Be a Leader

photo: Melissa Barber

Join Friends of Trees' valued team of volunteer leaders and inspire young tree planters while you transform a green space or neighborhood.

Summer Inspectors

Summer inspectors assess the health of newly planted street and yard trees and give homeowners watering and mulching tips. Each inspector checks on his or her assigned trees twice during the summer. Our next training for Summer Inspectors is May 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Watch our calendar for details.

Neighborhood Coordinators

Neighborhood coordinators work with Friends of Trees staff to organize tree plantings in their neighborhoods. Once a neighborhood has a coordinator, Friends of Trees can schedule a planting there, and residents can order bargain trees to plant in their yards and planting strips. If you'd like to have a planting in your neighborhood, please consider being a neighborhood coordinator next year. Watch our calendar for our next summer training.

Neighborhood Trees Crew Leaders

Neighborhood Trees crew leaders guide small groups of planters at Saturday plantings from November through March. Crew leader trainings are held in November and January. Read about two volunteers, Amber and Byron Clayton, who lead crews on weekends.

Green Space Crew Leaders

Green Space crew leaders guide small groups of volunteers at weekend plantings to restore green spaces in the Portland-Vancouver metro area. Learn more on our blog, Growth Rings.

For more information about any of our volunteer leadership positions, contact Greg Tudor at 503-282-8846 ext. 12 or Andy Meeks at 503-282-8846 ext. 24.