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| URBAN FORESTRY |
June 2019, published twice a month
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| New Applications and Updated Fees Begin July 1 for Urban Forestry Permits
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Don't forget! July 1 is the transition date for new applications and updated fees:
- Please use the new applications. Urban Forestry cannot accept older versions of applications after July 1.
- Fees will be applied per the new fee schedule. View the current fee schedule.
- Root pruning permit inspection requests cannot be accepted via email or by phone—apply online at the Development Hub PDX.
- Urban Forestry no longer conducts health inspections for non-heritage street trees.
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| Upcoming EventsOpportunities to learn and volunteer!
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Canopy Stories: Showing in Four Portland Theaters
July 8, 9, 10, 11, 2019. All shows start at 7:00 pm.
Canopy Stories is an anthology of films produced by local filmmakers at NW Documentary that tells the stories of 12 trees in Portland.
Each film focuses on a specific tree to tell a story. The stories range from activists stationed in trees to globe-trekking botanists in search of rare specimens, as well as everyday community members transforming their neighborhoods. View the trailer for the film here.
Get your tickets to a July showing before they are gone!- July 8, Part 1, Hollywood Theatre, buy tickets here
- July 9, Part 2, Clinton Street Theater, buy tickets here
- July 10, Part 1, Cinema 21, buy tickets here
- July 11, Part 2, Whitsell Auditorium, buy tickets here
Once you know the stories of the trees, you will never see the city in the same way.
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Tree Inventory Workdays
Join Portland's largest civic science project and help us complete our inventory of every tree in neighborhood parks!
So far this summer, volunteers have mapped and identified hundreds of trees including the rare Oregon native Brewer's weeping spruce (Picea breweriana) in Grant Park!
Join us at an upcoming workday to build your tree identification skills, learn hands-on forestry surveying techniques, and meet fellow tree huggers.
No experience necessary! A trained Team Leader will teach you everything you need to know.
Check out our workday calendar and be the next one to find an arboricultural oddity! Upcoming workdays:
Grant Park, Saturday, 6/29/19, 8:30 am - noon REGISTRATION FULL.
Westmoreland Park, Saturday, 7/13/19, 8:30 am - noon Register here.
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More Upcoming Events
6/15/19 - 7/25/19, Peninsula Park Pop-Up Arboretum and 6/28/19 - 8/8/19, Arbor Lodge Park Pop-up Arboretum: Our next two arboreta are now up and ready for your exploration! Look for informational signs attached to selected trees as you visit these two Portland parks.
Ongoing:
Flowering Tree Contest: The submissions are all in! Our Spring Flowering Tree Photo Contest is now open for voting, visit the album on our Facebook page to “like” your favorite flowering trees. Voting is open until June 30, 2019, and the winner will be announced in the first July edition of Tree Bark.
Heritage Tree Photo Contest continues through December 1, 2019. Do you need to know how to find a Heritage Tree near you? Check out our map of all the Heritage Trees in town! Then remember to submit your photo here.
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Event HighlightsSee photos from recent events!
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PNW ISA Tree Climbing Competition
Visitors to Peninsula Park were roped in to watch all five of the climbing events, interact with tree care industry professionals, and take rides with PP&R Urban Forestry staff in the bucket truck.
Keep an eye out for next year's competition, it is knot an event to be missed! View photos from the event here!
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| Learning to Listen: Tree Tabling Outreach to the Community
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| Members of the community often have questions about trees, and tabling is great way to share all of the tree information you have learned!
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| Did you know that tabling is an easy way to learn how to better communicate with your neighbors about trees and to share information with community members in Portland?
This summer we will be expanding our presence in the community through tabling outreach. We plan to be at parks and street fairs providing fun, informational resources to the public.
If you are interested in learning more about connecting with the community in this way, we have set up opportunities to volunteer alongside Urban Forestry staff at several events this summer.
Upcoming events include:
Please note: Urban Forestry has a new method to register volunteers called Track-It Forward. After creating an account, you will be able to register for volunteer shifts and track how many hours you have donated over time!
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In Other News
Environmental Services Seeks Two AmeriCorps Members: The City of Portland, Environmental Services is excited to announce the opening of two AmeriCorps positions with Confluence Environmental Center. The Tree Equity Coordinator will create and facilitate lessons about urban trees, lead tree plantings, and cultivate partnerships with local community organizations and non-profits. The Stormwater Outreach Coordinator will recruit volunteers for the Green Street Stewards program and cultivate partnerships with local community organizations and businesses. Please apply here. For more information, email amy.chomowicz@portlandoregon.gov or call (503) 823-5323.
Fire-resistant Landscape Plants for the Willamette Valley: To help people establish "defensible space" around their homes from fire, Oregon State University's Extension Service has developed a guide which can be downloaded as a free app on both iOS and Android phones. The 190-page publication is also available as a mobile-friendly or printable PDF. Download the guide here. You can read some other landscaping tips regarding fire in Kym Pokorny's article here.
Up, Up, and Away! Enjoy a Brief Look at Portland's Trees from the Portland Aerial Tram: One of the only aerial commuter trams in the country, Portland Aerial Tram connects South Waterfront to Marquam Hill. If you have never taken a ride in the tram, watch this short (less than one-minute) video to see Portland's trees from above. Watch the video here.
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