Friends of Penn Treaty Park

Want to support healthy trees at Penn Treaty Park? Interested in learning by doing? Join the Friends of Penn Treaty Park and the Philly Tree People as we spend tomorrow afternoon (1/24/2021 1pm - 4pm) pruning and caring for Penn Treaty Park's beloved trees. Tools and training provided by ISA Board Certified Master Arborists. Hope to see you tomorrow! Volunteers are required to register through link below to ensure we can all stay safe and organized by following CDC guidelines. https://www.givepulse.com/event/216232

Was this you? We found these great signs along the waterfront and would love to hear from the artist who thought what we are thinking -- POLLINATOR GARDEN! We are early in the planning process but hope to plant this spring. Liatris Spicata, Seaside Goldenrod, and Milkweed are officially on the planting list. Thanks for sharing your vision. More information on how to get involved with gardening and projects at Penn Treaty Park coming soon, but for now, what are your favorite pollinator plants? What would you like to see planted in the park?

Philadelphia Parks & Recreation welcomes our four-legged friends and their owners to our properties. City Council ordinance requires that dogs be on a six-foot or shorter leash and that owners clean up after their pets. See Philadelphia Ordinance Chapter 10, Sections 104 and 105 for complete rules: * Help keep your park clean and safe for all to enjoy by picking up after your dog and using the trash cans. * Always obey park or playground signs....Continue reading

With the leaves down and the ground cold, it is the perfect time for pruning! Please join the Friends of Penn Treaty Park and Philly Tree People as we spend the afternoon pruning Penn Treaty Park's beloved trees. New to tree care or a pruning pro, all skill and knowledge levels welcome. Tools and training provided. To volunteer please register through the link: https://www.givepulse.com/event/216232

Hi All, We hope to enlist everyone's help to locate a child's lost silver Phonak model hearing aid with a green ear mold. It was lost at the Park on Saturday 1/2. Please reach out if you have found it or have any leads at all. We much appreciate any help that anyone can give. Pictured below is a newer model. As mentioned, the missing hearing aid has a green ear mold where the photo has blue.

What a wonderful week to Seek.

Thank you to our amazing volunteers for tucking the trees in for winter! In a little over 2 hours you were able to mulch and care for more than 30 trees in the park including our beloved Historic Elm tree and the young and newly planted trees. The Rose Garden is looking so neat after being weeded and cleaned up. Near the playground, some larger trees are breathing easier with the removal of girdling roots and grass. We were so fortunate to have Damean Snyder and Matthew Dera... volunteer on Sunday. They are local arborists who worked around the playground digging out and replanting 2 sunken trees and thoughtfully removing 2 dead trees, leaving no stump/tripping hazard insight. Thank you for your amazing work! A very special thank you to Jacelyn Blank and Nykia Perez Kibler from the Philly Tree People for sharing their expertise and tools and guiding us in caring for Penn Treaty Park's trees. Your love for trees inspires us all. http://www.phillytreepeople.org/ We thought we were closed up for the winter, but resounding interest has inspired us to add another Service Day in late January. More details coming soon... ***************************************** The Hook, a weekly newsletter for Fishtown, helped support this tree care event. You can sign up for The Hook here. https://nabeletter.lenfestlab.org/signup?newsletter_id=1...

Today is #BLUEFRIDAY! What is Blue Friday? Individual cleanups for collective impact. While we can’t be together in the same ways as normal this year, we can... collectively contribute to the fight for cleaner waters and natural areas, including our own Delaware River waterfront. Join us by running your own individual cleanup TODAY!! Thanks to our friends @unitedbyblue for organizing this initiative every year. Learn more at unitedbyblue.com/bluefriday #delawareriver #riverfrontnorth #greenphilly #riverrenaissance

Please join the Friends of Penn Treaty Park and Philly Tree People as we spend the morning prepare the park's trees for winter. December 13, 2020 10am - 12pm Please register through link below.

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The Friends of Penn Treaty Park will be hosting a FREE (Socially Distanced) Children's Fishing Day on Saturday, 24 October, from 8:00 am - 10:00 am. We will add a second session from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm if the numbers and interest allow. Attendance at this event will be through registration only. We will keep the number of total people present, including volunteers and adult chaperones, to under 25 total participants per session. Please also wear a costume if you would like to... celebrate the time of year! As always, the Friends of Penn Treaty Park will be providing fishing rods and tackle/boxes for the children to keep and take home with them when finished. This day will not be a derby as in years past, but an enjoyable celebration of our connection to the Delaware River. We will recognize any fish caught, the achievements of first time junior anglers as they cast off on perhaps a new hobby, and the cool costumes that may also make an appearance. Please email [email protected] for any questions or thoughts, and if you know of anyone who would love to help mentor any of our participants through example, or to help, socially distanced, with the ever needed stringing of hooks, baiting, etc., please do reach out as well. We require that everyone wear a mask, and recommend that everyone bring sanitizer or soap and water if preferred and water to stay hydrated. We are looking forward to connecting with nature and the water on this fun upcoming day.

https://www.givepulse.com//204469-Penn-Treaty-Park-Waterfr Please join us on our 2 remaining fall clean-up dates: 10/18 and 11/15

Schedule for today.

A few photos of this mornings sunrise from Penn Treaty Park! Happy Tuesday, ya’ll - and don’t forget to register to vote if you’re eligible and haven’t alrea...dy! The deadline is Oct. 19th: https://www.philadelphiavotes.com//vot/registering-to-vote

Hi Everyone, Please do your best to not release any wildlife in Penn Treaty Park. We just received an email regarding several non-native species released into the park over the past few days. This in addition to several other species of non-native animals that have been spotted in the park regularly or brought to our attention in the past. Please stay tuned for opportunities to get involved in citizen science opportunities, opportunities to clear invasives, and become more involved in environmental education learning and initiatives.

Get out there and bioblitz folks.

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The pure joy and brightened smile of a child finding a new love will always be one of the best moments at Penn Treaty Park. We've all found ourselves with a need to relive these moments in this unique time we find ourselves; more than ever, we need a connection to nature. Towards the beginning of October, we will be hosting a (Socially Distanced) Children's Fishing Day. Stay tuned for additional information, link to register, and ways to be involved as a Nature Hero and Weed ...Continue reading

A big thank you to all the volunteers who made yesterday's park clean up such a success! If you have any pics from the day please share them on our page. We would love to see them. We are looking forward to another great clean up day on October 18. Please remember to register through GivePulse: https://www.givepulse.com//204469-Clean-Up-Penn-Treaty-Par

PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE SO WE HAVE AN ACCURATE VOLUNTEER COUNT AND KEEP OUR D I S T A N C E https://www.givepulse.com/event/204469 Please join the Friends of P...enn Treaty Park on September 20, 10am - 12pm for a park-wide cleanup. Now more than ever, we need GREEN SPACE. Help us make Penn Treaty Park a CLEAN GREEN SPACE. Please join the Friends of Penn Treaty Park for this small, socially distant, & family-friendly cleanup. Trash grabbers, bags, and gloves will be provided- though you're welcome to bring your own and your own mask. Please note restrooms are not available at this location, and volunteers should bring plenty of water for themselves. Volunteers are required to: Wear a mask & gloves Stay at least six feet from others. Use hand sanitizer or wash your hands immediately after removing gloves. Dispose of single-use gloves properly; wash reusable work gloves between uses. Remember that facilities and public restrooms remain closed. Stay home if you experience COVID-19 symptoms, or if you have had close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case in the past 14 days.

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