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Latest Street Tree Inventory Findings
Latest Street Tree Inventory Findings
Angela NorthnessApril 13, 2025
Tree Matters by Bruce Nelson
Tree Matters by Bruce Nelson
Angela NorthnessJanuary 12, 2025
Insiders View of Urban Forestry Commission's Monthly Meetings
Insiders View of Urban Forestry Commission's Monthly Meetings
Angela NorthnessJuly 29, 2024
More Housing, More Trees: Giving Oregonians Both
More Housing, More Trees: Giving Oregonians Both
Angela NorthnessJuly 7, 2024
Saving Trees During Construction: One Arborist’s Inside View
Saving Trees During Construction: One Arborist’s Inside View
Angela NorthnessMay 26, 2024
Tree Summit Reports Latest Portland Canopy Data
Tree Summit Reports Latest Portland Canopy Data
Angela NorthnessMarch 17, 2024
Big-Tree Loss in Portland’s Wind and Ice Storms: What’s in Our Control and What’s Not in an Era of Climate Unpredictability?
Big-Tree Loss in Portland’s Wind and Ice Storms: What’s in Our Control and What’s Not in an Era of Climate Unpredictability?
Angela NorthnessMarch 17, 2024
Getting Big Trees on East Portland School Sites: A Teaching and Climate-Smart Opportunity
Getting Big Trees on East Portland School Sites: A Teaching and Climate-Smart Opportunity
Angela NorthnessJanuary 9, 2024
Living Near Trees Has Positive, Measurable Health Impacts
Living Near Trees Has Positive, Measurable Health Impacts
Angela NorthnessNovember 12, 2023
ODOT’s Tree Destruction Along Powell Boulevard
ODOT’s Tree Destruction Along Powell Boulevard
Angela NorthnessSeptember 28, 2023
Oregon Receives Unprecedented Influx of Federal Funds to Increase Canopy Equity
Oregon Receives Unprecedented Influx of Federal Funds to Increase Canopy Equity
Angela NorthnessSeptember 26, 2023
The 3-30-300 Rule for Trees and Human Health
The 3-30-300 Rule for Trees and Human Health
Angela NorthnessSeptember 12, 2023
Timeline Set for Urban Forest Management Plan Update and Community Input
Timeline Set for Urban Forest Management Plan Update and Community Input
Angela NorthnessSeptember 8, 2023
What Portland’s Doing to Plant Climate-Resilient Trees
What Portland’s Doing to Plant Climate-Resilient Trees
Angela NorthnessSeptember 8, 2023
New Report on 82nd Avenue Canopy Obstacles and Solutions
New Report on 82nd Avenue Canopy Obstacles and Solutions
Angela NorthnessSeptember 7, 2023
Private Properties Hold the Most Space for New Canopy: How Might Portland Act on That?
Private Properties Hold the Most Space for New Canopy: How Might Portland Act on That?
Angela NorthnessJune 21, 2023
Public Comments on PCEF’s Equitable Tree Canopy Program Due March 2
Public Comments on PCEF’s Equitable Tree Canopy Program Due March 2
Angela NorthnessFebruary 17, 2023
Trees Literally Save Lives, and the Bigger the Trees the Better
Trees Literally Save Lives, and the Bigger the Trees the Better
Angela NorthnessNovember 27, 2022
PBOT and Urban Forestry Team Up to Pilot New Curb Bump-outs
PBOT and Urban Forestry Team Up to Pilot New Curb Bump-outs
Angela NorthnessNovember 16, 2022
New Report Quantifies East Portland’s Paltry Corridor Canopy
New Report Quantifies East Portland’s Paltry Corridor Canopy
Angela NorthnessOctober 24, 2022
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