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January 2018, published twice a month
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Learning Landscapes Volunteer Training
Vernon School Tree Planting
Curiosity and enthusiasm are found in abundance at Learning Landscapes tree plantings. Come join us on February 3rd to become part of the Learning Landscapes program!

Are you looking for a way to share your love of nature with youth and to volunteer in a meaningful way? Then we have the event for you!

The Learning Landscapes program empowers students to plant trees at their schools with the assistance of Urban Forestry staff and volunteers. The volunteer time that community members like you give to the program allows us to reach over 500 students a year!
Please join us for a Planting Assistant training on Saturday, February 3rd from 9:00 am to noon. You will learn everything you need to know to be a volunteer with Learning Landscapes, including how to properly plant a tree. After the training, volunteers will be asked to sign up to join three school tree planting events in the future. Lots of fun and fresh air are waiting for you!
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/LLVolTraining

Upcoming Events

Opportunities to learn and volunteer!


www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/workshops
A walk and talk tour exploring Portland's trees.

The Evergreens of Irvington

Saturday, 2/10/18, 10 am - noon
 

The Irvington Tree Team and Jim Gersbach from the Oregon Department of Forestry are hosting a walking tour to talk about the evergreen trees that surround us.
This walk will explore both broadleaf evergreens as well as conifers, with special attention made to those species that work well as street trees in Portland. This is a very popular event and space is limited, so reserve your spot and register now!

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/2018Evergreens

Winter Fruit Tree Pruning

Tuesday, 2/13/18, 9 am - noon

There is quite a difference between fruit tree pruning and street tree pruning! Learn techniques from certified arborists that will help keep your fruit tree healthy and producing good quality fruit.
Our demonstration orchard was planted in 2010, and includes 55 diverse fruit and nut trees for hands on practice, but space in this workshop is limited to 20 participants.
If you're a beginner to fruit tree pruning, you won't want to miss this, and if you already have experience, then come sharpen those skills!

Register here: https://tinyurl.com/2018FruitPruning

More Upcoming Events

2/24/18, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Decode the Tree Code. An introduction to tree permitting and development requirements. East Portland Community Center (740 SE 106th Ave) Register here.

Tell us which parks to inventory in 2018!
Park Tree Inventory volunteers identify a tree.
Portland has over 200 developed parks, and in 2017, 51 of those were inventoried by staff and volunteers working on the Park Tree Inventory. We are now accepting applications from community members for parks to inventory in 2018! Will your park be one of them?
The Tree Inventory Project wants to hear from you. Urban Forestry’s effort to map, measure, and assess the trees that make up Portland’s spectacular urban forest is driven by volunteers, and this starts with where we inventory!
 
We are currently seeking applications from interested Tree Teams and individuals to have their neighborhood park inventoried this summer. By participating in the Park Tree Inventory, your group helps to organize workdays and in the process gets to know your park a little better—and recruit a few new members!

Click here for applications and more information on our website. Applications are due February 15. For questions, email treeinventory@portlandoregon.gov.

In Other News


Who's your tree hero? They deserve an award: Nominate your tree hero(es) for the Naito Community Trees Award today! This prestigious award honors individuals and groups of people who are volunteer champions of Portland's urban forest. Nominations are due by January 31, 2018. Complete the simple nomination form here.
Yard Tree Giveaway, read the results: In 2017, Urban Forestry held three yard tree giveaway events that distributed 467 trees throughout the city. Read more about the program on our blog: Urban Forestry Completes Pilot Year for Yard Tree Giveaway.
Even more interactive tree maps on the Urban Forestry website: Take a tree tour of Alberta, Arbor Lodge, Wilshire, or Ventura Parks, the latest installments of the Tree Inventory Project's online maps of parks inventoried in 2017. View the maps here. Also, take an exclusive FIRST LOOK at the mobile-friendly map of all 6,000 park trees inventoried in 2017: www.tinyurl.com/portlandparktrees.
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