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Winter Tree ID
Saturday, February 12th
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Fruit Tree Pruning Class Saturday, February 19th 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
List of February Plantings
 Portland Fruit Tree Project
List of February
Workshops
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Apply Now to Host the 2011 Photographing Your Urban Forest Workshop & Photo Show in Your Neighborhood
Last year PP&R City Nature held its first photography workshop and photo show in the Concordia neighborhood. Participants learned about photography techniques before trying their hand at photographing the urban forest. Participants were encouraged to submit one to three photos for an urban forest photography show. The photo show, I Love Trees Because... was held at McMenamin's Kennedy School in Concordia. This was a great opportunity for neighbors and tree enthusiasts alike to get together and celebrate the benefits and beauty of trees. Photographs were sold and the $400 raised went to the Concordia Neighborhood's Tree Equity Fund.
Apply for this great opportunity to host the 2011 Photographing Your Urban Forest Workshop & Photo Show in your neighborhood. This will allow you a unique opportunity to raise money, through the photo show, to help benefit your neighborhood's urban forest. To apply, complete and submit this application to Autumn Montegna, autumn.montegna@portlandoregon.gov, by
Wednesday, February 9.
This year the photography workshop includes three parts:
Photographing Your Urban Forest . This 2-day workshop includes a lecture and hands-on practice taking pictures of the urban forest. Tuesday, May 10, 6:30-9:00 PM & Saturday, May 14, 8:30 AM-2:00 PM
Framing workshop. Learn how to frame your photographs in preparation for the upcoming photo show. Tuesday, June 21
Photo Show. July 2011 (exact date, time, and location to be determined with the selected neighborhood)
Instructor
Bob Langan: a Neighborhood Tree Steward, writer, photographer, and instructor
Expectations
If your group is chosen to host the Workshop and Photo Show in your neighborhood, the following help will be required:
- Attend a planning meeting on February 14, 2011
- Promote the workshop and photo show at your neighborhood association meeting
- Locate and reserve a venue in your neighborhood for the photo show
- Work with your neighborhood association to determine how funds raised will be collected and used to benefit the urban forest
- Attend the photo workshop, framing class, and photo show
Submitted by
Autumn Montegna, Urban Forest Outreach Coordinator
Portland Parks & Recreation | City Nature | |
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Neighborhood Tree Steward Monthly Workshop Series
Held on Saturdays from 9 am to noon, each workshop will focus on a specific tree topic, including pruning, natural areas, heritage trees, and more. In addition to learning new skills, participants receive tools to replicate the workshop, including a "how to" guide for organizing and promoting their event and access to resources. These workshops are an excellent opportunity to network with other volunteers, tree care professionals, Urban Forestry Commission members, and City Nature staff.
Workshops are FREE and open to the public. To register, call 503-823-2525 or Click Here and enter the course numbers below. For information on the workshops contact Autumn Montegna, Urban Forest Outreach Coordinator, at 503-701-7622 or autumn.montegna@portlandoregon.gov.
What: Winter Tree Identification
When: February 12, 2011
Where: Hoyt Arboretum Visitor Center at
4000 SW Fairview Blvd.
Instructor: Martin Nicholson, Hoyt Arboretum Curator
Course #: 341094
 Take your tree identification skills to the next level and learn to identify trees without their leaves. Learn to recognize up to twenty different genera of trees by clues in bud and leaf scars, lenticels, terminal buds, bark color and texture, and more. The workshop will includes a presentation, manual, and field session with Hoyt Arboretum Curator Martin Nicholson.
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Portland Parks & Recreation | City Nature Staff | |
| | Fruit Tree Pruning Classes |
Portland Parks & Recreation offers free fruit tree workshops this winter.
Do you have fruit trees? Is pruning them a random act of violence? Portland Parks & Recreation is offering three free workshops on pruning to increase fruit production, train young trees, and restore neglected trees. The workshops take place at the Columbia Children's Arboretum which was planted by school kids in the 1970s.
Classes will start with a half-hour of basic fruit tree instruction, followed by hands-on pruning supervised by Portland Parks & Recreation horticulturists. Bring pruning tools and gloves if you have them (they will also be provided).Classes are free but registration is required.
Where: Columbia Children's Arboretum 10040 NE 6th When: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm at
Saturday, February 19th
To register call 503-823-Play.
For more information contact Karl Dawson at 503-823-1650 or karl.dawson@portlandoregon.gov.
Article Submitted By
Karl Dawson,
Portland Parks & Recreation | City Nature
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Volunteers Needed to Train Young
Fruit Trees |
Urban Forestry is looking for a few volunteers to assist with young fruit tree pruning and training during the week of February 14 between the hours of 9 am and 3 pm (exact date to be determined). Fifty-five fruit and nut trees were planted at East Delta Park last year, and volunteers will help staff make tie down weights, select scaffolds, and prune. For more information, contact Angie DiSalvo at angie.disalvo@portlandoregon.gov.
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Angie DiSalvo, Botanic Specialist
Portland Parks & Recreation| City Nature | Urban Forestry
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Volunteers Needed For Upcoming Neighborhood Tree Inventories |
Several neighborhoods in Portland will be working with PP&R City Nature to conduct a neighborhood street tree inventory (more information). The Overlook neighborhood is a very large neighborhood and they need of as many volunteers as possible this summer. No experience is required, but a passion for trees is great. To volunteer in Overlook contact Neighborhood Tree Steward and Tree Inventory Coordinator Vinny Parisi at vinnyparisi@gmail.com. Stay tuned to hear about more opportunities to volunteer inventorying trees with other neighborhoods.
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Vinny Parisi
Neighborhood Tree Steward | Tree Inventory Coordinator | |
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Arbor Week is Coming Soon: Save the Dates
Portland Arbor Week will be held Monday, April 4th through Saturday April 9th. While Portland celebrates trees year round we have special events scheduled for Arbor Week to celebrate, learn, and recognize Portland's trees.
Portland Arbor Day Celebration
Monday, April 4th, 11:00 am -12:30 pm
South Park Blocks
Join Portland Parks & Recreation to recognize the many people who work to care for Portland's trees.
Trees of Couch Park with Phyllis Reynolds
Tuesday, April 5th
10:00 am
2001 NW Glisan
Learn about the history and trees of one of Portland's oldest parks with Trees of Greater Portland author Phyllis Reynolds.
Mature Tree Care Class
Wednesday, April 6th
Laurelhurst Park, 3600 SE Ankeny
Portland Parks & Recreation High Climbers will demonstrate mature tree.
Oregon State University Starker Lecture Series
Thursday, April 7th
3:30 pm
World Forestry Center 4033 SW Canyon Rd.
Connecting People and Forests: A Global Perspective on Urban Forestry
Hoyt Arboretum Magnolia Tree Walk
Friday, April 8th 10:00 am
4000 SW Fairview
See the best collection of Magnolias in Portland.
Coolest Trees in SE Portland Bike Ride
Saturday, April 9th
9:00 am
Sellwood Park 7701 SE 7th
Ride your bike to see the best trees in Sellwood, Reed and Eastmoreland neighborhoods.
For more information contact Karl Dawson at 503-823-1650 or trees@portlandoregon.gov. | |
Submitted by
Karl Dawson, Urban Forest Education Specialist
Portland Parks & Recreation | City Nature | |
| Plant a Tree and Get a Rebate |
Every tree planted in Portland contributes to clean rivers and healthy watersheds. So, if you plant a tree on a residential property, Environmental Services will credit your City water/sewer utility bill for half the purchase price per tree up to $10 (small), $20 (medium) or $50 (large) depending on mature tree size and stormwater management potential.
How to Get Your Treebate
- Purchase a tree*
- Plant it in your Portland residential yard. Complete and submit a
Treebate form by May 1, 2011. Include the tree purchase receipt
with the purchase price circled.
- Receive a credit on your city water/sewer utility bill
*Generally, most tree species are eligible for a Treebate; see the eligible list for conditions and ineligible list for exclusions.
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Bureau of Environmental Services | Grey to Green |
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