Plant a tree
All of the Portland marathon finishers are given a Douglas Fir sapling. I need somewhere to plant it. Some possibilities…
- Cowen Park or Ravenna Park - near my house, frequent site on our Saturday long runs, and has ample space for a Douglas Fir sized tree. Also - no one would probably know…
- Along Ravenna Boulevard - a bunch of the trees have fallen in recent years and the city’s been slow to put them back. I’m hesitant because I know this isn’t the right kind of tree to grow there and even if it were, it would probably get trampled by runners or someone else on the median.
- Some corporate space - this is tempting because the grounds tend to be well-maintained, but that also opens the good chance it will be removed before getting established.
Or maybe I could use find another public space? Or get together with some of the other runners and we could plant them together? Hmm - so where should it go?
Adam said,
October 10, 2007 @ 9:01 pm
How ’bout along the Duwamish river?
Patrick said,
October 10, 2007 @ 10:45 pm
Hmm - not a bad idea at all! I was planning on digging a trench for bamboo and a fence this weekend but I bet they wouldn’t mind an extra tree, even if it’s a little late or early. Thanks for the tip!