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COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience

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Get Involved with Urban Forestry

Program
Urban Forestry hosts community events and workshops on a wide variety of tree topics.
Contact

Urban Forestry Volunteer Coordination

ufvolunteers@portlandoregon.gov
phone number503-260-0817
UrbanForestryPortlandParks
@urban_forestry
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Featured content

Oregon white oaks
Handbook

Heritage Trees of Portland

Argay Park Pop Up
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Pop-Up Arboreta

Participants in an Urban Forestry workshop share their project with others.
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Workshops with Urban Forestry

A volunteer kneels down to help three kindergartners dig soil out of a tree planting hole.
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Learning Landscapes - Planting Trees With Schools

NTS Tree Planting at Ventura Park
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Neighborhood Tree Stewards (NTS)

Tree Bark Newsletter header photo shows the flaking bark of a madrone tree
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Tree Bark Newsletter

Volunteers measure the diameter of a street tree in Rose City Park
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Tree Inventory Project

Arbor Lodge Tree Team
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Neighborhood Tree Teams

A volunteer prunes away lower branches.
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Portland Pruners Program

Sweetgum trees changing color in fall.
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Bill Naito Community Trees Award

Portland Arbor Day 2019 East Holladay Park Tree Planting
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Portland Arbor Day

Tree Summit 2019 Floyd Light
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Tree Summit

Related offices, programs, advisory groups, and projects

Tree Planting
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Tree Planting

A laptop screen shows online permitting steps.
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Tree Permits and Regulations

Advisory Group

Urban Forestry Commission

Upcoming Events

Tree Thursday Volunteer at Free Lunch + Play

Volunteer Event
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PP&R Urban Forestry will be sharing tree activities during Free Lunch + Play events this summer. Volunteer for one of three roles to provide tree education and activities to your community.

Delta Park Orchard Care

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Did you know Urban Forestry has an educational fruit tree orchard? This treasure of diverse fruit and nut trees did not receive its regular pruning last year and needs your help!
Location
Delta Park

Keeping Cool Under the Canopy

Classes and Activities
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Take a walk beneath the rich canopy of Columbia Park during the heat of summer and learn how these great green giants are working hard to keep you cool.
Location
Columbia Park and Annex

Seedling Weeding at Irving Park Nature Patch

Volunteer Event
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Join PP&R Urban Forestry to help care for the Nature Patch at Irving Park.
Location
Irving Park
Irving Park main entrance

Find Your Flare!

Volunteer Event
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Help the Fifth 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.
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Irving Park
Irving Park main entrance
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