Friends of Trees | Growing Healthy Communities

How trees and community can work together in the face of climate change If you go to Nadaka Nature Park in Gresham, you’ll see plenty of trees. It’s an oasis The post A Community Forest fo...

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72 trees planted for 72 lives lost in Multnomah County On March 16th at Nadaka Nature Park in Gresham, dozens of volunteers gathered on an especially gorgeous morning, eager to The post A Memo...

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What we can do in the face of an uncertain future When it comes to trees, there are so many layers to preparedness, from the near to distant future, from The post Preparing Eugene Trees for Cl...

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APANO is part of our IRA Community Forestry Grant’s 11-member coalition For Alisa Kajikawa, it’s all about finding the balance of working toward the dream and working for the present. The ...

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POIC is part of the 11-member coalition for our IRA Community Forestry Grant On a sunny Saturday morning at Gateway Green Park, volunteers gathered to plant native plants on the The post Partn...

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The Eugene Team shares their favorite signs of springtime “Many buds are starting to swell,” Erik Burke says when asked when spring will arrive. “Witch-hazel, Persian ironwood and osoberry ...

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Justice was top of mind for everyone at the West Eugene Martin Luther King Day planting on Saturday January 20th. The event had been postponed from earlier in the week The post MLK Day of Acti...

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On January 21st, The Oregonian published an op-ed written by Yashar Vasef, our executive director, and Litzy Venturi, our community tree care coordinator: “We must invest in tree care to The...

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By Yashar Vasef, Executive Director, Friends of Trees The first planting event of the season always sets the stage for me and opens me up to all the connections that The post Tending The Land....

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Can I get a refill? Next month, volunteers will be planting trees, shrubs, and understory near a major intersection on the Bob Straub Parkway in Springfield. But they won’t be The post Retur...

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