BIG NEWS: Yesterday we joined our partners to celebrate a $12 million grant from the US Forest Service through the Inflation Reduction Act for the Philly Tree Plan: the first comprehensive plan to equitably grow and care for Philadelphia’s urban forest.
Congratulations to the 'Tree Queen' of Philadelphia, Lori Maple Hayes on her upcoming retirement! Lori has been an invaluable member of the Parks & Rec team over the course of her 42-year career keeping our city beautiful.
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Parks like Rittenhouse Square and Fitler Square help make Philadelphia the most walkable city in the U.S.! Where's your favorite place to walk?
Read more from @cbsphiladelphia!
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The Philly Tree Plan is out with over 9000 Philadelphians contributing to its creation. This plan calls for a historic investment in our communities, using trees to deliver family-sustaining jobs, health benefits, and connections to our cultures https://t.co/tcilDPANFs
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Join us Tuesday, April 19 at 7pm for an hour of Tree Trivia online! This will be a fun way to learn more about the trees of San Francisco with a "tree-mendous" panel of experts. If you "stump" them, you can win prizes. The event is free but please RSVP! https://t.co/vUhQVvLQoD
We're looking for a visual design contractor or a design agency who'll help us develop the City's Equitable Community Engagement Toolkit visual identity and supporting materials.
Questions? Interested in applying? Learn more about the opportunity ⬇️
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Philly’s trail system is growing! More trails mean more ways to enjoy the warm weather and a greener, healthier city. Thank you to @billy_penn for highlighting the work we’re doing on the Trolley Trail and Boxers’ Trail! Read more here: https://t.co/MCukfox13P
Have you determined the best path forward for achieving your #gridmodernization goals? Learn how a roadmap can help you balance priorities and enable you and your project teams to move forward with confidence.
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THRILLED to say that the Council voted to pass emergency legislation protecting Heritage Trees - @DDOTDC arborists now have Stop Work Authority! We have been advocating for this with UFD for many years and are so glad that a loophole is closed allowing them to enforce the law
Valentine’s Day is like a coconut: you either love it or hate it. One thing’s for sure – we all love trees! Spread some love to a sturdy, silent partner – your urban forest. We have some ideas for how you can love your forest all month long https://t.co/6KsnrMkz0m
"[The founders] were determined to bring all stakeholders into the conversation and build a business case for trees, not just an aesthetic one. They would be amazed to see Casey Trees today." Celebrating our birthday with our best before and afters: https://t.co/7cUlNbMZVO
Cityworks Converge is next week! Get ready for a day filled with innovative insights from John Konkus, Jessica Stack, Peter Godfrey, and Nate Smith. Join us next Tuesday Feb. 15. #converge2022
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A crummy reason to be quoted in the news, but thrilled to be featured in this @wamu885 article (by #CanopyAward winner Jacob Fenston) highlighting the need for stronger tree protections in DC https://t.co/IlGCQ4gmIk
A sad day, a Heritage Tree was cut down with no permit. DC's Ward Arborists can only retroactively issue fines & cannot proactively issue stop-work orders to prevent. We testified to change this. Follow for more & tell your Councilmembers, pass the UFPAAA https://t.co/HVEDmkfDvg
Join us in exploring the history of FDR Park with historian & author Tom Keels on 2/3 on Zoom! You'll also hear from us about FDR Park's exciting future. Register: https://t.co/wBrSnByP4e
📷: @PhillyHistory