | LIVE chat with Friends of Trees Interim Executive Director Whitney Dorer. Whitney shares what she loves about trees + community. > Sponsored by Portland General Electric | @friendoftrees |
| 5:30 * | We’ll recap Whitney’s chat in case you missed it > Sponsored by Rigert Shade Trees | @friendoftrees |
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Thank you to our #EarthDay2020 sponsors!
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Because we love you, events through March are canceled
March 13, 2020
Dear Friends of Trees family,
Because we love you and we want to do our part to diminish the risk of COVID-19 in our community, we are making adjustments to the remainder of our planting season events. Tree planting in the near-term is important to this world; it is not more important than our immediate human health. Currently, all Friends of Trees events in the month of March are canceled. We will let you know about April and beyond when we know.
As we take into account the recommendations of health professionals, we’re asking for your understanding as we reserve the right to continue to change and cancel our events. Please check our online events calendar for the latest information about the status of Friends of Trees events.
The Friends of Trees office is closed to the public through the rest of the month. Staff will work on-site, in the field, or remotely as much as possible, but in the interest of everyone’s health we ask that you not visit our office this month. We’ll keep you posted about April and beyond. If you need to reach us email will be the most effective (it’s not always possible to check our voicemail remotely), you can find a staff directory here; please be patient as it may take a little extra time to get back to you.
Meanwhile, we’re still planting trees. Using a variety of methods and with a variety of partners, as long as it’s OK to do so we will be out there planting trees. It will be hard, and it won’t be nearly as fun as when you’re with us, but, well, it’s what we do and we’ll keep doing it as long as we can.
If you are registered to have a street or yard tree planted at your property, rest assured, your tree/s will be planted. It may not be on the date we planned, nor will it be planted with a team of your neighbors (at least in March), but your tree will be planted. Unfortunately we cannot tell you exactly when your tree will be planted, but don’t be surprised if one day you look out your window and you see a couple of us with shovels. Go ahead and wave. We’ll wave back.
This is all uncharted territory so thank you for your patience and understanding as we navigate this together.
Take care and stay healthy,
Whitney Dorer
Interim Executive Director
P.S. Interested in just exactly what we’ll be up to this month? Check out our social media channels! Visit us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.