The first planting of the Friends of Trees 2006-07 planting season is at Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge on Sat., Oct., 14, and the first neighborhood planting in Portland is in the Sellwood-Moreland neighborhood on Nov. 11. Both are part of the Fun Run for Restoration course. To view a map of the run and walk, visit www.friendsoftrees.org.
Friends of Trees will host its first Fun Run for Restoration, a 5-mile run and 3.5-mile walk, on Sunday, Oct. 8th, beginning at Oaks Amusement Park, 7100 Oaks Park Way. Registration is at 8:30am., the run starts at 9am. The Fun Run for Restoration is sponsored by the Nike Factory Store.
Training is free, but pre-registration is required. Call 503-282-8846 ext. 12.
Friends of Trees is expanding its core group of key volunteers by offering leadership trainings on Nov. 4 and 11. Local experts and Friends of Trees staff will educate volunteers about city trees, local ecosystems, proper tree planting techniques, plant accessorizing, and volunteer leadership. Trained crew leaders will guide other volunteers during weekend tree-plantings and restoration events between Nov. 2006 and March 2007.
Still Looking for Al Gore Tickets? The Oregon Environmental Council Has the Best Seats in the House!
Some 5,000 Oregonians will be congregating at the Rose Quarter in Portland on the evening of October 24th to hear former Vice President (and now, documentary movie producer!) Al Gore talk about global warming. If you haven't yet purchased tickets, OEC has lower-level seats ($45) that are the best seats left -- but they're going fast!
EMO’s Oregon Interfaith Power and Light project and the Oregon Interfaith Global Warming Campaign,
First United Methodist Church, 1838 SW Jefferson, Portland.
Cost: $20; $10 for students with ID. Dinner will be included.
Please register with Jennifer Kam by Oct. 12, 2006
For more information, call Jenny Holmes at (503) 221-1054ext 214.
Jennifer Kam 503-221-1054 ext 203
Please register with Jennifer Kam by Oct. 12, 2006
Jennifer Kam, jkam@emoregon.org
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October 18
Oregon Faith Forum on Energy and Global Warming. 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1838 SW Jefferson, Portland. Sponsored by EMO’s Oregon Interfaith Power and Light project and the Oregon Interfaith Global Warming Campaign, the forum will explore the moral dimensions of global warming and national policy with Bill McKibben and the staff of Oregon’s congressional delegation and Oregon business leaders. Cost: $20; $10 for students with ID. Dinner will be included. For more information, call Jenny Holmes at (503) 221-1054.
First United Methodist Church, 1838 SW Jefferson, Portland.
Cost: $10; $5 for students with ID.
Please register with Jennifer Kam by Oct. 16.
For more information, call Jan Elfers at (503) 221-1054 ext. 208
Please register with Jennifer Kam 503-221-1054 ext. 203
Please register with Jennifer Kam, jkam@emoregon.org
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October 18
2006 Collins Lecture – Earth on Edge: Choosing Our Future. 7 to 9 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 1838 SW Jefferson, Portland. This year's topic will center on sustainability and the environment. The featured speakers will be Bill McKibben and Dr. Cynthia Moe-Lobeda. McKibben is the author of The End of Nature, a classic work on the environmental crisis. His most recent work is titled Wandering Home. Moe-Lobeda is the author of Healing a Broken World: Globalization and God. Her latest work is Public Church: For the Life of the World. She is an associate professor at Seattle University. Cost: $10; $5 for students with ID. For more information, call Jan Elfers at (503) 221-1054.
