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Date(s) - May 31, 2025
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Curious about the trees of South America? Join Hoyt volunteer guide Jim Gersbach as he shares images and impressions from his recent trip to the monkey puzzle forests of Chile and the Chilean Andes. Class will begin indoors with a 45-minute presentation. Afterwards, Jim will lead a 45-minute walk on the trails to visit some of the South American trees in Hoyt Arboretum’s collection. Learn about characteristics, adaptations, cultural significance, life-cycles and more!
- Class size is limited, please register in advance
- Registration closes Friday, May 30th at 4:00pm
- Additional details will be emailed closer to the program date
About the instructor: Oregon-born Jim Gersbach is a long-time volunteer guide at Hoyt and a past board member of Hoyt Arboretum Friends Foundation. He is the new president of the non-profit Oregon Community Trees, and a founding member of Trees for Life Oregon. He is a senior planting and pruning crew leader for Friends of Trees, and an active volunteer with his neighborhood Concordia Tree Team in northeast Portland.
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If you qualify for an Oregon income assistance program, please email [email protected] for details about further discounted program rates.
If you are interested in learning more about becoming a Hoyt Arboretum Friends member for discounted program rates, please click HERE.