Tree Summit 2024 "Growing Our Urban Forest Together"
On Saturday March 2nd, community members braved the elements to attend Tree Summit ’24. Centered around the theme of “Growing our Urban Forest Together,” there were engaging tree talks from Urban Forestry staff, the Connecting Canopies Coalition, and the Portland Clean Energy Fund’s (PCEF’s) Equitable Tree Canopy Program, followed by lunch and a series of tree walks around the Rigler Elementary School Arboretum. This year’s keynote speaker, Mr. Ed Washington, delivered incredibly moving words of wisdom, instilling a sense of hope to the standing ovation crowd.
Urban Forestry has hosted Tree Summit events, annually, since 2011 (with a brief break 2020-2023). Originally planned as an event to share information about the Tree Inventory Project, the Tree Summit has evolved to become a space in time for neighbors, community organizations, and municipal partners to connect, learn, celebrate, and curate inspiration to strengthen efforts in growing, caring for, and protecting our urban canopy, together.
Presentation Archives
2024
Words of Wisdom by Mr. Ed Washington: check back by mid-March '24 for video
2019
Canopy Stories: 82nd and Verdant
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
About Portland Parks & Recreation UrbanForestry
The mission of PP&R’s Urban Forestry (UF) division is to manage and care for Portland's tree infrastructure in the City for current and future generations. Portland’s urban forest consists of 220,000 street trees, 1.2 million park trees, and innumerable private property trees. The Urban Forestry division is involved in managing or regulating these trees. UF created and implements the City of Portland's Urban Forest Management Plan, fosters community tree awareness and stewardship, develops tree policies and programs, monitors and assesses Portland’s urban forest, and issues permits for planting, pruning, and removal of public and some private trees. During extreme weather at all times of the year, UF crews respond to tree emergencies to keep you safe and the City moving.
For more information on Urban Forestry at portland.gov/trees.