Autumnal Arbor Day
Calendar Date:
Autumnal Arbor Day
October 4th, 2025
11-1pm at Mountain View Commons
- Adopt native plants (generously donated anonymously by Rainshadow Bird Alliance members).
- Enjoy kids activities
2-4pm At the Port Townsend Public Library
Uptown Tree Walk beginning at 2pm the City Library on Lawrence St, led by Fred Weinmann & Sarah Fairbank
Details about Autumnal Arbor Day
Port Townsend has been a Tree City USA for nearly a quarter century. The proclamation for recognizing Arbor Day will be read at City Council on September 15, 2025. This year, the City will again hold its Adopt A Native Tree (or Shrub) at Mountain View Commons on October 4, from 11AM-1PM. Young native plants donated anonymously by Rainshadow Bird Alliance members will be offered to anyone who shows up and is willing to add a native plant to their garden. In our climate, it is best to plant trees in the fall, and native species are necessary for our birds and other wildlife and are more resilient than exotic species in our changing climate. One way to convince people to plant native species is to offer them a young tree or shrub to start their own native habitat. The brand new Quimper Parks & Trees Foundation will have a table at Mountain View to share information about the foundation and their efforts thus far for our community. The Foundation is currently locating sites to install several benches constructed from local wood in our city and county parks and along our trails.
This year our event will include an Uptown Tree Walk, 2-4PM, beginning at the City Library on Lawrence, led by Fred Weinmann and Sarah Fairbank. Fred and Sarah have highlighted 50 notable trees in Uptown.
Description of the photo: a few of the native plants to be adopted on October 4, including shore pine, garry oak, evergreen huckleberry, sword fern, red-twig dogwood, Pacific ninebark, serviceberry, Pacific yew, beaked hazel, wax myrtle
