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.