As a leader in one of our most important volunteer roles, you will help teach our volunteers how to plant trees and work together as a team. You will learn about proper planting techniques, safety protocols, and how to lead a team of volunteers on planting day. You will also receive a coveted Tree Team t-shirt! During our planting season, we ask that each crew leader commit to guiding small groups of planters at 2 or more planting events.
Check out our calendar for upcoming trainings! Friends of Trees hosts two planting programs: greenspace and neighborhood trees. Our greenspace program GS plants climate adaptive and native species of trees and shrubs in large open green spaces.
Our neighborhood trees program plants trees throughout the neighborhoods of Eugene and Springfield by carpool or bike teams. Bike Planters: At each of our neighborhood planting events we host 1 to 3 bike planting teams. Bicycle crews transport all of the trees, tools and people to each planting site during these neighborhood planting events.
Keep an eye out for plantings with our partners at PeaceHealth Rides where any volunteer can join a bike team with a bikeshare bike for free! Nearly every neighborhood planting crew needs truck driver support. Volunteer truck drivers bring their vehicles to a planting event and help us get trees, tools, or mulch from house to house on planting day. Summer inspectors are always one of our most popular volunteers roles.
These trained volunteers learn how to assess the health of newly planted street and yard trees and give homeowners watering and mulching tips.
