Author Archives: nancymack

I’ve loved the Google map. My son Jack fixed some icons for me so I could differentiate between the locales of the trees and away I went. I’ve loved coming home from a tree-planting and putting the newest addition to … Continue reading →

Fifteen years ago Susie and a group of bicycle advocates met at the Thunderhead ranch in Wyoming and launched an organization that would strengthen and grow these groups with training, networking and resources. She became the Thunderhead Alliance’s first director. … Continue reading →

There have been so many trees added to the forest this planting season that I can’t keep it all straight. Trees came in batches. It started in March with six elms at Lewis and Clark High School. Then in May … Continue reading →

Susie Forest trees are planted with lots of hoopla and ceremony, but then are they left there to get on with their lives alone? Do we remember them and visit them and use them again? I hope so. Here are … Continue reading →

This spring’s tree plantings have brought me some new insights into this venture of mine. #1 Never give up the microphone. At the Cystic Fibrosis tree planting I was going to do my usual spiel and was allotted a few … Continue reading →

Corbin Park isn’t in my neighborhood but I feel but I feel like it is. I spent part of four days there planting trees. This was all set off in May when Diane Sherman and Erez Batat donated three trees … Continue reading →

The short version is: 1 plane ride – to Sea-Tac 2 states – Oregon and Washington 3 cities with new trees -Portland, Allyn, & Seattle 4 beds-Portland, Puyallup, Seattle, Bothel 5 planting ceremonies – 2 in Seattle 6 trees-Persian Parrotia, … Continue reading →

Last week I attended and helped with a record tree planting – thirteen. It was also my first time helping people plant seedlings. Residents at AscendA , A Sober Community here in Spokane recieved twelve seedlings at the Arbor Day … Continue reading →

A tree planting trip is coming up. There will be two states, four beds, five tree plantings, six trees and planes, trains, automobiles, buses and shoe leather. I have piles in the livingroom of tree planting materials – tree-grams, bookmarks, … Continue reading →

This should have happened sooner. Yesterday afternoon I went to the grand opening of the Neighborwoods program to plant three Susie Forest trees. Then I spied a group of bicyclists coming across the street and in the midst were three … Continue reading →