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Joyfully Connecting Our Community with the Wonder of the Refuge



Oregon's Urban Tree Canopy- Conservation Conversations: A Speaker Series brought to you by The Friends

  • December 18, 2024
  • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Riparian Room Tualatin River NWR

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Conservation Conversations

Dr. Geoffrey Donovan-Come Learn More About the importance of Oregon's Urban Tree Canopy and the impact it has on public health.

6 PM in the Riparian Room at the TRNWR Visitor Center

Free Admission- donations are always welcome

Dr. Geoffrey Donovan

Dr. Donovan will talk about his research showing that exposure to trees is

associated with a wide range of health benefits at all stages of life. Indeed, trees

may improve our health even before we are born. Specifically, Dr. Donovan has

found that women who have more trees around their homes are less likely to have

underweight babies. As children grow, exposure to diverse trees and plants may

reduce the probability that they develop immune diseases such as asthma and

childhood leukemia. In adulthood, exposure to trees is associated lower rates of

cardiovascular and lower-respiratory mortality. The overall message from Dr.

Donovan’s research is that exposure to trees is fundamentally important for our

health.


A Spring 2025 walk at Tualatin River NWR with Treekeepers will be offered to the first 15 people that register and attend Dr. Donovan's talk.

If registering for more than one person please send and email to Info@FriendsofTualatinRefuge.org and your registration will be updated. 





Conservation Conversations

Tim Wood -Retired Director of Oregon State Parks & Recreation 

10AM in the Riparian Room at the TRNWR Visitor Center

Free Admission- donations are always welcome



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