PA Environment Digest Blog: PA Interfaith Power & Light Launches PA Plants Native! Initiative To Plant 100,000 Trees In Next 18 Months; Fall Tree Request Form Now Live!

On June 26, PA Interfaith Power & Light, in partnership with the Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership and Chesapeake Bay Foundation, has launched an expanded tree planting initiative called PA Plants Native! with the goal of planting an additional 100,000 trees across Pennsylvania in the next 18 months.

The program is designed for people who want to request at least one native tree to plant (and up to as many as you’d like!) – either in their backyard, on acreage they own, their congregational or community space, or on public lands (with permission).

The initiative has a particular focus on reaching rural and urban communities who experience disproportionate impacts of environmental injustice or would otherwise have a more difficult time accessing quality and affordable native trees.

Planting native trees and shrubs improves water quality, increases habitat for wildlife, supports pollinators, and supports healthier communities. Trees provide shade and cooling benefits.

They can also act as a food source for humans and animals. Tree equity is an important indicator of community wellbeing.

Fall Tree Request Form Is Live!

The Fall tree request form is now live! Click Here to request your trees.

Volunteer

Can’t plant a tree? There are many ways to get involved! We need dozens of volunteers each season to help with unloading, sorting, and tagging.

Contact creationcare@paipl.org if you are interested in helping somewhere close to you.

Promote A Tree Planting Event

To request promotion of a tree planting event related to PA Plants Native! please contact info@paipl.org and include location, date/time, and contact information.

To submit a report of trees planted or to share your experience (we love pictures, stories, and reflections!), please complete this form.

For much more information, visit the PA Interfaith Power & Light PA Plant Native webpage.

Visit the PA Interfaith Power & Light website to learn more about other initiatives, upcoming educational events and how you can be involved.

Resource Links:

-- Pollinator Gardens: Help Encourage Ecological Diversity In Your Own Backyard [PaEN]

-- Penn State Watershed Friendly Certification Program Expands To Large And Small Properties, Apartments [PaEN]

-- Penn State Master Gardeners Certification As Pollinator Friendly Garden

-- Penn State Extension Is Celebrating Pollinator Week June 17-21! [PaEN]

-- Pollinator Vehicle License Plate Now Available From PennDOT To Support Pollinator Habitat Fund [PaEN]

-- Agriculture Secretary, Sen. Comitta Visit Chester County’s Jenkins Arboretum, Highlighting Bill To Protect Pollinators, Boost Agriculture [PaEN]

-- Bill Requiring PennDOT To Plant Native Plants Along State Highways Goes To Governor [PaEN]

-- PA Interfaith Power & Light Launches PA Plants Native! Initiative To Plant 100,000 Trees In Next 18 Months; Fall Tree Request Form Now Live! [PaEN]