Category Archives: Trees

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

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!

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

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

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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Clearview Community Park Featured in Mt. Airy Patch

Last night, we had a terrific ribbon-cutting event at Clearview Community Park in Germantown! Check back here soon for photos and video from the event. In the meantime, take a look at this great article about the event on Mt. … Continue reading

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PWD and PADEP Sign Historic Agreement to Officially Launch Green City, Clean Waters

Check out this awesome news from the Philadelphia Water Department! PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia and Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) are ready to begin an exciting chapter of its Green City, Clean Waters Plan. On June 1, the PA … Continue reading

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Spring Treevitalize Planting!

This weekend TTF, with a fantastic group of volunteers, planted 13 new street trees. Thanks to the volunteers for their hard work, to PHS for the trees, and to Mother Nature for making sure all of our trees are well … Continue reading

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Free Trees for our Germantown/East Mt. Airy Neighbors!

With spring quickly approaching, the Wingohocking Tree Tenders are back to work! We are currently collecting forms for anyone who would like to have a tree planted on their property in the Germantown/East Mt. Airy area in the fall of … Continue reading

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Caring for Your Tree

Have you had a tree planted in front of your house lately? If so follow these steps to keep your tree healthy and beautiful… Water Water is crucial for your trees survival, particularly during the first year after planting. Water … Continue reading

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Vote for Trees in PA Again!

Pennsylvania – home to the best state parks system in the nation – is trailing Texas in the Odwalla Plant a Tree promotion. If you have not voted, please vote right now here. If you already voted, you can vote … Continue reading

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