Hour 24 - Friends of Trees

This past Saturday morning I met David for a cup of joe, and bounced out to SE Portland for some tree planting. When I sent my email to friends and family in January telling them about my 100 hours in Portland, I heard back from a few recommending that I get involved with Friends of Trees. The group organizes multiple tree plantings a week (in Portland and Eugene) and have been doing so since '89. I used Hands on Greater Portland to learn about and sign up for Saturdays planting.

David and I were part of a crew of 81 that planted 130 native trees and bushes alongside a paved trail that runs along Interstate 205. The workers were smiling, the sleeves were short and the trees were flying off the back of the FoT truck and into the eager soil. As we darted across a buzzing Powell Rd, back to my truck, Dave noted that we (and everyone else driving down Powell or I-205) will be able to see and enjoy the trees we planted today. Great day for a tree planting.

...and Dave said, "Let there be tree'