Trees & Greening

The Annual Spring Plant Sale at PIC (Parent-Infant Center) and the UC Garden Club Plant Sale at The May Fair in Clark Park.

On May 13, join botanist David Hewitt for a walking tour highlighting some of the beautiful and historic trees of the Woodlands.

A few weeks ago, we told you that the Lea School, at 47th & Locust, was selected as one of Recyclebank's Green Schools, eligible to receive funds to build six new raised bed gardens for students, parents, and teachers, greening their asphalt schoolyard. With your help, the Lea School was the first school in the country to reach its fundraising goal of $550! This is a clear indication of University City neighbors' commitment to sustainability, and thanks to everyone who donated their points to Lea for this wonderful project.

If you've never participated in a UC Green tree planting, it's really a lot of fun, and one of the best things you can do to help make our neighborhood a little greener, in more ways than one. If you have some time this Saturday, November 19th, how about taking a couple of hours to help out between 9am and noon? No experience is necessary, and lunch will be provided.

Untended vacant lots are an eye sore, but a new study by Penn epidemiologists shows that cleaned and greened lots may reduce crime in the immediate area, as well improving public health.  The study, published this week and based on data from Philadelphia, shows that cleaning and greening vacant lots may reduce gun violence and vandalism.

UC Green and The Philadelphia Orchard Project will be holding a number of tree plantings over the coming days and weeks, and they can use your help!

Mike Hardy, a board member of UC Green, is looking for neighbors to help with one of UC Green's latest projects designed to add additional trees to the streetscapes of University City.  Please let him know of locations in your area that need street trees! Send these suggested locations to: UC Green, Inc. 4613 Woodland Avenue, 19143 (215) 573-4684 and Mike will: 1) Double check the location for its suitability and the size of any pit needed 2) Suggest an appropriate tree species (with the final determ

The People's Emergency Center will be planting trees on 40th Street tomorrow and is looking for volunteers. Click here for more info.

Cooler days are a great opportunity to join the UC Green Pruning Club on its its weekly tree trimming adventures through University City. Tonight, Pruning Club will meet on the corner of 45th St. and Pine Street and prune along the 4500 block of Pine from 6:30 to 8:30pm (or darkness). In the event of high temperature above 95 degrees or heavy rain, Pruning Club will be postponed. Please bring eye protection, hard hat, sharp saw, pruners, and/or a lopper if you have them. (UC Green will also have any of the above items available for loan.)