Beaumont–Wilshire is one of 16 Portland neighborhoods participating in the 2016 Portland Urban Forestry street tree inventory. The goal of this project is to help maintain and expand Portland’s urban forest by inventorying all street trees in the city, and using this information to develop and implement neighborhood street tree planting and maintenance plans. The Beaumont-Wilshire inventory will be conducted this summer and a report will be available in the fall. The Beaumont-Wilshire Tree Team, working with Urban Forestry, will then prepare the neighborhood tree plan and work for its implementation in coming years.
The Beaumont-Wilshire Tree Team is a group of volunteer community members who are working with Urban Forestry to organize and conduct the inventory, develop the tree plan, and promote tree planting and maintenance activities. The Tree Team is seeking additional members who are interested in this effort.
Volunteers are also needed for this summer’s inventory. Four inventory days are scheduled. On inventory days, teams will walk assigned sections of the neighborhood, collecting data on every tree in the city right-of-way including parking strips, sidewalk cutouts, medians, and bio-swales. Inventory volunteer opportunities include:
Team Leader: Collects species, size, condition and site data. Requires ½ day training in early June and commitment to four inventory days of four hours each.
Data Recorder: Assists team leader, no training required
Arborist: Roving, assists with difficult tree identification (two per inventory day)
In addition to the long-term benefit of improving the urban forest, this effort is an opportunity to learn tree identification and how to gather forestry data, spend time outdoors during the summer months, meet neighbors and other tree enthusiasts, and learn more about your neighborhood and its trees. Students are welcome to participate, as are volunteers from other neighborhoods. Contact Jeff King (JKingeca@gmail.com) or Mary Jaron Kelley (mjkelley@pacifier.com) of the Beaumont-Wilshire Tree Team if you are interested in becoming a member of the Tree Team or participating in the inventory. Information regarding the citywide inventory project is available at https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/53181. In May, Urban Forestry will post sheets on this site to register for team leader training and for volunteer team leaders, data recorders, and arborists to sign up for specific inventory days.