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| In This Issue
- Hiring Urban Forestry Seasonal Staff, Apply Now!
- Parks Tree Inventory 2017: Apply Today!
- Oregon Forest Pest Detector Training: Help Protect Our Forests from Invasive Species
- Get Ready for Arbor Day 2017!
- New Urban Forestry Intern
- Upcoming Urban Forestry Events
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| | Hiring Urban Forestry Seasonal Staff, Apply Now!
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| | Urban Forestry is now accepting applications for seasonal positions working with our Outreach and Science program on tree inventory, monitoring, and stewardship activities.
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Job Title: Community Service Aide II (CSA II)
Starting Salary: $16.50/hr
Job Type: Part Time/32 Hours per Week
Deadline: Open until filled, priority given to applications received by 3/17/17
Join our team as we continue working to gather information about the urban forest, provide volunteer opportunities for the public, and monitor threats against our canopy.
Positions begin as early as May 4th and the typical duration is five to six months. For a full list of duties and desired qualifications please see the job announcement, or visit our blog post. Applications will be accepted until positions are filled, however priority will be given to applicants who apply by March 17, 2017.
If you have questions, please contact:
Julie Fukuda
Inventory Project Coordinator, Urban Forestry
(971) 337-7437
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| | Parks Tree Inventory 2017: Apply Today!
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Lincoln and Lents Park are both possibilities for the 2017 Parks Tree Inventory. Do you have a park you'd like to see inventoried?
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| 2016 marked the successful completion of the Street Tree Inventory, Portland’s volunteer based inventory of 218,602 street trees. The Tree Inventory Project continues in 2017 with the launch of the Parks Tree Inventory.
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With 144 developed parks in Portland, there is ample opportunity for Tree Teams to participate in this exciting new project! Urban Forestry invites neighborhood Tree Teams to partner with us this summer by applying to conduct a tree inventory in a neighborhood park. Applications for the 2017 season are due March 31st.
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Calling all Tree Inventory Project volunteers! Take those Street Tree Inventory skills you've honed and apply them to the Park Tree Inventory!
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Why do Tree Teams conduct a park tree inventory?
- To spread enthusiasm and awareness for trees in your neighborhood
- To learn new skills, including mobile data collection, and to collect new information including canopy height and spread using advanced instruments
- To learn more about your favorite Portland park and the trees that live there
- To aid in the management of park trees, a valuable community asset
For more information on the project, please contact:
Julie Fukuda
Inventory Project Coordinator, Urban Forestry
(971) 337-7437
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| | Oregon Forest Pest Detector Training: Help Protect Our Forests From Invasive Species
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This FREE training will teach you how to identify EAB and ALB, their hosts, and their signs and symptoms; and what to do if you find an infested tree. Become an Oregon Forest Pest Detector so that we can quickly respond should EAB or ALB arrive in Oregon.
This free course is great for anyone who is involved with tree care in urban or natural areas.
Spring 2017 Field Workshops
March 23 (9 am – 12:30 pm) - Avery Park, Corvallis
April 6 (9 am – 12:30 pm) - North Clackamas Aquatic Park, Milwaukie
April 15 (9 am – 12:30 pm) - Water Pollution Control Lab, Portland
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| | Get Ready for Arbor Day 2017!
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| | Mark your calendars, the biggest tree party of the year is almost here! Join the City of Portland and Urban Forestry as we celebrate trees and our 40th anniversary as Tree City USA.
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What: Arbor Day
When: Saturday, April 22, 2017, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Where: Mt. Scott Park, at SE 72nd Ave. between SE Harold St. and SE Knight St. (accessible via the #10, #14, and #72 TriMet buses)
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This family friendly event will feature delicious food from local vendors, multi-cultural music, artistic performances, a scavenger hunt, arts and crafts, face painting, a tree climbing demonstration and class (with ropes), bucket truck rides (above the tree tops), and the Bill Naito Community Trees Award (accompanied by interpretive dance) presented to one individual and one group exemplifying Loraxian achievements!
If you are a Neighborhood Tree Steward or Neighborhood Tree Team, join us for an Arbor Day Reunion from 10:00 am – noon, followed by lunch. Register here:
For more information or if you’d like to volunteer, please contact:
Nik Desai
Botanic Specialist I, Urban Forestry
(503) 823-4441
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| | New Urban Forestry Intern
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Urban Forestry intern Ahmed Omar (L) and Urban Forestry Botanic Specialist Nik Desai (R).
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Upcoming Urban Forestry Events
March 4th, 8:30 am – 12:00 pm: Street Tree Pruning Work Party. Meet @ Pier Park, Intersection of N Lombard St. and N Bruce Ave. In Partnership with the St. Johns Tree Team.
March 11th, 9:00 am – 11:00 am: Historic Trees of the Dosch Estate. Meet @ St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 3228 SW Sunset Blvd. In Partnership with the Hillsdale Tree Team.
March 18th, 8:45 am – 12:00 pm: Street Tree Pruning Work Party. Meet @ Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods, 4815 NE 7th Ave. In Partnership with the King & Sabin Neighborhoods.
March 25th, 8:45 am – 12:00 pm: Street Tree Pruning Work Party. Meet @ Wilshire United Methodist Native American Fellowship, 3917 NE Shaver St. In Partnership with the Alameda & Beaumont-Wilshire Tree Teams.
April 1st, 9:00 am – 11:00 am: Tree History in Humboldt. Meet @ UNITE Oregon, 700 N Killingsworth St. In Partnership with the Humboldt Tree Team.
April 8th, 9:00 am – 11:00 am: Rose City Park Tree Walk. Location TBD. In Partnership with the Rose City Park Tree Team.
April 11th, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm: Tree History in Kerns. Meet @ The Zipper, 2705 NE Sandy Blvd. In Partnership with the Kerns Tree Team.
April 22nd, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm: Arbor Day 2017. Meet @ Mt. Scott Park, SE 72nd Ave. between SE Harold St. & SE Knight St.
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