WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY IS JUNE 5

“World Environment Day 2021 calls for urgent action to revive our damaged ecosystems.”

Count us in! For 32 years Friends of Trees has played a critical role in ecological restoration through planting more than than 870,000 trees and native shrubs throughout western Oregon and southwest Washington. And because these trees were planted the Friends of Trees way, with thousands of volunteers, we’ve grown some community, too.

Like Madelyn, our 4th grade artist friend, we think plantings trees is a great idea to keep our world healthy.

In honor of World Environment Day Friends of Trees is hosting virtual events on our social media channels. We’ll take some tree walks, and talk with friends and partners about our work restoring ecosystems through planting trees in neighborhoods and natural areas. We’ll have some live, virtual events leading up to World Environment Day on June 5, when we’ll again share our tree walks from the week.

JOIN US!

Tune in on our social media channels to learn more about how planting trees together helps restore ecosystems.

Donate to help us keep planting trees + growing community.

Please check this schedule of events regularly for additions and changes. | Live Facebook events will be immediately posted to Facebook within the hour.

We look forward to celebrating with you!

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY WITH THE TREE TEAM

Saturday, June 5

All events posted to all social media channels

10:00 a.m.

 World Environment Day talk, Overlook Oak Tree, North Portland
Executive Director Yashar Vasef explores the global impact of climate change, and the power of taking climate action locally

12:00 p.m.

 Tree walk + talk in NE Portland’s Columbia Slough Natural Area
Green Space Program Manager Anne Marie Santos gives us a tour of one of our restoration sites, and talks about how our work helps connect people of all ages with nature

2:00 p.m.

 Tree walk + talk in NE Portland’s Columbia Children’s Arboretum
Deputy Director Whitney Dorer is again joined by Dr Vivek Shandas; they’ll talk about how including equity, and young people, help connect communities to nature

LIVE EVENTS leading up to WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

Wednesday, June 2, 3:00 p.m.

 LIVE tree walk + talk in NE Portland’s Columbia Slough Natural Area ~ Facebook
Green Space Program Manager Anne Marie Santos gives us a tour of one of our restoration sites, and talks about how our work helps connect people of all ages with nature

Thursday, June 3, 3:00 p.m.

 LIVE World Environment Day talk, Overlook Oak Tree, North Portland ~ Facebook
Executive Director Yashar Vasef explores the global impact of climate change, and the power of taking climate action locally

Friday, June 4, 3:00 p.m.

 LIVE tree walk + talk in NE Portland’s Columbia Children’s Arboretum ~ Facebook
Deputy Director Whitney Dorer is again joined by Dr Vivek Shandas and they’ll talk about how including equity, and young people, help connect communities to nature