Past Events

Spring PTP Tree Care Club 
this Saturday, March 16, 2024 from 10am to 12pm at
1559 East Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125

 

FALL 2023 Tree Planting
Sunday, November 19, 2023
All ages! Training, Tools & Lunch provided!

 

SPRING 2023 TREE PLANTING
SUNDAY APRIL 23RD, 2023
ALL AGES! TRAINING, TOOLS & LUNCH PROVIDED!

PHILLY TREE PEOPLE PRUNING CLUB
FEBRUARY 12TH, 10AM TO NOON
AT HACKETT SCHOOL (FRANKFORD AND TRENTON)

 

Fall 2022 Tree Planting
Help us plant 50 trees!
Sunday, November 20, 2022 | 9am-1pm
All ages! Training, Tools & Lunch provided!
Volunteers Please Pre-Registration Here!

PHS Tree Planting Leader Training
November 10, 2022 6-7:30pm
Send us your Tree Tenders with planting experience who are ready to lead a crew. Register here!

Spring 2022 Tree Planting
Help us plant 40 trees!
Sunday, April 24, 2022 | 9am-1pm
All ages! Training, Tools & Lunch provided!
Pre-Registration Required!


Pruning Club
February 12th, 10am to Noon
At Hackett School (Frankford and Trenton)

Learn tree pruning and care techniques with a certified arborist and fellow tree enthusiasts! Tools, coffee and light snacks provided. No experience necessary!


PTP Pruning Club Event & Saturday Clean Up with Friends of Palmer Park
December 11, 2021 9am – 12pm
Palmer Park (Frankford Ave at East Palmer Street 19125)


Fall 2021 Tree Planting
Help us plant 47 trees!
Sunday, November 21, 2021 | 9am-1pm
Philadelphia Brewing, 2440 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19125 (Meet on Martha Street)
All ages! Training, Tools & Lunch provided!
Registration Required!


PTP Leading Tree Planting Training with Friends of Penn Treaty Park
November 13, 2021 10am-3pm
Penn Treaty Park (1301 Beach Street)


PTP Pruning Club at Hagert Street Playground
October 17, 2021 9am-12pm
Hagert Street Playground (2062 E Hagert St, Philadelphia, PA 19125)


Spring 2021 Tree Planting
Help us plant 45 trees!
Sunday, April 25th 2021 | 9am-1pm
Philadelphia Brewing, 2440 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19125 (Meet on Martha Street)
All ages! Training, Tools & Lunch to go provided!
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED


PTP Pruning Club Event co-hosting with Friends of Penn Treaty Park
January 24, 2020 1 – 3pm
Penn Treaty Park (1301 Beach Street)


PTP Pruning Club Event co-hosting with Friends of Penn Treaty Park
December 13, 2020 10am – 12:30pm
Penn Treaty Park (1301 Beach Street)


FALL 2020 Tree Planting
Help us plant over 100 trees (from Spring 2020 and Fall 2020)!
November 22nd 2020 9am-2pm
Philadelphia Brewing, 2440 Frankford Ave., Phila., PA 19125
All ages! Training, Tools & Lunch provided!

Please join us for our 25th community tree planting event and help us plant trees in Fishtown, Port Richmond, and East Kensington. Pick up trucks (& drivers) needed. Tools will be provided. Bring gloves. Two hours of planting estimated. No experience necessary. All ages welcome. Rain or Shine! Food and drinks provided. There will be a volunteer lunch after planting at the Philadelphia Brewing Company on Martha at Hagert. Please email PhillyTreePeople@gmail.com for more information if needed.


CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19:
SPRING 2020 Tree Planting
Help us plant about 100 trees!
Sunday, April 26, 2020, 9:30am-2pm

Philadelphia Brewing, 2440 Frankford Ave., Phila., PA 19125
All ages! Training, Tools & Lunch provided!


PTP Pruning Club
March 15, 2020 10am – 12:30pm
H.A. Brown Elementary School

PTP Pruning Club
February 23, 2020 10am – 12pm
Alexander Adaire Elementary School


FULFILL FUNDRAISING DINNER
Temple Contemporary
Tyler School of Art and Architecture
2001 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122
Thursday, November 21, 2019, 6– 8:00 PM

GET YOUR TICKET HERE!

Fulfill is a micro-granting initiative inspired by community-based organizations such as Sunday Soup and Philly Stake. For a $20-30 donation you will be served a delicious, locally sourced meal in dishware made by the Tyler School of Art and Architecture Ceramics and Glass Departments, with napkins created by the Fibers & Material Studies Department. All of the money raised will be evenly re-granted to the following three non-profit organizations including Philly Tree People! We are honored to have been selected as a recipient of this micro-granting initiative, but we need supporters to attend this fundraising dinner.

FALL 2019 Tree Planting
Sunday, November 17, 2019, 9:30am-2pm
Philadelphia Brewing, 2440 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19125
All ages! Training, Tools & Lunch provided!

City Skyline cutout shapes with trees - Pruning Club announcement

PTP Pruning Club
Sunday, November 3, 2019, 10am-12pm
1500 E. Montgomery Street
Philadelphia, PA 19125

PTP Pruning Club @ H.A. Brown
Sunday, October 20, 2019, 10am-12pm
1946 E. Sergeant Street, Philadelphia, PA 19125

PTP’s 2019 Pruning Club
September 22, 2019, 10am-12pm
Hackett School, 2161 York Street 19125
In conjunction with Learn 2 Ride

PTP’s 2019 Pruning Club
Saturday, May 4, 2019 9am-Noon
Hackett School, 2161 York Street 19125
In conjunction with Comcast Cares Day

Spring 2019 Tree Planting
Sunday, April 28, 2019, 9am-2pm
Location: 2771 Jasper Street, 19134
Lunch provided

Fall 2018 Pruning Club Events
Sunday, September 30, 2018 10 AM – 12 PM
Meet at NKCDC Garden Center at
Frankford & Berks
Training & Lunch Included


SAVE THE DATE
Fall 2018 Tree Planting
Sunday, November 18, 2018, 9am-2pm
Location: 2771 Jasper Street, 19134
Lunch provided.


Spring 2018 Tree Planting
Sunday, April 22, 2018, 9am-2pm
Location: 2771 Jasper Street, 19134
Lunch provided.

Final 2017 Pruning Club Event
Saturday, September 30, 2017, 10am-1pm
Location: 2133 E. Cumberland St., 19125
All ages & Abilities welcome. No experience necessary. Lunch provided.

Fall 2017 Tree Planting
Sunday, November 19, 2017, 9am-2pm
Location: 2771 Jasper Street, 19134
Lunch provided.

Saturday, September 30, 2017, 10am-1pm:
Fall 2017 Pruning Club
Location: 2133 E. Cumberland Street, Phila., PA 19125

Saturday, June 24, 2017, 10am-1pm:
Summer 2017 Pruning Club
Location: 2064 E. York Street, Phila., PA 19125

Sunday, May 21, 2017, 10am-1pm:
Spring 2017 Pruning Club
Location: 2771 Jasper Street, Phila., PA 19134

Please Join Philly Tree People on
Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. at
2771 Jasper Street, Phila., PA 19134
PTP’s 19th Volunteer Tree Planting Event!
Please join us for our 19th community tree planting event and help us plant over 80 trees in Fishtown, Port Richmond, and East Kensington. Pick up trucks (& drivers) needed. Tools will be provided. Bring gloves. Two hours of planting estimated. No experience necessary. All ages welcome. Rain or Shine! Food and drinks provided. There will be a volunteer lunch after planting at the Philadelphia Brewing Company on Martha at Hagert. Please email PhillyTreePeople@gmail.com for more information if needed.

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Philly Tree People
Fall 2016 Tree Planting
November 20, 2016
2771 Jasper Street
9:30AM

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Now Accepting Applications for our Spring 2017 planting
Deadline 11/25/16

Sunday, April 24, 2016 9:30AM Start Time
2771 Jasper Street
People Fall 2015 Tree Planting
Help us plant 60+ trees
No experience necessary, tools, training, and lunch at the Philadelphia Brewing Company provided.

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PTP Pruning Club
Sun., May 22, 10am-12pm
@ 2400 E. York Street 19125

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Sunday, April 24, 2016 9:30AM Start Time
2771 Jasper Street
Philly Tree People Fall 2015 Tree Planting
Help us plant 60+ trees
No experience necessary, tools, training, and lunch at the Philadelphia Brewing Company provided.

Sunday, November 15, 2015, 9:30am – 2:30pm Philly Tree People Fall 2015 Tree Planting
Help us plant 80+ trees
No experience necessary, tools, training, and lunch at the Philadelphia Brewing Company provided.

PTP’s 2015 Pruning Club
Sun., June 28, 10am-12pm
Meet @ Martha and Hagert Streets (Philadelphia Brewing Company) Please note the venue change!!!

PTP’s 2015 Pruning Club
Wed., August 5, 6:30-8:30pm
Meet @ 2064 East York Street

PTP’s 2015 Pruning Club
Sat., May 9, 10am-12pm
Meet @ Marlborough and Wildey Streets

Volunteers Needed!! for 2015 Pruning Club events.
The work we do at Pruning Club is essential to ensuring the vitality of our urban forest. No experience needed, all ages welcome, tools will be provided and a raffle item will be given away to a volunteer who attends the entire session. The more volunteers we have the better the impact we can have. Hope to see you there.

PTP’s SPRING 2015 Planting
April 26, 2015
9:30am-2pm
Meet at 2771 Jasper Street 19134
All tools will be provided. Free Lunch after for volunteers!

PTP’s 2014 FALL Planting
November 16th
10am-2pm
Meet at 2771 Jasper Street 19134

PRUNING CLUB
November 1st
10 am – 12 Noon
Meet at the Corner of Marlborough and Wildey Streets 19125

PRUNING CLUB
October 4th
10 am – 12 Noon
Meet at the Corner of Coral & Dauphin Streets 19125

PRUNING CLUB
September 14th
10 am – 12 Noon
Ontario & Thompson Streets in 19134

Sunday 11/24/2013
FALL PLANTING DAY with Philly Tree People
HELP US PLANT 40+ Trees!
Meet at 10am at 2771 Jasper Street, Phila., PA 19134

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11/11/2012
Philly Tree People
Fall 2012 Tree Planting
2771 Jasper Street 19134
Begins at 10am
Please help plant over 60 trees in Fishtown, Port Richmond, and East Kensington.
Pick-up trucks (& drivers) needed.
Tools will be provided. Bring gloves.
Two hours of planting estimated.
No experience necessary.
All ages welcome.
Rain or Shine!
Food and drinks provided.
Download the Flyer.

10/27/2012
Yard Tree Giveawawy Pickup at the
NKCDC Garden Center (1825 Frankford Ave. 19125) 2-4pm

10/19/2012
TreePhilly Yard Tree Giveaway SIGN UP.
Get up to TWO FREE TREES for your yard this Fall through the TreePhilly
Yard Tree Giveaway! Pre-register for your trees at www.treephilly.org

10/6/2012
PTP will be at the
River City Festival at Penn Treaty Park
12-5pm

Pruning Club Wrap-up: Saturday, September 15, 2012 10AM-12PM @ Emerald and Dauphin 19125

Pruning Club Event: Monday, August 6, 2012 6-8PM @ Belgrade and Venango 19134

Pruning Club Event: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 6-8PM @ York and Amber 19125

CANCELLED > Pruning Club Event:
Saturday, June 23, 2012 10-12 @ Salmon and Cumberland 19125

Pruning Club Kickoff: Thursday, May 24, 2012 6-7:30PM @ Jasper and Somerset 19134

Mark your calendar for the:
PTP Spring 2012 Tree Planting

April 22, 2012
PTP Spring 2012
Tree Planting
10 AM-1PM
2771 Jasper Street
Phila., PA 19134

Volunteers Needed!
Please help plant over 40 trees in Fishtown, Port Richmond, and East Kensington.
Pick-up trucks (& drivers) needed.
Tools will be provided. Bring gloves.
Two hours of planting estimated.
No experience necessary.
Rain or Shine!
We’ll provide the lunch.

Food and drinks provided. Lunch after planting at the Philadelphia Brewing Company on Martha at Hagert.

Please email PhillyTreePeople@gmail.com for more info if needed.


Hello Tree Friends! We are holding another tool sharpening workshop at GreensGrow Farm Saturday, March 24th from 12pm-2pm. Joe Shapiro, a long time friend and volunteer for UC Green, will show you how to take your hand shears, loppers and other pruning tools apart, sharpen and clean them, and put them back together again. (Please, no electric or gas powered pruning tools.) Follow the link and register for the workshop by 5pm March 22nd to secure your spot. There is a $20 registration fee that will be refunded to you in the form of a GreensGrow gift card at the end of the workshop. Philly Tree People will be supplying all of the necessary equipment and selling sharpening tool kits for a reasonable price.


PTP’s Fall 2011 Planting
Sunday,
November 20, 2011
Start Time 9:30 AM
Location: NKCDC Garden Center at
Berks St. &
Frankford Ave.


“PTP Fall Pruning Club”
Date: Sunday, October 30, 2011
Time: 10am-Noon
Location: Belgrade and Venango Streets 19134


“MINI – PHS Tree Tender Workshop”
Date: Wednesday, November 2 2011
Time: 6pm-7pm
Location: Coral Street Arts House
Description: For New & Recent Tree Recipients


“PTP’s Fall 2011 Planting”
Date
: Sunday, November 20, 2011
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: NKCDC Garden Center at
Berks St. & Frankford Ave.


“PTP Fall Pruning Club”
Date
: Saturday, December 10, 2011
Time: 10am-Noon
Location: Salmon and Cumberland Streets 19125


**CANCELLED**
Sun., October 30, 2011, PTP Fall Pruning Club
Time: 10am-Noon Location: Belgrade and Venango Streets 19134


Sat., October 8th, 2011
PTP Fall Pruning Club
*Special Orchard Pruning Club Event *
Time: 9am – Noon
Location: Frankford Ave. & Cumberland St.
No Experience Necessary! Tools, Training, and Food Provided!

7/7/2011 Special Pruning & Tree Checking Event Meet between 7-8pm for tree checking at Norris & Amber Streets 19125 (come earlier , 6:30pm, if you want to help tidy up a few trees)

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Saturday, May 21, 2011 from 12 noon to 5 PM
6th Annual Trenton Avenue Arts Festival and NKCDC Kinetic Sculpture Derby

Philly Tree People will have a table with tree information available. Treelings and treeling kits will be offered for donations amongst other things, hope to see you there.

PTP Street Tree Planting
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Start time 9:30 AM
NEW Meeting Place:
Berks & Frankford
(NKCDC Garden Center)

Please help plant 70 trees in Fishtown, Port Richmond, and East Kensington. Pick-up trucks (& drivers) needed. Tools will be provided. Bring gloves. Two hours of planting estimated. Food and drinks provided. Lunch after planting at the Philadelphia Brewing Company on York and Martha. For more information please email: phillytreepeople@gmail.com

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Monday, April 25, 2011
Fall 2011 Tree application deadline.

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Saturday, May 21, 2011 from 12 noon to 5 PM
6th Annual Trenton Avenue Arts Festival and NKCDC Kinetic Sculpture Derby
Click here for Location and Details

Philly Tree People will have a table with tree information available. Treelings and treeling kits will be offered for donations amongst other things, hope to see you there.

Tool Sharpening Workshop
Saturday, March 19, 2011
10am until Noon
24 person maximum, RSVP

Philly Tree People FREE!!! Tool Sharpening Workshop, hosted at Greensgrow Farm. Joe Shapiro, a hardworking volunteer for UC Green, will be demonstrating how to sharpen pruning shears and loppers. We will have all the materials for everyone to do hands on sharpening, so bring your dull tools! Joe will also demonstrate how to sharpen shovels and hoes as well, but please do not bring those! If you are interested in attending please email us at phillytreepeople@gmail.com

PTP FALL 2010 Planting
November 21, 2010
Sunday, 2771 Jasper Street, Phila., 19134
(Located between Somerset and Lehigh, and between Frankford and Kensington Aves.)
Volunteers Needed
Please help us plant nearly 140 trees.
Pick-up trucks (& drivers) needed. Please email us if you would like to volunteer your truck. Tools will be available for planting. Bring gloves if you can.
Food and drinks provided. Lunch after planting at the Philadelphia Brewing Company for volunteers (formerly Yards Brewing) on York and Martha. Two to three hours of planting estimated. 10am-1pm

PTP FALL Pruning Club 2010
Philly Tree People Pruning Club Fall 2010
Sunday, December 5, 2010
(10 am to Noon): 19134

Philly Tree People Pruning Club Fall 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
(10 am to Noon):
Emerald & Dauphin Sts. (Emerald Street Park) 19125

Philly Tree People Pruning Club Fall 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010 (10 am to Noon):
Amber & Hagert Sts. (behind Philadelphia Brewing Co.) 19125

PTP FALL Pruning Club 2009
Pruning Club Meet-up 1: Saturday, September 26, 2009, 9am – 11am, Location: Greensgrow Farms, 2501 E Cumberland Street, 19125 (See our photos)

Pruning Club Meet-up 2: Sunday, October 11, 2009, 9am – 11am, Location: Richmond Street at E. Tioga Street, 19134 (A NeighborWoods Month Event sponsored by the Alliance for Community Trees(See our photos)

Pruning Club Meet-up 3: Sunday, November 8, 2009, 9am – 11am, Location: Frankford Avenue at E. Palmer Street, 19125

Pruning Club Meet-up 4: Sunday, December 6, 2009, 9am – 11am, Location: Frankford Avenue at E. York Street, 19125