Longstanding dedication
Communities of the Tualatin River Watershed came together to develop a coordinated plan for managing water resources. Their plan emphasized the health of the Tualatin River and its tributaries, while taking into account community values and regional economic needs.
Tree for All (a solution for all)
A top priority for the health of the Tualatin River was keeping its water cool. A beautiful solution was to plant trees, which would provide shade, wildlife habitat, and many other water quality benefits. Even better, engaging the community in tree planting offered a chance to build a legacy of stewardship. The solution to the problem was clear, and the Tree for All community stream planting challenge was born.
The original Tree for All team set out to plant one million trees and shrubs in 20 years. They started with a big to-do list:
Develop partnerships with like-minded agencies and non-profits
Figure out where the trees should go
Work with local nurseries to ensure that there were enough trees to plant
Locate and mobilize contractors to help with planting
In less than a decade, we exceeded the original, twenty-year goal. Thanks to these incredible partnerships, in fact, Tree for All planted more than two million native trees and shrubs in a single planting season (2014-2015).
The Difference It Makes
Our projects touch more than 30,000 acres, at sites ranging in size from smaller than a baseball diamond, to larger than three of our smallest cities combined.
We are 40+ partners working together in Oregon’s Tualatin River Watershed, between Portland and the foothills of the Coast Range.
Volunteers, staff and contractors are active in rural and urban settings up and down the Tualatin River as well as along 62 of its more than 139 named tributaries. Browse profiles of a small sample of the hundreds of projects undertaken by Tree For All partners. Please explore—and watch us grow!
Since 2005, 40+ Tree for All partners have:
Restored and managed more than 30,000 acres for watershed health.
Saved the public more than $150 million by deploying lower-cost, multi-function green infrastructure rather than installing and operating chillers.
Planted more than 15 million native plants—more than a million per year in recent years.
Mobilized more than 90,000 volunteer hours.
Learned and applied groundbreaking lessons about stewardship, allowing projects to thrive and connect with each other.
This amount of planting, well-stewarded, is enough to:
Offset more than 25,000 car trips around the equator.
Provide habitat for at least 238,000 cutthroat trout.
Sequester more than 252,000 metric tons of carbon.
We’re excited about the work we’re doing to make our region healthy and vibrant for generations to come. Questions? Email us.
