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Buy Trees for only $35-$75

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Sign up at www.FriendsofTrees.org/BuyTrees.

The $35 to $75 cost per tree includes:

  • assistance in filing a city-required street tree permit
  • the wholesale price of the tree and delivery
  • hole digging, planting assistance, stakes, and follow-up maintenance checks

Friends of Trees offers a wide selection of trees specifically approved for your home’s planting strip:

  • Feb. 12 planting in Boise, Eliot, Humboldt, and King
  • Feb. 19 planting in Kenton and Portsmouth
  • Feb. 19 planting in Cathedral Park, St. Johns, and University Park
  • March 12 planting in Alameda, Irvington, Sabin, and Grant Park
  • March 19 planting in Madison South and Rose City Park
  • March 19 planting in Beaumont-Wilshire, Cully, and Roseway
  • March 26 planting in Concordia and Vernon

What good things grow on trees?

Conservation: Tree shade can cut your energy costs by 35% during the summer. Health: Trees clean our air, water, and soil. A new U.S. Forest Service study in Portland even links tree-lined neighborhoods with healthy newborns.

Community: Tree-lined streets calm and slow traffic. This creates safer neighborhoods and happier people. And money even grows on trees! Planting trees on your property can add $7,000 to the value of your home.

Funding for the plantings comes from Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services and the following sponsors: Jan. 29 in Arbor Lodge and Overlook—Adidas and Portland General Electric; Feb. 12 in Boise, Eliot, Humboldt, and King—Safeway; Feb. 19 in Cathedral Park, St. Johns, and University Park—The Oregonian; March 12 in Alameda, Irvington, Sabin, and Grant Park—Backyard Bird Shop; and March 19 in Beaumont-Wilshire, Cully, and Roseway—Port of Portland. Since 1989, Friends of Trees has planted more than 400,000 trees and native plants in the Portland-metro area. Find your tree at www.FriendsofTrees.org.

Friends of Trees Tree Selection Assistance Presentation by Jim Gersbach

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Learn about trees offered through the Friends of Trees Program

Jim Gersbach, long-time Friends of Trees volunteer, arborist, and Concordia Tree Team member will host his first tree selection presentation of the season at:

Sunnyside Environmental School
3421 SE Salmon St., Portland, OR 97214, Rm 104
Tuesday, October 19 from 7 to 9 p.m.

The presentation is a great resource for neighbors that want to learn more about the trees they can order for their planting strip, those that have specific tree questions, or attributes they are looking for in the tree(s) they select. So, please share the date and details with your neighbors, family and friends.

Concordia Street Tree Inventory Saturday, September 11th

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Saturday, September 11 from 8:30 am to noon
Concordia University, George R. White Library
Corner of NE Liberty and NE 29th

Can you identify common street trees? Do you want to improve your tree id skills? Or simply learn more more about trees? Join Urban Forestry staff and volunteers and help collect important tree inventory data. Those with more advanced tree identification skills (that’s you, Tree Stewards!) will be paired with volunteers in small groups to measure and identify street trees on a few city blocks.

This tree inventory work day is part of the Concordia neighborhood’s effort to examine the count, type, size, and health of the local street trees. Once completed, the inventory will help create the Concordia Neighborhood Stewardship Plan, which will include findings of current conditions and recommendations for achieving neighborhood street tree goals. All Tree Stewards are encouraged to take part in the inventory and consider their neighborhood’s interest in a future street tree inventory and Neighborhood Stewardship Plan.

Register on line now

To register by phone or email contact Angie DiSalvo at 503-823-4484 or angie.disalvo@portlandoregon.gov.

For more information on the Street Tree Inventory project visit www.portlandonline.com/parks/treeinventory

Concordia Street Tree Inventory needs volunteers

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Saturday, August 21, 2010
8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
McMenamin’s Kennedy School
Corcordia Community Room
5736 Northeast 33rd Ave.
Portland, OR 97211

Citizens interested in the quality of Portland’s urban forest are invited to attend Concordia’s first street tree inventory workshop! The workshop is part of the neighborhood’s effort to examine the count, type, size, and health of the local street trees. Once completed, the inventory will help create the Concordia Neighborhood Stewardship Plan, which will include findings of current conditions and recommendations for acheving neighborhood street tree goals.

All Portlanders are encouraged to take part in the inventory and consider their neighborhood’s interest in a future street tree inventory and Neighborhood Stewardship Plan.

For more information on the project, upcoming events, or to register for a workshop, visit
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dE5oY2N0Q3k3MWdfNlJkQzVlT1c2MXc6MQ#gid=0

Download a printable .pdf of this post

Concordia Tree Inventory Meeting, Tuesday, July 20 at Kennedy School

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Tuesday, July 20
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Concordia Community Room, Kennedy School

Walking through the neighborhood, do you see too few trees and too many empty planting spaces? Lack of maintenance? Poor quality trees? Your opinions on the state of Concordia’s trees are needed.

Join the Concordia Tree Team for a tree stakeholder meeting on Tuesday, July 20 to share your concerns about the neighborhood’s trees: problems, positives, questions, and solutions.

Feedback will be used to guide a custom inventory of Concordia’s street trees, conducted by volunteers with the help of Portland Parks and Recreation Urban Forestry. Trained volunteers and staff will walk the neighborhood collecting data on tree species, size, site conditions, and available planting spaces.

Data will be used to create a neighborhood stewardship plan and guide urban forest management decisions.

Can’t attend the meeting? Take the Tree Survey here:
http://www.kwiksurveys.com?s=KLJOFM_687f494e

Consider Renting a living Christmas Tree this year

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The Original Living Christmas Tree Company is a nonprofit that delivers living potted Christmas trees for holiday rental. A little after New Year’s, workers pick them up and deliver them to parks, schools and other institutions that pay $10 to have a tree planted on their property. Customers can choose from Douglas fir, Fraser fir, Nordman fir, Balsam fir, Serbian spruce and Scotch pine, which are selected from local nurseries.

If interested go the The Original Living Christmas Tree Company

office@livingchristmastrees.org

Join us for the Ainsworth Linear Arboretum Tree Walk Sunday, October 11th

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Portland Parks & Recreation started the Ainsworth Linear Arboretum four years ago with the idea of showcasing unique varieties of trees in an urban setting. This is a great way to learn about our neighborhood and decide on what tree you may want to order from Friends of Trees. To register for this free walk or to get a map, call (503)823-1650.

Sunday, October 11th, 12:30 – 2 P.M.
United Church of Christ,
2927 NE Ainsworth

Sign-Up for Friends of Trees Concordia Tree Planting!

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WHY GET A TREE?
•Trees increase the value of a home up to 21% more than the same house without trees
• Trees can keep a home up to 20° cooler in the summer
• Trees improve air quality
•“Green Streets” have lower crime rates
• Trees provide privacy and help muffle noise

WHAT WILL I GET?
Your choice of a City-approved tree for your planting strip for $40 or yard for $70 per tree! All participants are asked to help plant trees on planting day, or volunteer in some other capacity. You will get a tree between 1.25 and 2 inches in diameter [6-14 feet tall!].

Visit http://www.friendsoftrees.org to create an account online and search the neighborhood tree database for more information!

Deadline to create an online account: December 22, 2009
Questions: contact Jordan at (503) 522-1561, concordiatrees@yahoo.com