Saturday, January 10th, 10:00 - noon.

Tree Walk: Merritt Woods Tree ID

This walk at Cedar Mill's Merritt Woods Natural area will focus on identifying trees in winter. Merritt Woods Natural Area preserves a narrow, 2-acre forest and riparian area along North Johnson Creek. There is a one-mile section of paved trail that overlooks the trees along the wetland, giving us a good view of the buds, branching structures, and any lingering leaves or other clues that will help identify the trees. The microenvironments along the trail showcase a good variety of our native trees, and some interesting non-native ones — over 18 species. We'll be moving at a "botanical pace" making a small detour through the neighborhood at the lower end of the trail to take in some common street trees and an overlook of a wetland where beavers are active. We’ll also be pointing out some short extensions you can choose to take on your own.

Wednesday, January 21st, 6:30 p.m., ZOOM

Webinar: Talking With Trees

Julie Ratner, Ph.D. is passionate about tree communication and sharing the wisdom of Pacific Northwest forests on guided meditative walks in Olympia, WA. Using a device from Italy called Plants Play, she's been recording trees over 1000 years old since 2017. By listening to trees, plants and mushrooms sing, she has connected deeply with our precious land and experienced a profound healing in nature. Learn more at her website.

October - March

Ivy Pulls: Join Our On-Call Ivy Crew

English ivy hangs on through winter at a time trees are particularly vulnerable — the invasive vines keep growing while trees are dormant, and the excess weight can increase risks for trees during winter storms. Help us save trees by removing ivy and other invasive plants that threaten them. Weather makes it hard to schedule events, so please, sign up and we'll notify you when there is a good weather window so we can schedule an ivy pulling event. And if you know of a location where trees are suffering from ivy, you can notify us on this form.