Planting a tree increases life expectancy, good looks

Friends of Trees, a nonprofit in Portland, Ore., plants trees. That's really the whole enchilada, as they say.

While the mission is simple, the path is complex and has grown to 15 full-time employees, a bunch of trucks, thousands of volunteers and 375,000 trees planted in the past two decades.

These are the stories I have been trying to capture on my organizational blog, Growth Rings, the past two months.

While I still have a lot of work to do, I can proudly say we've created the greatest nonprofit tree-planting blog west of the Popeye's Chicken and Biscuit across the street.

If any DAS corps members are in town Nov. 15, Friends of Trees is having an anniversary party and you are welcome to attend, as long as you RSVP and pretend to love trees.

Talk to you soon,

Toshio Suzuki
503-282-8846 ext. 16
www.FriendsofTrees.org/GrowthRings