Conservation/Restoration/Urban Forestry

"The Columbia Slough Watershed Council works to connect the community with the watershed through restoration, recreation and restoration in North and Northeast Portland. Join us for Stewardship Saturdays, our monthly restoration work parties at locations all around the watershed!"

Join us for our first Stewardship Saturday of the season and be a part of making the watershed a healthier place to live, work and play! Last year, we planted thousands of native plants and removed countless bag of invasive species! Join us at Kelly Point Park for a day of restoration. Exact details and workplan are still in the works - so check back here for details! For now, register on our website!

This event runs rain or shine! Be sure to dress for the weather and bring water, rain gear and sturdy shoes. Snacks, tools, training and gloves will be provided. This opportunity is open to volunteers 16 years and older unless accompanied by an adult. Volunteers under 18 should contact the Council for a special youth waiver.

Come and enjoy a great day planting hundreds of native trees in the Salmon Creek watershed with Clark Public Utilities' StreamTeam. Bring rainboots and gloves, if you have them. Training, snacks, and all other supplies will be provided.  Pre-registration is required. 

Local governments have struggled with the best ways to promote and protect trees that add diverse benefits to their communities, including stormwater runoff reduction, carbon sequestration, wildlife habitat, and cleaning the air.  Often regulations that require mitigation for tree cutting are seen as unfair and punitive, and can actually motivate clearing of urban forests before development. 

The City of Tigard, collaborating with diverse stakeholders that included homebuilders, developers, arborists, planners and Tualatin Riverkeepers recently adopted a new urban forestry code that prevents clearing before development and encourages steady growth of tree canopy in the city.

Using Tigard's approach as a model, Tualatin Riverkeepers with the support of numerous sponsors is hosting a workshop to help local governments improve their urban forestry policies and regulations to motivate steady growth in tree canopy.  We are holding a workshop on November 18 for planners, developers, homebuilders, arborists, community members, and others interested in effective urban forestry codes and programs that increase the benefits of trees in our communities.

Lunch provided.
 
Sponsors: Tualatin Riverkeepers, Oregon Department of Forestry, Oregon Community Trees, Clean Water Services, Teragan and Associates, Homebuilders Association of Metropolitan Portland, City of Tigard, The Intertwine Alliance, Bullitt Foundation and Meyer Memorial Trust
 
Audience: City planners and staff dealing with urban trees or ordinances, elected officials, local developers/home builders, grass-roots organizations, and local NGO's.

Click to Register.
 

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.

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 throughout the planting season. We have almost 70 public planting events scheduled this season.

Click here to register for a training.

You'll 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).

Join this fun and energetic team by signing up for a required one-day training. To register for the training, or for more information, express interest in this opportunity and we'll follow up with training date details!

Jenny and Ian
Volunteer & Outreach Program
volunteer@friendsoftrees.org