Get Involved with Urban Forestry

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

White text saying "Portland Arbor Day 2021" hovers over a black and white photo of four trees in a line down a Portland city street with a craggy canopy.

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

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Tree Permits and Regulations

Urban Forestry Commission

Events

Portland Street Tree Inventory

The Tree Inventory Project is the City’s effort to map, measure, and identify public trees across Portland. Volunteer this summer to help update our census of over 218,000 street trees!

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Volunteer Event
Volunteers using plant parts to identify trees.

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.

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

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.
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