preregistration required

Espalier Training & Pruning
Saturday February 1st, 10:00am-1:00pm
NE Portland, Vernon neighborhood

This fun workshop will be an opportunity to learn what it takes to establish a proper espalier training system for your fruit tree and what pruning cuts you need to make to maintain that structure. You'll also be able to gain some practice pruning on espaliered trees under skilled supervision at this event.

To attend this workshop we ask that you already have a basic understanding of pruning. If you do not have a basic understand of pruning, please attend one of our Winter Pruning workshops.

Follow this link to register: http://civi.portlandfruit.org/civicrm/event/register?id=913&reset=1

About the instructor:
Ben Gibson has been working with trees since he was a skidder operator as a teenager. Since 2008, he has been working in the urban arboriculture field. He has taken on the roles of ISA Certified Climbing Arborist, Crew Lead, and Salesman. In April 2013, he started his own small business as "The Tree Nerd." This allows his to focus on the beauty and long term health of trees. He specializes in ornamental pruning of all kinds, and is happy to share his passion and knowledge of trees with any who will listen.
 
The location address and other details will be provided after you register.

Love to snowshoe? Interested in the animals that live on Mt Hood? Join the Wolverine Tracking Project, and develop animal tracking skills while helping us survey for rare carnivores, such as wolverine, on Mt Hood. Season cost is $65; family friendly. Next classroom training is January 9th!

For more information and to register, visit www.CASCADIAWILD.org. Or contact us at info-at-cascadiawild.org or 503-235-9533

The Wolverine Tracking Project is a place for new and experienced trackers alike to strengthen their skills, get together with like minded people, and participate in a long-term survey to detect signs of rare forest carnivores. Snowshoe survey trips to the Mt Hood National Forest, lead by trained volunteers, take place all winter long.

Cascadia Wild is a Portland-based non-profit (501)(3c) organization whose mission is to inspire personal connection to nature and community.