It's right around the corner!  This Sunday we'll all gather for the 4th Annual Lighting of the Sequoias. This year is particularly exciting because a generous donor has offered to match all donations raised between now and the end of the event. We are only about $19,000 from paying off all of the debt on the land, a huge milestone fore our efforts. Once the debt is cleared we can begin the process of registering the trees as heritage trees, protected forever. Future events at the park can partner with other non-profits and raise funds for them. In this way the trees can give back to the community that worked so hard to save them. Please join us on Sunday, rain or shine, and help us celebrate the holidays and giant trees! If you can't make it, but would like to make a donation which will be matched (and is tax deductible), you can do that here.  

We're all getting ready for one of the best events of the year.  Please plan to join us for the 4th annual lighting of the sequoias.  We'll have hot drinks, delicious pie from Mehri's Bakery and Cafe, music, a raffle for killer Blazers tickets, and many cool gift items to support the park.  Do you know someone who would love a cool winter hat like the ones below that helped save three beautiful old trees from being cut down?  Get them at the event!

On Monday our friends from Oregon Tree Care came to hang the lights.  It's always exciting to see them climb all the way to the top of the tallest sequoia tree, 180 feet up.  We can't wait to see everything lighted!  Click here for more info about the tree lighting.  See you there!

Come one, come all, to our 4th annual Lighting of the Sequoias!  There's no better way to get into the spirit than to celebrate under the giant boughs of the biggest sequoia trees around.  Watch this site for more info and mark your calendars!

This is going to be a good one guys.  We'll have a good old fashioned pig pickin' bbq, North Carolina style and some great bands including local favorites Lenore!  We will celebrate the saving of the giants and continue to raise funds to support the park.  We're down to $70k to pay off the land and when that happens the sequoias can be registered as heritage trees and protected forever!  Please mark your calendars and let your friends know.  This is the place to be on the afternoon of Saturday June 23!

We're very excited about the upcoming 3rd annual lighting of the sequoias coming up on Sunday, Dec 10th, 3:30-6:00pm.  We'll have live music, free hot drinks and sweets, all sorts of amazing Save The Giants gifts like hats, mugs and T-shirts, as well as a raffle for killer seats to a Blazers game!  Come one come all!

​Hey do you live in near the Woodstock neighborhood in Portland? If so, please remember that you can support Save The Giants by shopping at New Seasons Market​, bringing your own bag, and donating the "bag it forward" credit to your favorite giant sequoia park! We really appreciate the support. Every penny goes straight towards the creation of this public space where everyone can enjoy these giant trees which would have been cut down 2 years ago if it weren't for efforts just like these. Thank you!

Please join us Saturday, Sept 23rd for our second annual workshop series.  This year we focus on educators and urban ecology.  The event is free and more information, including registration, can be found by clicking here.   We hope to see you there and please spread the word!

Save the date!  Please join us for an afternoon of live music, free root beer floats, and general merriment underneath the giants sequoias of Martins Street.  Laura Gibson will perform as well as a local bluegrass band and several acoustic guitar players.  We will raffle off a New Belgium Brewing fat tire bike and we are looking into having our friends at Expedition Old Growth offer guided tours UP the giant sequoias!   Facebook event page here.

Now that the weather is getting warmer and drier we are encouraging school groups to come and visit Save The Giants Park.  The first of these visits took place last week when a Mr. Steinke's 5th grade class hiked over from Woodstock Elementary School.  The students played and relaxed in the shade of the three giants sequoias and learned about the community efforts which preserved these century old sequoias for generations to come.  We think it makes for a fine lesson in both nature appreciation and community engagement.  If you are an educator and would like to arrange for a visit please get in touch and also check out our lesson plans here.

We will have free hot chocolate, chai tea, and coffee.  Singer Alexa Wiley and her band will perform and lead us in song and we will light up the giant sequoias!  We will also have amazing handcrafted gifts, earrings and ornaments made from the pruned limbs of the sequoias, T-shirts, pint glasses, and more. All proceeds go to support the park.  Please join us!