Press
November 2023: How you can help make your Philly-area neighborhood greener this weekend: Volunteers are needed to help PHS Tree Tenders groups plant 1,800 trees in Philly and surrounding suburbs in WHYY Plan Philly By Sophia Schmidt
August 2023: Episode 137 – Nykia Perez Kibler and Jacelyn Blank are the founders of Philly Tree People on The Plant A Trillion Trees Podcast
July 2023: Seeds of change: How Tulip Street Garden became a neighborhood oasis & pollinator protector in Green Philly By Rebecca Gibian
January 2023: Trees are a vital part of our environment. Here’s how to support tree efforts in The Kensington Voice By Khysir Carter
June 2022: Harrowgate residents wait years for Philly Parks and Rec tree removal: ‘It was my mission to get that tree down’ in The Kensington Voice By Zari Tarazona
October 2021: To Tree or Not to Tree is Not a Question in Home Girls Real Estate Blog
March 2021: Women Leading the 175th By Rep. Mary Isaacson
October 2019: Watch a brief WHYY interview with Jacelyn Blank, one of PTP’s founder, PTP is featured, begins at about 13 minutes into the piece. (Air Date: October 24, 2019)
August 2019: Not in my sidewalk: Debunking Philly tree myths: Philadelphia needs more trees in WHYY Plan Philly By Catalina Jaramillo
August 2019: More Trees, Please in The Philadelphia Citizen By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
July 2019: Hepatitis A is spreading through poop on the streets. Philly is betting public bathrooms can stem the outbreak on WHYY by Jake Blumgart
August 2018: Local vs Global: Place-based Framing in the Environmental Politics of Philadelphia: A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Cornell University
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Natural Resources By Daniel Alexandro Rosenberg Daneri
September 2016: PHS Grow Magazine Article By Sari Harrar | Photographs By Rob Cardillo
June 2016: Philly Tree People Launch Pruning Club in the Riverwards By Madison Hall
February 2014: Fishtown’s Disappearing Trees By Carolan DiFiore
February 2013: Truth About Trees project, listen to 3 separate Interviews with PTP Founders Jacelyn Blank, Nykia Perez Kibler, and Dina Richman
November 2011: Shovel … Check. Trees … Check. Tighter-knit Communities … CHECK! By Landon Small
April 2011: 50 Reasons to Move To Fishtown – Reason#1 PTP reThinking Real Estate – CitySpace Blog
April 2011: Philly Tree People: Kensington Tree Planting Urbanites Blog
April 2011: Philly Tree People Green vs Grey Stewardship Project Blog
March 2011: Nykia Perez interviewed in the NKCDC Video about Sustainable 19125
February 2011: Sustainability and the City: New Kensington CDC’s Sustainable 19125 Initiative NKCDC
January 2011: A Family Tree: Nykia & Carlos Perez Green Scene
May 2010: Mother’s Day Pit Planting NKCDC
February 2010: Kensington: Partnership Bringing Green Development Philadelphia Neigborhoods Blog
November 2009: IPAK iGreen Initiative IPAK Press Release
January 2009: Philadelphia’s New Green Future: A Guide to Surviving and Thriving Philadelphia CityPaper
December 2008: Tree People are planting a new future for Philly Three Kensington women doing their part Philadelphia Inquirer
November 2008: Running Numbers Column, Philadelphia CityPaper
Beat The Heat: How To Keep Cool While Lowering Energy Costs Solo Real Estate Blog
Awards
August 2011: Philly Tree People was awarded a Sustainable 19125 Volunteer Award from the New Kensington Community Development Center’s Sustainable 19125 Initiative for our outstanding contributions to Sustainable 19125 and our commitment to the neighborhood.
June 2011: Philly Tree People was awarded with a 2011 Community Service Award from the Fishtown Neighbors Association in recognition for our outstanding service and dedication to our neighborhood.