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[KRIST OBRIST]

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Oregon Arbor Week is the first full week in April. Now is great time
educate the public about the value of urban forests and bring the
community together. Interest generated at the library can help increase
participation in Arbor Week tree plantings and activities as well as
foster community involvement. It might also make for some interesting
reading (see reading lists below).
 
What you can do:

Send me an email. I'm interested in your Arbor Week plans. Let me know
how you commemorate Arbor Week, or tell me about new plans you come up
with. You can reach me at:

David Rand -- Outreach Coordinator
Urban and Community Forestry Program
Oregon Department of Forestry
503-945-7398 Fax: 503-945-7416
drand at odf.state.or.us 
www.odf.state.or.us/UC 


- Make a display case about trees and Arbor Week. Display pinecones or
a round of wood (people could count the rings). Perhaps you have
historic photographs from the timber boom. 

- Support local Arbor Week projects. You can find out about local tree
walks, talks, and plantings by following the "Calender" link at
http://www.arborday.org/arborday/oregon/.

- Give out free stuff. I will be happy to mail you Arbor Week stickers
and posters as well as brochures on tree planting and care. 

- Have a story hour for kids. Check out the Oregon Forestry Education
Program (OFEP) Children's Booklist at
http://www.cof.orst.edu/cof/extended/ofep/teacherscorner.shtml 

- Distribute the Arbor Week reading list (below). Also check out these
links to reading lists online:

http://www.treelink.org/linx/index.phtml?navTypeRef=1 

http://www.arborday.org/shopping/conferences/books.cfm 

 
Thanks for your help!

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ARBOR WEEK READING LIST

Title: The Man who Planted Trees 
Author: Jean Giono
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Co.
Description: For years, Elzéard Bouffier planted a hundred acorns a day
in a barren section of southern France. As his acorns turned into trees,
his work transformed the landscape and the lives of the people he
touched. 
 

Title: The Giving Tree
Author: Shel Silverstein
Publisher: Harper Collins
Description: Beloved children's author, Shel Silverstein, tells a
poignant story about a friendship between a boy and a tree.
 

Title: Johnny Appleseed
Author: Steven Kellogg
Publisher: Harper Collins
Description: This classic children's book retells an American folktale
about Johnny Chapman, an American pioneer who traveled west planting
apple orchards. Beautifully illustrated. 
 

Title: Forest Giants of the Pacific Coast
Author: Robert van Pelt
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Description: A brilliant catalogue of the PNW's largest conifer
specimens, some of which have only recently discovered in remote
forests. Breathtaking color photos and drawings of champion trees. 


Title: Oak: The Frame of Civilization
Author: William Bryant Logan
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Description: Filled with fascinating human and natural history, the
author traces the indispensability of the oak from pre-agricultural
times to the building of the British Navy. 


Title: Trees to Know in Oregon
Author: Edward C. Jensen, Charles R. Ross
Publisher: Oregon State University Extension Service
Description: Identification guide complete with keys to Oregon's native
trees. 
 

Title: Trees of Greater Portland
Author: Phyllis C. Reynolds and Elizabeth F. Dimon
Publisher: Timber Press
Description: Features 132 remarkable trees in Portland with color
photographs and descriptions of each specimen. Includes nine suggested
tours. 
 

Title: A Sand County Almanac
Author: Aldo Leopold
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Description: A classic of the early American conservation movement, the
author finds an abundance of natural beauty on a worn-out farm in
Wisconsin. The book also includes brilliant essays on conservation
ethics. 
 

Title: Oranges
Author: John McPhee
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Description: Part journalist, part nature-writer, McPhee has a knack
for finding fascinating characters to lend a human dimension to his
explorations of science and nature. In this book he writes about
Florida's orange-growing industry.
 

Title: The Redwood Forest: History, Ecology, and Conservation of the
Coast Redwoods
Author: Reed Noss
Publisher: Island Press
Description: Based on the latest scientific research, The Redwood
Forest gives guidance for saving the tallest forests in the world. 
 

Title: Tree Maintenance
Author: P. P. Pirone
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Description: Acclaimed by The New York Times as "an indispensable guide
for the homeowner and the professional," Tree Maintenance is a reference
for both tree care professionals and homeowners who want to maintain the
health of their trees.
 

Title: 1001 Questions Answered About Trees
Author: Rutherford Platt
Publisher: Dover
Description: Geared for the scientifically curious, "1001 Questions" is
a fascinating source of tree trivia and statistics. The questions it
addresses range from a tree's age, to its overall weight, to tree
identification. Also included are the author's favorite poems about
trees. Over 100 illus. and 21 photographs.

 
Title: The Urban Tree Book
Author: Arthur Plotnik
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Description: This author approaches city trees not as a scientist, but
as a professional writer who found himself drawn into the urban forest
by the view through his window. He incorporates folklore and natural
history into this reflective guidebook to 50 urban trees.


Poems

"My Aspens Dear" by Gerard Manley Hopkins

"Trees" by Sara Coleridge

"Birches" by Robert Frost