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Portland Parks and Recreation Urban Forestry: Urban Forestry Pruning Workshop in the King and Sabin Neighborhoods!
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Urban Forestry Pruning Workshop in the King and Sabin Neighborhoods!
Saturday, February 6th
Whole Foods Market
3535 NE 15th Ave
Portland, OR 97212
Agenda:
8:30 – 9 am: Register
9 – 10 am: Training and Demonstrations
10 am – noon: Prune street trees in the neighborhood!
Young street tree pruning with the King-Sabin Tree Team and Urban Forestry
- Learn pruning basics from an ISA Certified arborist
- Small, guided groups of 3-5 people
- Have fun, meet fellow tree enthusiasts, and make a difference in your urban forest!
RAIN OR SHINE!
We recommend long pants and long sleeves, sturdy shoes and a rain/sunhat, rain gear and water bottle. Instruction, tools, gloves, coffee, water and snacks will be provided.
Contact Information
Patrick Key
Portland Parks & Recreation | Urban Forestry
Patrick.Key@portlandoregon.gov | 971-334-0347
portlandparks.org
About the Organization
Portland Parks & Recreation Urban Forestry’s mission is to manage and ensure Portland’s urban forest infrastructure for current and future generations. Portland’s urban forest consists of 236,000 street trees, 1.2 million park trees, and innumerable private property trees. Urban Forestry is involved in managing or regulating all of these trees to differing degrees. Urban Forestry staff issue permits for planting, pruning, and removal of all public and some private trees and are on call 24/7 to respond to tree emergencies.