Registration open for Tree Stewardship Gathering on Arbor Day
Calling all Tree Teams and Neighborhood Tree Stewards
Join us on Arbor Day for a for a morning of inspiration, connection, ideas, and fun! All presented by your fellow volunteers!
Saturday April 22, 2017 | 10 am – 12:30 pm
Mt Scott Community Center Auditorium, 5530 SE 72nd Ave, Portland, OR 97206
Register at tinyurl.com/arbordaygathering2017
Agenda
10:00 – 10:15 am Registration, Brag and Swag, Collaboration Mapping
- Bring an item to show off at our brag and swag table: event photos, favorite outreach flyers, team swag, etc. Each participant will get to vote for their favorite and the two with the most votes receive gift cards for $50 to spend on their next volunteer meeting!
- Collaboration Mapping! Want to find a group or partner to collaborate with? Add your name and topic to the map on the wall and we’ll get you connected!
10:15 – 11:00 Success Stories
- Planting Projects (15 minutes)
- Roseway Tree Team, Catherine Clark
- Sylvan Neighborhood Tree Steward, Bryan Burch
- Re-Leaf: Tree Removal and Replacement (15 minutes)
- Albina Neighborhood Tree Team, Heather Wheeler
- King-Sabin Tree Team, Julie Fukuda
- Outreach and Education (15 minutes)
- Revitalizing a dormant team and pruning block by block, Kyle Janus, St Johns Tree Team
- Education and outreach, Laurelhurst Tree Team, Bruce Richards
11:05-11:15 Tree-via Challenge
- Ruth Williams, Woodstock Tree Team
11:15-11:25 Break and vote at the swag and brag table
11:25-noon Project Idea Powerhouse
- Group identifies top issues or projects for discussion
- Move to tables for discussion with facilitators
- Ginger Edwards, Arbor Lodge Tree Team
- Bruce Richard, Laurelhurst Tree Team
- Barbara Wharton, Concordia Team
- Ruth Williams, Woodstock Tree Team
- Two-minute project pitch contest!
Noon – 12:30 Lunch Connections
- Continue connecting at themed tables over lunch from Tierra del Sol and Sisters Fusion
- Follow the squirrel and join us afterwards at the Arbor Day Ceremony at 1:00 pm
Questions?
Please contact Angie DiSalvo at angie.disalvo@portlandoregon.gov or call 503-823-4484.