Friends of Trees is seeking new Crew Leaders for the upcoming October-April planting season! Being a Crew Leader is a great way to meet people, develop valuable leadership skills and, of course, learn how to plant trees the right way. You'll also get to wear a Friends of Trees vest at weekend plantings and receive the respect and admiration of the volunteers on your crew, as well as receive a coveted Tree Team t-shirt and great food (a hallmark of all of our planting events).
Crew Leaders are one of our most important volunteer roles as they help teach our volunteers how to plant trees and work together as a team. During our planting season, each crew leader commits to guiding small groups of planters at four Saturday morning plantings. We have almost 70 public planting events scheduled this season.
Join this fun and energetic team by signing up for a required one-day training. We have two planting programs for you to choose from. Our Green Space Initiative (training Oct 26th) plants small native trees and shrubs in natural areas and green spaces in areas throughout Washington and Clackamas counties, as well as along the I-205 Multi-Use Path. Our Neighborhood Trees (training Nov 2nd and 9th) program plants large ( 8- 12') street and yard trees with homeowners and planting volunteers in eastside Portland neighborhoods, as well as in Vancouver and Beaverton. These trainings are popular and space fills quickly, so register soon!
Green Space Initiative Training -- Register at http://bit.ly/GSICLTraining
Saturday, Oct. 26 (9 a.m.-3 p.m.) - NW Portland
Neighborhood Trees Trainings -- Register at http://bit.ly/NTCLTraning
Saturday, Nov. 2 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.) - SE Portland
Saturday, Nov. 9 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.) - SE Vancouver, WA
If you have any questions, please visit www.FriendsofTrees.org/Volunteering or call us at 503.595.0213.
