Get Involved with Urban Forestry

Program
Urban Forestry hosts community events and workshops on a wide variety of tree topics.
A woman riding a bike stops to read a sign on a tree.

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

Tree Bark Newsletter

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

Workshops and Stewardship Events

NTS Tree Planting at Ventura Park

Neighborhood Tree Stewards (NTS)

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

Tree Inventory Project

Argay Park Pop Up

Pop-up Arboreta

A volunteer prunes away lower branches.

Portland Pruners Program

A woman holding a large cone, learning about the cone from an outreach volunteer.

Volunteer for Summer Outreach

Arbor Day 2022

Portland Arbor Day

Arbor Lodge Tree Team

Neighborhood Tree Teams

Sweetgum trees changing color in fall.

Bill Naito Community Trees Award

A volunteer kneels down to help three kindergartners dig soil out of a tree planting hole.

Learning Landscapes - Planting Trees With Schools

Oregon white oaks

Heritage Trees of Portland

Contact

Contact

Urban Forestry Volunteer Coordination

ufvolunteers@portlandoregon.gov
phone number503-260-0817

Follow on Social Media

UrbanForestryPortlandParks
@urban_forestry
Nextdoor - Portland Parks & Recreation

Related offices, programs, advisory groups, and projects

Tree Planting

Tree Planting

A laptop screen shows online permitting steps.

Tree Permits and Regulations

Urban Forestry Commission

Events

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

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

Local Tree Care Providers Workshop

This workshop is for tree care professionals who work in Portland. It is free to attend, and is a requirement for companies that wish to be included on the City's Local Tree Care Providers web page.

8:30 am – 11:30 am
Classes and Activities
6 brochures featuring trees that are approved to be planted in Portland planting strips.

The Grove - Fall 2022

The Grove is an ongoing series of quarterly meetings for Neighborhood Tree Stewards and Tree Teams.

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Community Event
Volunteers planting a tree together at a fall event; two young boys, a teenage male youth conservation crew member, and an adult male.
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