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.
Photo of the Year 2006, an amateur photography contest benefiting the MESD Outdoor School Program is LIVE!
If you are an amateur photographer, enjoy beautiful photography, or are a supporter of natural science education, please visit our newly re-mastered website at www.photooftheyear.net.
Contact Rhyan Grech, Team Up Program Coordinator, at 503-844-9571 or rhyan@solv.org
Let’s Plant some trees in Lake Oswego!!
My name is Matt Weatherly, and it is the beginning of a new tree planting season.
November 4th, SOLV’s Team Up program at Carter Creek in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Working from 9:00 to 12:00 and all tools, gloves and supplies will be provided.
Thursday, November 9th, Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, 9 am to noon. Walk with Mike Houck from the north end of Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge around the 160-acre wetlands. Mike has led tours at the Bottoms for over 30 years and is intimately familiar with the history of Oaks Bottom being designated as Portland’s first official urban wildlife refuge and current efforts to restore fish and wildlife habitat throughout the refuge. Free.
Sponsored by East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District. Hosted by City of Gresham
The Naturescaping workshop schedule has been set for Fall 2006. Some of you receiving this message have completed the entire series of Naturescaping workshops, some two workshops, some one, and others have not yet attended a workshop.
