Past Events

Tree Planting at Lents Park

Join Urban Forestry and Green Lents to plant trees and perform stewardship activities at Lents Park.

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event
an adult and two children planting a tree

Tree Planting and Career Fair at John Luby Park

Join Urban Forestry to plant trees at John Luby Park and learn about upcoming jobs within the division and beyond.

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event
person moving mulch around tree base

Tree Summit 2024

Learn about Portland's urban forest and some of the people who help manage it.

9:00 am 1:00 pm
Community Event
People posing for a photo in a park behind an Arbor Day sign

Lunar New Year Tree Planting at Gates Park

Celebrate Lunar New Year with Urban Forestry by planting trees at Gates Park.

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event
two adults and a child mulch a tree

Portland Arbor Day 2023

Help us celebrate Portland Arbor Day 2023! Join us to welcome the fall season and to celebrate trees at McCoy Park on October 14, 2023.

10:00 am 1:30 pm
Community Event

Columbia Park Tree Walk

Join us on a leisurely walk around Columbia Park and the surrounding neighborhood.

10:00 am 11:30 am
Classes and Activities

Tree Walk in Knott Park

Come walk amongst the beautiful trees of Knott Park.

10:00 am 12:00 pm
Classes and Activities
Sunlight filters through the canopy of gorgeous trees in PP&R's Columbia Park.

Bloomington Park Tree Planting

Join us to plant trees at Bloomington Park in the Lents Neighborhood!

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event
Three volunteers dig a hole for a new tree planting at lents park with fall foliage in the background.

Albina Black History Month Tree Talk

In partnership with the Portland Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, come join Portland Parks Urban Forestry on February 11th to celebrate Black History Month at the June Key Delta Community Center.

11:00 am 1:00 pm
Public Meeting
Community members of the Albina District planting trees ca. 1964.

Kelley Point Park Tree Planting

Join us to plant trees at Kelley Point Park!

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event
Three adults use shovels to complete planting a small evergreen tree.

Chimney Park Tree Planting

Join us to plant trees at Chimney Park for the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service.

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event
A group of tree planters prepare a root ball.

Winter Meet & Make

Have you met our Community Stewardship team? With additional resources from the Parks Levy, our team has grown and we want to meet you! Join us for an evening social and make some festive decor to take home.

6:00 pm 8:30 pm
Public Meeting

Work Party at Rigler School Arboretum

Join the Arbor Lodge Tree Team to care for the Rigler Arboretum.

10:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event
American hornbeam

Portland Arbor Day 2022

Join us this fall for the annual Arbor Day celebration! This year we’ll be celebrating at Glenwood Park.

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Community Event
Arbor Day 2022

Arbor Day Crew Leader Training

Portland Arbor Day is right around the corner! Trained Crew Leaders are needed to support tree planting and care projects in the park.

12:00 pm 3:30 pm
Volunteer Event
Arbor Day 2022

Broadleaf Trees of Berrydale Park Tree Walk

Berrydale has a wonderful and somewhat exotic collection including both deciduous and evergreen broadleaf trees including a cork oak.

1:00 pm 2:00 pm
Classes and Activities
A park with a lone small tree in the grass, more trees in the foreground.

Tree Walk in Mt Tabor Park

Come and learn the difference between a conifer and broadleaf tree and understand how to use a key to confidently identify trees.

2:00 pm 3:00 pm
Classes and Activities
Mt Tabor Park Resivour View

Trees of Arbor Lodge are Trees of the World

As part of Portland's pop-up arboretum coming to Arbor Lodge Park in September, your Arbor Lodge Tree Team will lead a neighborhood tree walk.

10:00 am 12:00 pm
Classes and Activities
 Giant Sequioa

Find Your Flare! Preparing Young Trees for Planting

Help the Sixth Annual Yard Tree Giveaway prepare trees to find their forever homes this fall! Knowing where the root flare is on your tree is one of the best ways to give a new tree its best chance to thrive.

9:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event
Tree planters locating the proper planting depth for a new tree

Urban Orchard Care

Fruit trees need regular care to be productive and harvestable. Learn which fruit trees need care this time of year and practice with neighbors at the Delta Park Orchard.

9:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event
Apple trees growing on a branch.