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Creating Canopy: Branching Out Beyond Philly |
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April 12, 2016, Volume 62, No. 30 |
Employees of the University of Pennsylvania and UPHS are invited to take home a free yard tree as part of Penn’s continuing efforts to increase the greenery in the greater Philadelphia area. This spring, Penn is partnering with Philadelphia Parks and Recreation for Creating Canopy 2016. A limited number of free trees will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis to interested Penn and UPHS staff and faculty who pre-register online registration before April 29.
Trees will be available to city and suburban residents alike through this program.
Penn has led the way in investing in the ecological benefits of expanded urban tree canopy. Since 2008, the staff of University Landscape Architect Bob Lundgren has planted more than 1,700 trees on campus. Urban trees provide a multitude of benefits to the region: soaking up excess stormwater, providing shade to reduce the impact of hotter summers, absorbing and sequestering carbon dioxide to combat global warming and providing habitat for beneficial birds and insects.
The Penn Sustainability Office wants to engage the staff and faculty in this ongoing greening effort, enabling them to plant trees in their own yards. Sponsorship of this program will make a great impact on the city and region to expand the environmental benefits of trees.
Visit bit.ly/PennTreeGiveaway for more information and to request a tree. Tree pick-up dates are May 3 and May 5.
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