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December 28, 2009

News links: Tree kangaroos, one more reason to plant

  • This New York Times Op-ed decompresses Copenhagen and talks tree benefits and forest preservation.
  • In case you didn’t know why English Ivy and English Holly are enemies to the Pacific Northwest, the AP reminds us.
  • How a Florida mayor plants 10,000 trees: Be there for the last one.
  • Also from the New York Times, courtesy of their blog Green Inc., Attaching Price Tags to Trees.

–Toshio Suzuki

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Portland Canopy July 21, 2022October 26, 2023

FAQ: The end of Friends of Trees’ Portland partnership

In response to a February 2022 report detailing Portland’s loss of tree canopy, Friends of Trees was contacted by numerous members of the

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FOT in the news, Portland Canopy April 8, 2022October 18, 2023

Together we can grow the canopy: Friends of Trees Op-Ed

By Yashar Vasef On Sunday, April 3, The Oregonian published an Op-Ed that I wrote: “Amid shrinking canopy, community tree planting needed

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environmental justice, Partnerships, Portland Canopy September 15, 2021September 16, 2021

Get to Know our partner, APANO

The Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon operates under the principal we are stronger together APANO’s Policy Director Richa Poudyal

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climate change, Community, Neighborhood Trees, Portland Canopy, Street trees July 29, 2021July 29, 2021

Trees are part of the solution to climate chaos

  A letter from executive director Yashar Vasef, with an update about community tree planting in Portland Friends, It’s official: We need

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