Category Archives: Trees

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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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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Arcadia Students Survey Potential Tree Locations

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Steph

Working with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, TTF and students from Arcadia University’s Social Action and Social Change course recently surveyed streets in West Oak Lane. Students noted conditions along the sidewalks of a residential neighborhood and picked up trash as they … Continue reading →

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Don’t Miss These Great Philadelphia Stormwater Management Programs!

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Ashley

There are some fantastic free and steeply discounted residential stormwater management features that you can sign up for right now! These programs won’t last forever, so don’t miss your opportunity to get green tools that improve your property and our … Continue reading →

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Learning How to Tap Sugar Maple Trees

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Steph

We have some incredible trees in our watershed. . . including sugar maples! TTF’s Steph Clymer and Earth Force’s Dan Brown joined students and teachers from Bridesburg, Feltonville, Lawncrest, and Roosevelt Recreation Centers for a maple sugaring event at Fox … 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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Welcome, New Tree Tenders!

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Steph

Congratulations to all of the recent graduates of Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Tree Tenders program, including TTF’s Executive Director, Community Liaison, and Earth Force colleague! After nine hours of hands-on tree care training, these graduates are now ready to put their … Continue reading →

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Love Your Watershed Day in Tacony Creek Park

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Katie

TTF’s first Love Your Watershed Day in Tacony Creek Park was a success! It included free materials about stormwater management, an enviroscape demonstration, and knowledgeable staff to answer questions about the health of our watershed. Aaron Slater from the Energy … 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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