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Trees Matter in Cities – Tree Pittsburgh Featured on National Blog

January 21, 2014 Lindsay Leave a Comment

Trees are important in cities for many reasons – they look nice, provide shade, clean the air.  But have you ever stopped to think about who takes care of the trees?  Sometimes they need a little tender loving care, and sometimes they need someone to advocate for them – that’s where Tree Pittsburgh comes into the picture. Tree Pittsburgh is a non-profit organization that you need to know about.  Tree Pittsburgh was started in 2006 (it used to be called Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest).  Tree Pittsburgh runs several programs to care for existing trees and to plant more… Read the rest

Filed Under: Civic Engagement, Community Resources Tagged With: pittsburgh, Tree, tree pittsburgh, Urban forest, Urban forestry

G-Tree – Help Plant More Trees in Town

August 31, 2011 Lindsay Leave a Comment

Lets talk Pittsburgh trees! Trees are an important thing here in the city – they help to keep the air clean and the city cooler.  Tree Pittsburgh (which used to be called Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest) is an organization that works with the communities and neighborhoods to preserve and protect Pittsburgh’s urban forest. Tree Pittsburgh has teamed up with Groupon’s charity site, G-Team, to plant more trees in Pittsburgh.  This isn’t your usual groupon deal – just an opportunity to use the Groupon platform to help Tree Pittsburgh plant more Trees.  Each donation of $10 will plant another… Read the rest

Filed Under: Fundraisers, Green PGH Tagged With: g-team, Groupon, Tree, tree pittsburgh, Urban forest

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