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GROW A GREENER PROVIDENCE
The Providence Neighborhood Planting Program (PNPP) engages communities in planting and stewarding trees, in order to create a more robust and equitable urban forest in Providence.
We work in close partnership with the City of Providence to provide free street trees to Providence residents and community groups through our Neighborhood Street Tree Planting Awards. We also train people in young tree pruning and maintenance through our Providence Community Tree Keeper program, build awareness of the value and importance the urban forest and tree equity, and support community-based models of tree stewardship to help ensure that everyone can enjoy the benefits of healthy trees where they live, work, learn and play.
Get Involved!
Organize a Neighborhood Street Tree Planting
Become a PNPP Tree Leader and organize a planting with your neighbors to bring free street trees to your community
Become a Providence Community Tree Keeper
Learn how to prune and care for Providence’s young street trees, and join our growing community of urban forest stewards and advocates
16,000+
street trees planted since 1989
Why trees?
Trees remove pollution from the air we breathe, reducing rates of asthma and other respiratory problems
Trees intercept millions of gallons of stormwater, reducing localized flooding during weather events
Trees reduce stress and provide beautiful places for us to gather in community
On hot days, neighborhoods with more trees can be up to 10˚F cooler than those with fewer trees
Trees provide habitat for birds, pollinators, and other non-human friends
“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.” – Proverb
photo by @sindayiganza