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Friends o f Trees is taking applications for tree plantings in the Portland area.
Help Wlth Street Trees
Non-profit offers low cost and free planting
P o rtlan d ’s F rien d s o f T rees is
asking h om eow ners in north and
northeast P ortland to sign-up for
trees to p lant this fall and w inter
in th eir neighborhood, but for
those w ho c a n ’t affo rd the cost,
the local non-profit is offering
scholarships.
T o p lan t a tree in one o f the 25
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F riends o f T rees is planting this
year, the cost ran g es from $35 to
$75, except in the Eliot and Ports­
m o u th n e ig h b o rh o o d s, w here
street trees are free.
C o sts include the price o f the
tree, delivery, hole digging, plant­
ing assistan ce, stakes, and fo l­
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Y o u c an a ls o h e lp o th e rs
b eau tify th eir n eig h b o rh o o d by
lo w -u p m a in te n a n c e c h e c k s. d o n atin g to the sch o larsh ip fund
Y o u ’ll also be invited to jo in a at the n o n-profit g ro u p ’s w ebsite
neig h b o rh o o d p o tlu ck after the frie n d so ftre e s.o rg .
planting.
E ach n eig h b o rh o o d has one
If the co st is m ore th an resi­ p lan tin g per year, and sign-up
d e n ts can a ffo rd , F rie n d s o f d ead lin es are ap proxim ately five
T rees w elco m es folks to sign up w e e k s b e fo re e a c h p la n tin g
for a sch o larsh ip by callin g 503- ev en t.
595-0212.
P la n tin g s a re sc h e d u le d in
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th e A la m e d a , A rb o r L o d g e ,
B e a u m o n t- W ils h ir e , B o is e ,
C a th e d r a l P a rk , C o n c o r d ia ,
C u lly , E lio t, G ran t P ark, H o lly ­
w o o d , H u m b o ld t, Irv in g to n ,
K e n to n , K in g , M a d iso n S o u th ,
O v e r lo o k , P ie d m o n t, P o r ts ­
m o u th , R o s e C i ty P a r k ,
R o s e w a y , S a b in , S t. J o h n s ,
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