Penn’s Facilities & Real Estate Services will again this year sponsor Creating Canopy, the tree giveaway program open to Penn and UPHS staff and faculty. This environmental sustainability program is designed to help build the tree canopy in the region and increase awareness of the impact of individual actions on the environment.

FRES will be giving away 300 trees: small flowering trees, large and small shade trees and self-pollinating fruit trees. All tree species are first-come, first-served via reservation online. Registration will open on Tuesday, April 16 at 10 a.m. at bit.ly/creatingcanopy

Tree pickup is one day only, with no exceptions: Thursday, May 2, 3-6 p.m. in the Penn Park Parking Lot, at 31st and Lower Walnut Streets. Bring your Penn or UPHS ID when picking up your tree. A map and directions are available on the Penn Sustainability website at www.sustainability.upenn.edu/participate/staff-and-faculty/creating-canopy

Information on the trees available for spring 2019 will be posted online by the time registration opens. Read the descriptions to help you decide which tree is best for your yard, neighborhood and skill level. You will also find information about planting and caring for your tree on the Sustainability website. Email sustainability@upenn.edu with questions.

Special accommodations for tree pickup will be made for Penn employees at the New Bolton Center who pre-register for a tree.

—Penn Sustainability