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April 2019, published twice a month
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Meet Your Newest Park Trees!
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| A tree tag identifies a new park tree as a giant sequoia. An Urban Forestry crew member with a newly planted grand fir tree.
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| Each year, Urban Forestry plants trees in our parks. This year, we planted 167 trees in parks all over the city from Argay Park in outer northeast, to Holly Farm Park on the southwest side. The new trees were tagged with the name of the species, so keep an eye out for a new tree in a park near you!
Out of all of the trees planted, close to 50% will be large-form trees at maturity or are evergreen. Another 25% of the trees planted are native species to our region or the state of Oregon. Keeping our parks stocked with new trees is an important step in contributing to our urban forest and to the health of each park's ecosystem. However, those benefits do not stop at the park boundary! Park trees also benefit the neighborhoods that surround them, people and wildlife alike. Next time you are in a park and see trees that have been recently planted, stop by and check the tree tag. You can test your tree identification skills or learn a brand new tree!
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| Upcoming EventsOpportunities to learn and volunteer!
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Irvington Tree Walk, Trees from Around the Globe
Saturday, May 11, 2019, 10:00 am - 11:30 amLocation: Meet at TwentySix Cafe, 2723 NE 7th Ave. (map)
Join the Irvington Tree Team for an informative tree walk led by tree historian Dave Hedberg.
As you walk around the Irvington neighborhood, Dave will share stories about how some interesting trees from all over the world landed in Portland on Irvington's streets. These popular walk and talk workshops can fill up fast, and this walk will be limited to 45 people, so reserve your spot today!
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Flowering Tree Photo Contest
April 9 - May 15, 2019
Spring is coming into full bloom across Portland! Around every corner you can see trees flowering and bringing colorful life back into our city. Urban Forestry is searching for the best photographs of flowering trees in your neighborhood or anywhere you see them!
Please observe the following contest rules: - The photo must be your own original photo
- The photo must be of a tree in the City of Portland
- Please provide the location with your submission (if you know it)
- Multiple submissions are allowed
- All rights to the photos are released to the City of Portland and may be published with or without photo credit
- Be respectful of private and public property, do not trespass to take your photo
- Submissions are due by May 15
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More Upcoming Events
4/27/19: Fifth Annual New Year in the Park, On Saturday, April 27, Urban Forestry will be at Glenhaven Park ( map) to hand out approximately 400 tree seedlings to festival attendees. New Year in the Park is one of the largest and most important Southeast Asian cultural events celebrating the vibrant Southeast Asian communities in the greater Portland area. Learn more about the event here.
5/17/19, 8:30 am - 11:30 am: Local Tree Care Provider Workshop. Members of Portland's professional tree care community are invited to attend a workshop on tree regulations in Portland.
Mt. Scott Community Center, upstairs classroom (5530 SE 72nd Ave.) Register here.
Ongoing: Hoyt Arboretum has lots of tree-related events coming up! See their Upcoming Events & Classes here.
Heritage Tree Photo Contest continues through December 1, 2019. Submit your photo here.
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Contacting Urban Forestry, What You Need to Know
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| Tree Bark will be coming at you from a new email address next month. From now on, we will send the newsletter from our UFVolunteers@portlandoregon.gov address. Be sure to add us to your contacts list to keep Tree Bark in your inbox!
Here are some other ways to stay in touch with Urban Forestry: - Email
- Phone
- 503-823-TREE (8733), to report tree emergencies in the right-of-way, or to leave a message about tree permitting questions
- Online
- Social media
- Facebook, upcoming events, photos, articles, and more
- Twitter, see responses to past tree questions or ask a question of your own
- Flickr, view photos from events, inventory work days and more
- Nextdoor, general and targeted announcements about issues that affect trees in the city
Of course, our favorite way to communicate is face to face! We look forward to seeing you at an Urban Forestry workshop or event in the near future!
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In Other News
Oregon Forest Pest Detector Updates: Learn the bad bugs! The OFPD online course has updated course content and CEUs from ISA are pending approval for the online course. Once the online portion of the course is completed, you become eligible for a field workshop, where you can sharpen your pest detector skills and help protect our trees. Check out the online course here. Think you already know how to spot a pest? Take the practice quiz here!
April 26 is the Early Bird Registration Deadline for the Oregon Community Trees Conference: The theme of this year's annual OCT conference is Making Space for Trees: Designing Tree-Friendly Infrastructure for Oregon Communities. Presenters will discuss how communities can better accommodate trees in Oregon's rapidly urbanizing landscape. The conference will be held at the World Forestry Center on June 6, 2019. Learn more and register here.
Western Redcedar Decline, a Fact Sheet from the Oregon Department of Forestry: Although a cause has not yet been determined, Western redcedar (Thuja plicata) has been showing signs of "top dieback, flagging, crown thinning, yellowing, whole-tree mortality" in recent years. Read the fact sheet here.
Deferred Tree Planting Begins May 1, 2019 for Tree Removal and Replanting Permit Holders: Did you know that trees planted during hot, dry weather are less likely to survive? Warmer weather means that it will soon be time to postpone planting trees in Portland. Urban Forestry's tree planting deferral season begins May 1 and ends on October 1. Remember to mark your calendars to plant your new trees beginning October 2, 2019! Read more here.
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