Rain or shine, the Friends of Trees is partnering in the community tree-planting with Multnomah County Transportation Division and the City of Gresham Department of Environmental Services on Tuesday, January 23. The students will also be removing blackberries and other non-native plants along Johnson Creek in Main City Park.
Trees being planted include sourwoods, lindens and scarlet oaks.
Gresham volunteers previously planted eighty-four trees in February 2000. These new trees are replacements for those trees that did not survive the first year. Existing ivy has also been removed and will be eventually be replanted with drought-resistant groundcover. This project is a true partnership where Friends of Trees can bring the community together to improve the local environment. Thanks to Friends of Trees, Multnomah County is providing improvements to the infrastructure at greatly reduced costs and the citizens of Gresham will enjoy beautification of a major arterial, which is under the jurisdiction of Multnomah County.