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Additional Support for Community Members Navigating Retroactive Permitting Related To Storm-Damaged Trees
This page contains information about additional support offered by Portland Parks & Recreation for community members navigating the retroactive permitting related to storm-damaged trees.
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Commissioner Ryan Waives Fees for Winter Storm-related Tree Damage
In response to this extreme weather event and the Mayor’s emergency declaration.
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Urban Forestry and the Case of the Moving Tree
Urban Forestry Implements sections of City Code Title 11, the Tree Code.
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Winter Tree Care Tips
All the information you need to help protect and care for your trees this winter.
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PP&R Urban Forestry Wraps 2023 Inventory Season
Learn about the Inventory Project, street tree data, and how to get involved in next year's season.
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Getting to Know Urban Forestry's Free Street Tree Program
Learn about the Free Street Tree Program and where will we be planting next.
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Lone Fir Cemetery: Where Trees and History Meet
Learn about the fascinating history of the trees and people in the Lone Fir Cemetery.
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Ombudsman recommends Urban Forestry revisit fees and regulations governing certain development permit reviews
After a complaint, the Ombudsman investigated how Urban Forestry reviews some development permits for compliance with street tree planting standards. In December, the Ombudsman sent a memo to Parks Director Adena Long identifying concerns with the review fee and the clarity of City Code provisions.
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Albina Neighborhood Improvement Project
Learn about Albina's first community-led tree planting program.
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Celebrating Portland's Civic Leader Ed Washington
This Black History Month we are celebrating the legacy of Ed Washington.
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2,000 Trees Find Homes Through the 2023 Yard Tree Giveaway
Learn about where all of last year's free yard trees ended up.
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Caring for Trees is Very Important During Hot Weather!
Essential Guidance from Portland Parks & Recreation’s Urban Forestry Team
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2023 Oregon Heritage Tree Hero Award Recipient, Gregg Everhart
Celebrate this year's Oregon Heritage Tree Hero Award Recipient, Gregg Everhart, and a newly designated Heritage Tree at the Knott Park Tree Walk.
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Celebrating the Legacy of Bill Naito for AAPI Heritage Month
Learn about Bill Naito's role in shaping the city we know and love today.
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Care for Young Trees this Summer
Get some tips and tricks on how to best care for young trees during the hot days of summer.
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Event Highlight: Tree Walk in Columbia Park
Learn some fun facts we shared at our Columbia Park tree walk event.
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Check out this Year's Learning Landscapes Highlights
Learn about the Learning Landscapes Program, including this year's plantings and how to get involved.
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Portland Parks & Recreation Begins Urban Forest Plan Update
Learn about the City's process to create a new roadmap for the management of our urban forest.
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Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month with selected articles about AAPI communities and connecting with the natural world.
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City Bureaus & Urban Forestry Join Forces to Plant More Street Trees
Urban Forestry is partnering with other Bureaus to pilot a project to plant more street trees in the curb/parking zone. These new curb designs (shown in the photo above) slow traffic to improve road safety and provide space for trees.
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