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How You Can Help

Join the campaign by taking photographs of and gathering information about the majestic trees that you live by, walk by and enjoy. Then share them with us. We will count and map them!

We welcome you to contact The Last 6000 Campaign for additional suggestions about submitting this valuable information about our majestic trees.  We can work with the level of technology with which you feel most comfortable.

If you would like to become a Big Tree Action Librarian and enter the information that volunteers send into The Last 6000 Action Database, please contact the campaign for more information.


Instructions and Guidelines for Volunteers

Volunteering is simple. Take photographs with a camera or smartphone, collect data and complete the input form to submit your tree capture to The Last 6000 Action Database.  If possible, to help us identify the species of your tree, get a photograph of the leaves or needles and the whole tree.

We ask you to provide your best estimation of the tree's trunk diameter at breast height (DBH), species and current health. For tools and information to help in making a good estimation, check out the buttons below.
Identifying Species
Common Seattle Trees
Trees of Washington
Assessing Tree Health
Measuring DBH

How to Measure Trees

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Watch: How to Measure Trees, Portland Parks & Recreation, 2014

Once you find a tree and collect its information, the simplest way to send it to us is to enter it directly via our Google Form:
If you would prefer to send your data to The Last 6000 via email instead, download and complete the Input Form via button below. Then send it to us here.
Input Form
Email Input Form


Tips for Trees on Private Property

It is considered trespassing to enter private property without the permission of the person living there.  So, we recommend that you don’t enter private property to photograph or measure a tree’s diameter without speaking to the owner first.  You should feel free however, to take a photograph of a majestic tree on private property from a public space like a sidewalk, street or public alley.

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The Last 6000

 A Program of PlantAmnesty   |   In Memory of Cass Turnbull
Established in 1987, PlantAmnesty is a 1,000-member nonprofit organization whose mission is to
end the senseless torture and mutilation of trees and shrubs caused by mal-pruning.

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