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!
Join Portland Parks City Nature and the Friends of Errol Heights as we continue to restore and enhance this 14 acre wetland and upland park. We will be removing invasive plants and replacing the
Wild Food Adventures - Institute for the Study of Edible Wild Plants & Other Foragables
Wild Food Adventures, 4125 N Colonial Ave, Portland, OR 97217
$25 adults, children pay their age, some discounts available at web site.
Pre-registration required. Children accompanied by an adult.
See web site for details
John Kallas
(503) 775-3828
mail@wildfoodadventures.com
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Get hands-on experience on how cattail rhizomes can be used for emergency survival food to processed flour for breads, ash cakes, muffins, and pancakes. We'll see how to identify, gather, peel, process and cook cattail cores so that they transform into a flour-like food source. By the end of the workshop we'll have gone from swamp roots to hearty ash cakes and pancakes that any normal human would enjoy.
Join Portland Parks City Nature and the Friends of Woods Park as we remove invasive plants, put in native plants and repair the trail system of this 41 acre forest.
Macadam Bay Club - 1 block south of the Sellwood Bridge off of Macadam Blvd.
Free
Gloves and drinking water
Louise Shorr
503 823-6131
lshorr@ci.portland.or.us
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Join Portland Parks City Nature, VIA (Volunteers in Action/DEQ), Willamette Riverkeepers, Macadam Bay Homeowners Association, the Corbett, Lair Hill Neighborhood Association and Environmental Services as we restore the Willamette Riparian zone from Powers Marine Park (south of the Sellwood Bridge) to Willamette Park, including the Butterfly Park and Stephens Creek headwaters. For more information see:
