Plantings in SE Portland Neighborhoods

Jan 14, 2008

Contact: Teri Ruch
503-282-8846 ext. 17

Friends of Trees has scheduled community plantings in SE Portland neighborhoods this winter and spring. Each planting will be on a Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a community potluck lunch at the end of the planting. If you would like to help plant trees, please arrive before 9 a.m. to register and be assigned to your team before the planting begins.

Jan. 19 planting in Eastmoreland and Reed: Staging area is Holy Family Parish & School, 7425 SE 39th Ave
Jan. 26 planting in Laurelhurst and Sunnyside: Staging area to be posted at "volunteer" at friendsoftrees.org
March 8 planting in Montavilla and Center: Staging area to be posted at "volunteer" at friendsoftrees.org

In addition to support from Portland Parks & Recreation, the Jan. 19 planting is sponsored by Collier Arbor Care, the Jan. 26 planting is co-sponsored by Tilbury, Ferguson & Neuberg, Inc. and Chicago Title, and the March 8 planting is sponsored by The Joinery.

Nobel Laureate Al Gore often points out that planting trees slows climate change. In addition, according to a city of Portland study released in October, Portland's trees intercept 25 million pounds of air pollutants and half a billion gallons of stormwater a year, greatly reducing river pollution and saving the city millions of dollars in stormwater management costs.

Friends of Trees brings people in the Portland-Vancouver area together to plant and care for city trees and urban natural areas. Since 1989, the more than 340,000 trees and shrubs that Friends of Trees has planted in the Portland-metro area have provided increasing benefits as they grow, cleaning more of our water and air and slowing climate change more each year. Portland's increased tree cover, called "the Portland effect," led to national recognition for Friends of Trees and the city of Portland last year. To learn more, visit www.friendsoftrees.org.