Gresham neighborhood planting
Type: In Person
Category: Hands-on
Solution Areas: Adaptation & Resilience Food & Agriculture Forests Land-use & Restoration
Regions: Portland Metro Area
November 22, 2025 8:45 am – 1:00 pm
Cost: Free
Friends of the Children
Portland, OR
97212
About the event
Due to popular support, this event is full and closed. Please consider signing up for another event where more volunteers are needed – thank you!
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Let’s plant trees together in Gresham! Interested in receiving a tree? Click HERE to purchase a tree for your household. Dozens of large (6-10′ tall) trees will be ready for planting in their new homes, and your help is what makes this community planting possible!
Please arrive by 8:45am to sign-in and be assigned a planting crew. The planting starts at 9:00am. We provide gloves, tools, and guidance, as well as light breakfast snacks and coffee/tea/hot chocolate. We ask that all volunteers dress for the weather, wear sturdy shoes/boots you don’t mind getting dirty, and be ready to have fun!
Have a pickup truck? We need your help getting these young trees to their planting sites a few blocks away from the central staging site. Please sign up if you’re able to help in this key role.
Under age 18? We request that youth 15 and under volunteer with a parent/guardian. Youth 16 and older can volunteer on their own and will need to hand us a youth waiver form signed by their parent/guardian.
Private transportation: You will travel from the meeting location to a few planting sites in the nearby neighborhood (up to several miles). We recommend private transportation (bike or vehicle), but there may be an option to carpool if others in your small planting crew are also comfortable with this.
Due to popular support, this event is full and closed. Please consider signing up for another event where more volunteers are needed – thank you!
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Let’s plant trees together in Gresham! Interested in receiving a tree? Click HERE to purchase a tree for your household. Dozens of large (6-10′ tall) trees will be ready for planting in their new homes, and your help is what makes this community planting possible!
Please arrive by 8:45am to sign-in and be assigned a planting crew. The planting starts at 9:00am. We provide gloves, tools, and guidance, as well as light breakfast snacks and coffee/tea/hot chocolate. We ask that all volunteers dress for the weather, wear sturdy shoes/boots you don’t mind getting dirty, and be ready to have fun!
Have a pickup truck? We need your help getting these young trees to their planting sites a few blocks away from the central staging site. Please sign up if you’re able to help in this key role.
Under age 18? We request that youth 15 and under volunteer with a parent/guardian. Youth 16 and older can volunteer on their own and will need to hand us a youth waiver form signed by their parent/guardian.
Private transportation: You will travel from the meeting location to a few planting sites in the nearby neighborhood (up to several miles). We recommend private transportation (bike or vehicle), but there may be an option to carpool if others in your small planting crew are also comfortable with this.
Questions? Please check out our Volunteer FAQ webpage. Our team is also happy to assist! You can reach Cece and Jenny at volunteer@friendsoftrees.org, 503-595-0213. We look forward to planting together soon!
What neighborhoods will the trees be planted in? Parts of Rockwood, Centennial, Northeast, Northwest, Wilkes East, North Gresham, and North Central.
This event made possible through a grant from the USDA Forest Service. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
What neighborhoods will the trees be planted in? Parts of Rockwood, Centennial, Northeast, Northwest, Wilkes East, North Gresham, and North Central.
This event made possible through a grant from the USDA Forest Service. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
