Visiting the Portland Park blocks (see before and after photos) put tree planting on our minds. What kind of tree planting activities do you have in your community? Are your children, schools, and communities involved? Do you have special, significant trees in your community? Where are they and why are they important?
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Ancient trees in Shanghai, China
In Ensenada city the people plant diverse kind of ornamental trees in their gardens, in public green areas or in street. But the principal problem is the deficit of green areas in to the city, because their use for other things, like markets or houses.
In some natural areas around the city there are oaks, sycamores, cottonwood and willow, but the most commune type of vegetation is coastal sage scrub.
First of all, I have to say that Angie's involvement with Friends of Trees was truly inspirational! What a great organization and impetus! (and how screwed up is our society that it takes $500 to plant a tree??)
There are many tree plantings that take place in Tillamook. In 5th grade, students are planting Christmas trees in an experimental forest behind the cheese factory that they donated to the school to use. The idea is that they will harvest them for a fundraiser 5 or 6 years later when they are in high school!
My students in biology and natural resources classes were involved in planting native trees and shrubs in a local slough that had gone to the blackberries. Students have been involved for about 5 years now in clearing the area and retaking it for a park showcasing native species and restoring the riparian zone. Species planted included western red cedar, red alder, willow, and salal. As for significant trees in the area, we have two, and they are very close together. The Octopus Tree (SO COOL!!!)
http://capemeareslighthouse.org/Octopus_Tree/octopus_tree.html
and the tallest (now - the first was broken in the wind storm of Dec. 2007) sitka spruce in Oregon. I highly recommend both! And bring a kayak to the Nehalem River!
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