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Plant Neighborhood Trees with Friends of Trees (age 6+) *MLK 2012*
Be one of 2,100 volunteers honoring the legacy of Dr. King through meaningful service to communities throughout the Greater Portland area.
Join Friends of Trees to plant street and yard trees in Vancouver and SE Portland this MLK Weekend. No experience is necessary! We’re aiming to plant over 5,000 street and yard trees in our award-winning Neighborhood Trees program -- help us make those goals a reality!
In Vancouver, we'll be planting street and yard trees in the Fisher's Creek, Cascade Highlands, Wildwood and Bella Vista neighborhoods.
For the SE Portland planting, we'll be putting in street and yard trees in the Lents and Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhoods.
We'll provide gloves, tools, skilled guidance - as well as free coffee and breakfast treats. All we ask is that you dress appropriately for the weather and wear sturdy shoes. This is a great project for families! Kids from age 6 and older are welcome to join in the fun if accompanied by an adult.
About Friends of Trees:
Friends of Trees is a nonprofit that brings people in the Portland-Vancouver area together to plant trees along city streets and in urban natural areas. Since 1989, our thousands of volunteers have planted more than 340,000 trees and native plants in the Portland-Vancouver area. According to a recent city of Portland study, Portland's trees intercept 25 million pounds of air pollutants and keep half a billion gallons of stormwater from polluting our rivers every year.
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Project Requirements:
- Please fill out this MLK Adult & Youth Waiver and bring it with you to the project. All volunteers under 18 are required to bring a waiver signed by their parent or legal guardian.
- Volunteers must be 6 years of age or older to attend this project; any volunteer under age 13 must attend with a parent or adult chaperone.
- If you plan to bring children or guests you MUST reserve slots for them. The best way to do this is to create a Volunteer Team, then sign up your team for this project.
IMPORTANT NOTE: You are responsible for ensuring that everyone signed up through your team attends - only sign up team members who have confirmed their availability. Teams that repeatedly sign up, but do not show up or show up with fewer volunteers than they signed up, may be removed. To add or remove team members from a project, click on "My Account" and then "My Teams," above.
Click "Sign Up" below to reserve your spot! Need help signing up? Call 503-200-3355.
Environment, Civic & Community
Gardening/Planting
Age Minimum (with Adult): 6+, Minimum Age:15+, Court Ordered Volunteer - Allowed
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