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| URBAN FORESTRY |
November 2019, published twice a month
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| Giving Thanks to Those Who Give so Much
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| Tom Ralley, a Neighborhood Tree Steward, stands next to one of the trees he helped plant at Lent School. Tom received the Bill Naito Community Trees Individual Award. The Canopy Stories filmmakers received the Group Award for their work showcasing significant trees in Portland.
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| Many refer to this time of year as the time of giving, of being thankful, and remembering to be grateful—not only for what we have, but for who we have.
Congratulations to the 2019 Bill Naito Community Trees Award winners:
The Bill Naito Community Trees Award seeks to recognize the individuals, organizations, businesses, and institutions whose work, like Bill's, has enhanced Portland's urban forest and inspired others to recognize the beauty and benefits of trees.
Tom Ralley (Individual Award)
For exemplifying the spirit of neighborhood tree stewardship through tireless advocacy, tree planting and care, and his commitment to the trees of Lent School.
The Canopy Stories Filmmakers (Group Award)
For bringing tree stories to life through the eyes of people connected with them, highlighting many of the great historical trees in Portland, and the challenges to growing an equitable urban forest in our city.
Read more about the work of these dedicated stewards here.
Congratulations to the 2019 Golden DBH Tape Award winners:
We also thank the winners of the Golden DBH Tape Award, which recognizes distinguished Park Tree Inventory volunteers who go above and beyond as we map, measure, and identify trees across the city.
Jim Keiter
Jim has been a dedicated Tree Inventory Project volunteer since 2014 when he was trained as a Street Tree Inventory Team Leader. He then went on to help inventory park trees when we kicked off in 2017 and has been supplying leadership and laughs ever since.
Kelly Childers
Kelly helped organize and recruit volunteers for both Grant Park workdays, took on a lead role with her Neighborhood Tree Team, and made it to almost every workday. As a professional forester with the State of Washington, Kelly is always happy to share her knowledge with anyone interested in trees.
Read more about Jim, Kelly, and the Golden DBH Tape Award here.
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| Upcoming EventsOpportunities to learn and volunteer!
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Winter Fruit Tree PruningSaturday, January 18, 2020, 9:00 am to noon East Delta Park Orchard, 10910 N Denver Ave. (map)
Are you interested in learning how to prune fruit trees?
Urban Forestry planted a demonstration orchard outside of our North Portland office in 2010. The orchard includes 55 diverse fruit and nut trees, from the traditional apples, pears, and cherries to paw paws, persimmons, jujubes, mulberries, and medlars.
These young trees are now ready for their winter pruning. This is a great opportunity for beginners to learn fruit tree pruning basics or for veterans to sharpen their skills.
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More Upcoming Events
11/26/2019, City Council Work Session - A Sustainable Future for PP&R: The purpose of this work session is to brief Council on potential funding sources for the Parks Bureau and to get preliminary feedback about next steps. Based on this initial feedback, PP&R will work with the community, the Portland Parks Board, and Portland City Council to identify a path to financial sustainability and a more equitable parks system for all. The session will begin at 9:30 am on Tuesday, November 26. Watch the work session here.
11/29/2019, Portland Tree Lighting Ceremony: On the day after Thanksgiving, the tree at Pioneer Courthouse Square will be lit up for the holiday season! The free celebration takes place from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm at 701 SW 6th Ave. Learn more here.
2020, Save the Date! Tree Team Gathering: Postponed until the new year!
Ongoing:
Heritage Tree Photo Contest continues through December 1, 2019. Check out our Heritage Tree map to find a Heritage Tree near you! Then remember to submit your photo here.
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| Events HighlightsSee photos from recent events!
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Cathedral Park Yard Tree Giveaway
Our final Yard Tree Giveaway of the fall was the biggest one yet!
265 Trees were given away to people from all over Portland for a total of 730 trees given away this fall.
These trees will be planted in private yards around the city. As they grow, the trees will provide essential services like combating climate change, cleaning our air and water, and improving mental and physical health for all Portlanders.
Check out pictures from the day here.
If you were not able to get a tree this year, SIGN UP HERE to get an email reminder about our fall 2020 Giveaway.
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| Trees For Life and Large-Form Trees
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| Watch for the upcoming story at treesforlifeoregon.org about why developers chose to preserve this western redcedar in Arbor Lodge, photo by Kyna Rubin. Littleleaf lindens lining the street in Ladd's Addition, photo by Jim Gersbach.
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| A guest article from Kyna Rubin of Trees For Life:
Trees For Life is a new group whose mission is to ensure, through education and advocacy, that Portland's large-form trees are able to reach their full potential.
Trees For Life believes that:
- Large-form trees are key green infrastructure and should be treated as such by City codes. Every day we are losing these trees, a loss that is not apparent to most people.
- Trees are an equity issue. All Portlanders, wherever they live, deserve to enjoy the health and other benefits of trees. Increasing density, without mandating space for large, long-lived trees, is creating impoverished landscapes that are less healthy places to live.
- Trees and affordable housing are not mutually exclusive. Thoughtful design can provide adequate space for both.
Trees For Life will be spotlighting the exemplary work of local developers and architects who are designing with trees in mind.
We will also be shining light on the City’s complex tree code by explaining its history, what it does and does not do to protect trees, and the revisions we would like to see that would more closely align it to Portland’s stated green goals.
Sign up for the Trees For Life e-newsletter here.
Questions? Contact Trees For Life here.
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In Other News
Clackamas Community College Now Enrolling for Winter Term: CCC's Horticulture Department has classes available in Integrated Pest Management, Tree Identification, Tree Climbing, Arboriculture, and more. To see the classes currently available, click here.
PP&R's Ecologically Sustainable Landscapes Program Brings Nature Closer to Home: And you can, too! Imagine joining in a planting party to create naturescaping projects, adding native habitat and making our local parks even more beautiful! Several planting events are coming up this winter. What are you waiting for? Work days fill up fast, sign up here. Learn more about the ESL program here.
Tree-Free Paper Pulp Mill Uses Waste Wheat Straw: More people are ditching disposable plastics and actively looking for sustainable alternatives. Columbia Pulp, with facilities in Lyons Ferry and Pomeroy, Washington are using waste straw that may otherwise be burned to "...produce market-grade pulp for the production of paper products like food containers, towels and tissues, as well as bio-polymers for a variety of industrial applications." Read more about it here.
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