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

Vestal Elementary School's Walk & Roll Event

This event is at Vestal Elementary School for their Walk & Roll to School Day on October 4th, 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

7:45 am 8:45 am
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.

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.

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

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

Summertime Tree Walk

Join PP&R Urban Forestry in the South Tabor Neighborhood for a tree walk exploring some of Portland's unique street trees. RESCHEDULED 7/13/22.

12:00 pm 1:00 pm
Classes and Activities
A row of uniformly shaped trees with cars parked in front

Tree Care with the Neighborhood Tree Stewards

Join the 2022 Graduates of the Neighborhood Tree Stewards course to care for the trees of Berrydale Park and the Creative Science School at Clark. The trees of this neighborhood park are in need of care to ensure they're long-lived to provide years of environmental services to the community.

10:00 am 1:00 pm
Volunteer Event
Three volunteers remove the stakes from a young oak tree.

Berrydale Park Tree Walk

Join Neighborhood Tree Steward Graduate and local tree-enthusiast Lisa Wilcke to learn about the trees of Berrydale Park!

11:00 am 12:00 pm
Classes and Activities
A large ash tree in a park turning bright yellow and orange in autumn.

Sharp Tools, Clean Cuts

Learn how to keep your hand pruners and loppers sharp and ready to make clean cuts this tree pruning season!

9:00 am 12:00 pm
Volunteer Event
three hand pruners on a wooden background

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service

Join Urban Forestry and the Confluence Environmental Center's AmeriCorps program to care for the trees of the Sacajawea Dog Park in the Cully Neighborhood. The young trees of this park are ready for some TLC to ensure they're long-lived to provide years of environmental services to the community.

1:00 pm 3:30 pm
Volunteer Event
Three volunteers dig a hole for a new tree planting at lents park with fall foliage in the background.

Glenhaven Park Tree Planting

Join us to plant trees at Glenhaven Park in the Roseway and Madison South Neighborhoods!

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.

De Colores - Una Caminata Entre los Árboles

Una caminata entre los árboles con cambios estacionales. A Tree Walk of Seasonal Changes.

10:00 am 11:00 am
Classes and Activities
Tree Canopy