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March 2024

February 2024

January 2024

December 2023

November 2023

Connection | Coalition | Make Your Voice Heard

October 2023

Tree-LC | Volunteer Opportunities | E-Bike Planting

September 2023

Volunteer this season! | Big funding news | Career opportunities

August 2023

What do trees need to survive?

July 2023

Summer Highlights | Partner Spotlight | Join the Tree Team

May 2023

Get To Know Chemawa | Youth Programming | Eugene Highlights

April 2023

Earth Month Action! | Opportunities to Get Involved | Watering

March 2023

Our First Spanish-led Event | Greening Wilkes | Spring Tree Care

February 2023

Volunteer Spotlight | 22 Years in Vancouver | Climate Trees

January 2023 Treemail

January 2023

Important Tree Research | Eugene Air Quality | Volunteer Opportunities

January 2023 Treemail

December 2022

An Inspiring Season | Bicycle Plantings | Gift Trees

November 2022

Planting for Clean Air | Winter Trees | Partner Spotlight

October 2022

Season Kickoff | Oak Trees | Yard Signs

September 2022

Community Pruning | Autumn Tree Care | Yard Signs

August 2022

 Connection in the Green Workforce | Planting Calendar is Live! | Shift Your Energy Use

July 2022

Trees for Clean Air | TLC for Climate Trees | Summer Happenings

June 2022

Reflecting on the Season | Heat Week | Summer Tree Glory

May 2022

Greening a Community | Get to Know Chemawa | Summer Tree Care

April 2022

Earth Month | Planting Partners | Watering Tips

March 2022

 Park & Ride & Shade | Community Relationships | Spring Tree Care

February 2022

Rails-to-Trails Tree Rescue | 20 Years in Wilsonville | The Value of Oaks

January 2022

MLK Day Events | Inspiring a Green Workforce | Volunteer Opportunities

December 2021

K-8 Plantings | Winter Pruning Techniques | Pinecone Identification

November 2021

A Message from Yashar| Post-planting inspections |Roots & Pollen

October 2021

Fall tree walks | Fall tree care | Volunteer opportunities

September 2021

Why We Volunteer | Get to know Crew Leading | Celebrate Planting Season

August 2021

Engaging community to take climate action | An update about our Robert Wood Johnson Foundation partnership

July 2021

An update about community tree planting in Portland | Tree care in extreme heat

June 2021

Training a diverse workforce for urban forestry /Entrenamiento de una fuerza laboral diversa para la silvicultura urbana

May 2021

Trees on the Path to Recovery and Reentry | Planting Trees on Private Property | Tree Walks + Talks for World Environment Day

April 2021

Earth Month Highlights | Climate Adaptive Tree Planting | Volunteer Spotlight

March 2021

The power of partnerships | Tree walks + more for Earth Month

February 2021

Meet Yashar Vasef, our new Executive Director | Meet the Blueprint Foundation

January 2021

Tree care + equity | Get to know our pruning program

December 2020

In the year of the pivot we still planted 38,000 trees + native shrubs | Meet our new Executive Director

November 2020

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation project fights climate change | Get to know why you should give thanks to trees | Learn More about PDX Free Fridge

October 2020

Project Zero tackles climate change | Get to know Greening Gresham | Learn More about Milagro Theater

September 2020

Now is the time to get a tree | Get to know volunteering safely during COVID

August 2020

Future Urban Foresters | Get to know Sandra and Viviana | Learn more about the Black Resilience Fund

July 2020

Updates from our 31st season planting trees + growing community | Get to know the Friends of Trees staff

June 2020

Friends of Trees stands in solidarity with the Black community. Each and every one of us can use our voices to help make sure that Black Lives Matter. Art by @greengirlleah

May 2020

Creatively adapting to ensure trees + community are in our future | Get to know fruit tree care | Learn More about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

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April 2020

Walk along Mitchell Creek | Get to know our Volunteer Program

March 2020

Trees + community are in our future | Stay connected

February 2020

Fighting climate change, growing community AND managing stormwater

January 2020

Get to Know Community Benefit Organizations | Thank You Donors!

December 2019

A lot of trees and tree stories – 16,000+ trees planted this season so far!

November 2019

Growing the next Tree Team generation | Get to Know Our Partnershipb with Chemawa Indian School

October 2019

Vote YES for Natural Areas | Trees & Health in Gresham | It’s Give!Guide Season!

September 2019

A word from our volunteers | Get to know yard trees | Crew Leaders have the most fun

Summer 2019

Friends of Trees at the Door | Get to Know our Partner: PGE

June 2019

Planting Trees, Fighting Climate Change | Get to Know Friends of Trees’ Post-Planting Work

May 2019

Vote for Trees | Meet our Awardees

April 2019

Urban Forestry Intern Program moving forward | Get to know our partnership with the City of Vancouver

March 2019

Asociación para empleos y oportunidades en Verde ~ Partnering for jobs & opportunities with Verde |  FOTreevia fun

February 2019

Green Space Program is natural area restoration and so much more | FOT gear is here!

January 2019

30 Years of Trees + Community | Get to Know Our Neighborhood Trees Program

December 2018

Celebrating trees + community | Get to Know Evergreens

November 2018

Training Future Urban Foresters | Get To Know Our Partner: The City of Wilsonville

October 2018

Celebrating 15,000 trees with the Blazers and Daimler | Get to know our partner: AWS Elemental

September 2018

Welcome to our 30th season of planting trees + growing community | Get to Know our Partner: City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services

Summer 2018

56,000 trees & native shrubs planted by 7,000+ volunteers in a record-breaking season | Get To Know Our Summer Inspector Program

May 2018

Senator Merkley Honors Trees + Community | Mary Harrell receives Oregon Community Trees Award | Get to Know Our Awardees

April 2018

Arbor Day, Earth Day: Celebrating trees + community | Get to know our partners: Daimler Trucks North America, Portland Trail Blazers, Oregon Ducks

March 2018

Our first bilingual planting ~ El Primer Evento Bilingüe de Plantar árboles de Friends of Trees | Get to know our partner: Sandy River Watershed Council

February 2018

Trees & Health | Pints Plant Trees … and more!

January 2018

Improving Habitat in an Urban Oasis | Get to Know REI

December 2017

Fighting Climate Change Every Day: 15,000 trees and native shrubs planted so far this season

November 2017

Growing the next Tree Team generation | Get to Know our Partnership with David Douglas High School

October 2017

Greening Roadways, Increasing Livability | Get to Know our Eugene Office

September 2017

You CAN make a difference: Plant trees with us! | Get to know our Crew Leaders

June 2017

54,000 Trees Planted | Burritos Plant Trees

May 2017

Community Partners Honored | Summer is for Tree Care

April 2017

A Grove for Grimm | Get to know our partners: Whole Foods Market

March 2017

Grove of States is Restored | Get to know our partners: the Jade Greening Project

February 2017

Industry, nonprofit, education & government come together to plant trees

December 2016

13,00 trees, 2,500 volunteers … and more to come: how the planting season is going so far