Philly Tree Plan

In a bid to improve public safety, quality of life initiatives are bringing brighter lights and more green spaces to Philadelphia. This story was published by The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in America. Sign up for its...

The City’s ambitious Tree Plan will need an all-out effort to accomplish. Here are some ideas we could steal from elsewhere. Philly will get a ton of benefits if its first-ever Tree Plan succeeds. Right now, our trees store 99,000...

How one neighbor’s loss reflects a citywide dilemma.  “SAVE MY TREE!” That’s what Nicole Fakhoury heard her two-year-old son crying and begging over the phone, over the sounds of a chainsaw. Fakhoury was at work last January when her babysitter...

Two years into the City’s first-ever Tree Plan, our leafy coverage has remained static. What happens now? This article is published in collaboration with the Philadelphia Citizen as part a project series for the Philadelphia Journalism Collaborative. On a recent...

The latest in sustainability news: March is getting hotter in Philly. Last month’s average temperatures were 5.89° above normal at 49.45°F, contributing to an overall increase of 4° in March temperatures since 1970. Precipitation was above the normal amount for...

4 takeaways from Penn’s Future of Cities conference By 2050, nearly 90 percent of the U.S. population is projected to live in urban areas. Expanding cities will dramatically transform biodiverse landscapes, increase energy demands, and worsen climate stressors. What solutions...

This talk, hosted by the Chestnut Hill Conservancy, will introduce you to the Philly Tree Plan, a ten-year strategic plan for the equitable planting and care of Philadelphia’s urban forest.  Learn about the state of Philadelphia’s urban forest and how...

Environmental advocates welcomed the roadmap to improve Philadelphia’s tree canopy while questioning its cost and consistency with recent clear-cutting. The Philly Tree Plan, released last month by Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, offers a detailed blueprint to reverse the declining trend...

Philly residents have a love-hate relationship with its trees. The city launched a campaign to address the decline in the city tree canopy. Philly is in desperate need of trees. The city has lost 6% of its tree canopy cover...