Category Archives: Plantings

LOVE Your Park Tacony Creek Park Clean-Up A Success!

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Abby

This past Saturday morning, Tacony Creek Park got some much needed LOVE from dozens of volunteers of all ages. Tacony Creek Park is this year’s signature park for LOVE Your Park Week, which made both TTF and the creek very … Continue reading →

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Adding Plants to Glenside Elementary’s Riparian Buffer

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Abby

In preparation for the grand ribbon-cutting ceremony at Glenside Elementary School on May 24, TTF organized a planting in partnership with members of the Glenside Parent Teacher Organization to add more plants to a swath of the riparian buffer between … Continue reading →

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Tree Planting, Garden Weeding, Street Cleaning Extravaganza!

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Abby

On April 21 this Earth Day Weekend, TTF led volunteers from City Year, Arcadia University, and the Chew and Belfield Neighbor’s Association in planting seven trees, weeding a nearby community garden and picking up trash in and around the Chew … Continue reading →

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How Plants Can Change Your Life

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Steph

One of TTF’s partner organizations, The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS), is currently running a Garden Tenders basic training course to prepare residents to establish and maintain community gardens in their neighborhoods. The ripple effect surrounding city gardens is incredible! As … Continue reading →

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TTF Tree Tenders Meet & Greet

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Steph

TTF recently hosted the first-ever Tookany/Tacony-Frankford watershed area Tree Tenders meet and greet. This event provided an opportunity for tree enthusiasts to meet each other, learn about their watershed, and hear about exciting new programs from PHS. Speakers at the … Continue reading →

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23 trees, 17 volunteers, and a few hours later…

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Steph

The Wingohocking Tree Tenders, established by TTF in partnership with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS), planted street and yard trees in Germantown on Friday, November 18, 2011. We were thrilled to participate in this citywide tree planting effort as part of … Continue reading →

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LOVE Your Park at Vernon Park: A Smashing Success!

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Katie

On Saturday, November 5, over 100 community members and Vernon Park stakeholders came out to complete and celebrate our rain garden installation. Over the past six months, TTF has spearheaded a major renewal in Vernon Park, leading over 20 community … Continue reading →

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Rock Creek Riparian Buffer Planting at Cedarbrook Middle School

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Steph

TTF joined Cedarbrook Middle School students and teachers, Earth Force, and NAM Planning & Design, LLC three days last week to install a riparian buffer on the school grounds. The work started with removal of Japanese knotweed and Phragmites, two … Continue reading →

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One Day: Two Great Events!

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Katie

Yesterday, TTF hosted two really exciting restoration events simultaneously! In Cheltenham Township, Steph spent the day with Cedarbrook Middle School teachers, over 100 seventh graders, and Nancy Minich from NAM Planning & Design, LLC. We worked together to plant hundreds … Continue reading →

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Photos and Video from the Clearview Community Park Ribbon-Cutting

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Katie

Did you miss our Clearview Community Park Ribbon-Cutting event last week? Check out some of the photos and video from the event here! Stephanie Clymer, TTF’s new AmeriCorps VISTA, and our Education and Outreach Coordinator Ashley Schmid pose with a … Continue reading →

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