Neighbors Associations
- East Kensington Neighbors Association (EKNA)
- Olde Richmond Civic Association (ORCA)
- Fishtown Neighbors Association (FNA)
- Somerset Neighbors For Better Living
- Port Richmond on Patrol and Civic (PROPAC)
- South Kensington Community Partners (SKCP)
- Harrowgate Civic Association (HCA)
- Fishtown Action (FACT)
Community Development Corporations
Local Business Associations
- Aramingo Ave Business Association
- Fishtown Area Business Association (FABA)
- Kensington & Allegheny Business Association
- Port Richmond Industrial Development Enterprise
Tree Tenders Groups Online
- UC Green
- Northeast Tree Tenders
- East Falls Tree Tenders
- Queen Village Tree Tenders
- Manayunk Tree Tenders
- South Kensington Community Partners Greening
- Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association Quality of Life Committee
Tools
If you need tools, here are some additional resources. Please note that tools must be reserved ahead of time and that supplies are limited! PTP will lend tools to homeowners in 19125 and 19134 if requested.
- South Kensington Tree Tenders, Lisa Maiello, 215-370-0099
- Philadelphia Managing Director’s Office, Manuel Ramos, 215-685-9558
- West Philly Tool Library, 215-833-3190, http://westphillytools.org/
- Primex Garden Center –Tree Tenders Tool Library, 215-887-7500
Stump Removal Services
Tree Authority LLC
Hasan Malik
215-694-9607 (Call or Text)
Hasan@TreeAuthority.net
All Green Tree Service
Matt Meline
215-844-0531
All Seasons Stump Removal
2131 Basswood Drive, Lafayette Hills, PA 19444
610-656-9543
Brennan Tree Service
215-335-9741
Bartlett’s Tree Experts
Mark Shaw 610-664-3200
Corner’s Landscaping
Michael Corner 215-742-7576
McDonnell Landscape and Tree Service
Tom McDonnell 215-471-4056
McFarland Tree and Landscape Services
215-844-TREE
Shechtman Expert Tree Care
P.O.B. 4334 Philadelphia, PA 19118
http://www.shektree.com
Hal Rosner: (215)776-8733 Hal@shektree.com
Great places to see trees in or near Philadelphia:
- Bartram’s Garden located in Philadelphia, PA
- Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve located in New Hope, PA
- Chanticleer: A Pleasure Garden located in Wayne, PA
- Fairmount Park located in Philadelphia, PA,
- Longwood Gardens located in Kennett Square, PA
- Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania located in Philadelphia, PA
- Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education located in Philadelphia PA which, is part of the greater Schuylkill River National & State Heritage Area
Handouts, Sample Letters, Publications, and Organizing Documents
- PTP’s’ sample Pruning Club documentation (some documents were adopted from UC Green samples)
- Task List for Group Leaders
- Pruning Club Maintenance Plan
- Pruning Club History
- Tool and Supply List
- Pruning Club is Coming To Your Block and opt out information
- Post Pruning Club Letter
- Quarter Page Pruning Club Flyer
- Full Page Pruning Club FlyerSign in sheet and liability waiver
- Sign in sheet and liability waiver
- How to handouts from UCGreen
- Urban and Community Forestry Appreciation Tool Kit from the USDA Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Resources for the Northeast, this includes Word documents that are customizable for your projects as well as PDFs of fact sheets and handouts that you can distribute and reuse.
- USDA Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Resources for the Northeast website includes information on: Tree Planting, Tree Care and Protection, Urban Forest Management, Outreach and Marketing, Tree and Forest Health, Classroom Resources, and Other Resources. Some publications are also available in Spanish.