Elevate Intern helps measure and map Springfield’s urban forest

Elevate youth at their internship

Image credit: Ashli Blow / Lookout Eugene-Springfield

Connected Lane County’s Elevate Summer intern, Fredrick, helps measure and map multiple trees in Springfield’s urban forests. He’s been working with the Willamalane Park and Recreation District to help catalog and document multiple trees in various parks scattered around Springfield. He has helped count almost 300 trees including “the beast.” Check out Lookout Eugene-Springfield’s full article to learn more about how Fredrick is helping to change Springfield’s urban forests!

Lookout Eugene: Branching out: Teens help measure and map Springfield’s urban forest