Arbor Month

Arbor Day Tree Planting

Arbor Day is observed in April to celebrate the role of trees in our lives and to promote tree planting and care.

Eeach April Gresham celebrates with activities for the community. Gresham is proud to be a Tree City USA.

Friends of Trees, Urban Forestry Subcommittee, Multnomah County, Rockwood Neighborhood Association and Centennial Neighborhood Association.

The trees are paid for with a Green Gresham, Healthy Gresham grant from East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District.

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Volunteers helped plant trees at Rockwood Central Park.
Volunteers gathered at Columbia View Park in 2022 to plant 400 trees.
Volunteers plant trees along the Boys & Girls Club in Rockwood.
Planting Akebono cherry trees at the Gresham Japanese Garden's Ebetsu Plaza in Main City Park.
Ready to dig and plant Akebono cherry trees at Ebetsu Plaza.
An Arbor Day planting at Vance Park in 2017. Five trees were planted, a Hogan Cedar (Gresham's city tree); Tulip tree; Wildfire Tupelo; Magyar Ginko; and Greenspire Linden.
Former City Councilor Mario Palmero and students from Springwater Trail High School plant trees at Gradin Community Sports Park.

For more information, contact Tina.Osterink@GreshamOregon.gov or 503-618-2392.