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You will also learn proper tree care techniques from planting to pruning and Mr. Cotrone will lead a tree planting demonstration. Lunch will be provided. This event is free and open to anyone to attend.

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We will start with a virtual session on Sunday November 8th from 3-4:30pm followed by an in-person training at the Farm & Home Center (1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, PA 17601). You’ll learn about the benefits of trees and hear about current opportunities to engage with tree work locally.

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Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light for a Tree Tenders Training! You will learn the skills you need to care for your local canopy and earn your Tree Tenders Certification. Register today! Space is limited: forms.gle/tHAsUVcJ3B6U...

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PA IPL @paipl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Join the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and PA IPL for a Tree Tenders Training! Led by expert urban forester Vinnie Cotrone, you will learn the skills you need to care for your local canopy and earn your Tree Tenders Certification. Register today! Space is limited: forms.gle/xBp22j7yDxT7...

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Want to help us get the word out about free trees and tree project assistance and give environmental education along the way? Sign up to volunteer with us for future events here; form-usa.keela.co/f26-distro-s...

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PA IPL @paipl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

PA IPL staff/volunteers had a blast tabling at the TREE-mendous day at the Zoo in Philadelphia last month! Shout out to the Tree Philly Coalition for bringing everyone together. We read books about trees to the kiddos who stopped by, had folks give gratitude to the trees and explore tree anatomy!

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This event is presented by PA IPL, Creation Justice Ministries, and American Forests. Thanks so much to the National Religious Partnership for the Environment, Blessed Tomorrow, Faith in Place, and Georgia Interfaith Power & Light for co-sponsoring this event.

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We will be joined by Derrick Weston, Director of Theological Education and Formation/Acting Executive Director at Creation Justice Ministries, and Cassandra Carmichael, Executive Director for the National Religious Partnership for the Environment

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We will answer the ways our individual faiths call us to be stewards of the Earth, honor the wisdom of the Indigenous people of this land, and learn to be good neighbors to our trees. We'll have storytelling, education, and information sharing; a space to learn together and deepen our roots.

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PA IPL @paipl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Join us on Thursday, November 12th from 6pm-7:30pm for Canopy Calling: Tree Equity from the Roots Up! This gathering is a call across faiths and traditions to continue the work of tree equity, not as a single act, but as an ongoing commitment. Register today! qrco.de/bh2CQo

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Using public transportation when we can instead of driving is one way we can care for the earth and live in alignment with our values; learn what better transportation options would mean for our communities & speak up for change at weekwithoutdrivingpgh.org #WeekWithoutDriving

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PA IPL @paipl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

PA IPL is proud to be a supporting partner of Week Without Driving PGH! Week Without Driving illustrates the challenges non-drivers face and calls for improvements to our sidewalks, roads, and transportation system as a whole.

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PA IPL @paipl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

If you’re located in Philadelphia or Delaware and interested in planting a garden, we have funding to plant with you next year! If you’re not in these areas but want this program to come to you, you can also complete the interest form to start a conversation! forms.gle/zLuXVW9cqCfv...

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PA IPL @paipl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Last Saturday, the Sacred Grounds team worked in both Philadelphia and Wilmington to get our first two gardens of the season planted! We hosted a planting workshop at Mt. Salem UMC and volunteered at Bartrams Garden to plant native pollinators and a Swamp White Oak tree with Ollin Yoliztli Calmecac!

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PA IPL @paipl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We will be distributing trees to our tree leaders and community distributors who ordered trees with us for Fall 2026, and will have a limited supply of no-cost yard trees available to those who did not order in advance. Sign up to help us tag and sort trees when you register!

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PA IPL @paipl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

When: October 20th 9am-2pm - Tagging, sorting; event set-up 2pm - Pre-ordered tree pick-ups begin 3pm-6pm - Vendors, activities, speakers, tree workshops, etc. Where: Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Center, 700 Cobbs Creek Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19143

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PA IPL @paipl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Join us on October 20th at PA IPL’s Philadelphia tree distribution for Ready to Root: Volunteer & Tree Distribution Day, a celebration of community tree leadership and urban forestry! Register here; forms.gle/1eDtbwzT1o2i...

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PA IPL @paipl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

All are welcome to attend! Sacred Grounds supports faith communities that create wildlife habitat and actively connect their faith practices to caring for the environment by working with faith groups to plant and care for pollinator gardens and connect their neighbors to nature.

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PA IPL @paipl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Join us on October 8th from 6-7pm ETD for an interfaith panel in conversation with faith leaders about faith approaches to environmental care. Register here; tinyurl.com/SacredGroundsPanel

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PA IPL @paipl.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Join us on Tuesday! Register here; us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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PA IPL @paipl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Whether you’re canvassing, coordinating community orders, supporting distribution logistics, or something else, we need many hands playing many roles to reach our goal to plant 50,000 trees! Complete the interest form (forms.gle/c3azsGNX3w7W...) to get a conversation started!

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Roots, Branches, and Hands Interest Form

Hello! Thanks for your interest in bringing the Roots, Branches, and Hands program to your community! Please complete this form to give us more information about how we can work together, and we will ...

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PA IPL @paipl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Door knocking is one of the many ways that you can engage as a volunteer! Are you inspired to engage as a community tree leader?

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PA IPL @paipl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We’ve created a door knocking resource for volunteers to utilize as you work to engage your neighbors! Check it out here; docs.google.com/document/d/e... This resource will help keep volunteers safe as they engage in their communities and provide guidance for how to talk about our program.

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Take a journey deep into the heart of our third Soul-scape: Mountains and Forests through music, prayer, meditation, and small group discussion. We invite you to awaken to the ancient Earth-consciousness that resides with us all, that we can access at any time.

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The “Soul-scapes” are the merging of inner and outer nature – the meeting place of the self and Earth. Tutored by the wild places, we will slow down, step outside, and let ourselves be absorbed into something larger and less tame than our small, isolated self.

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Yet even in remaining unconscious of the source of our pain, we experience separation through alienation and a lack of living.

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In losing our intimate relationship with the Earth, modern humans have suffered a trauma that has caused our wild souls to splinter. We are not always aware of it happening; so accustomed have we become to our high-speed, high-tech, built-up lives.

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Our 3rd spiritual care session is less than a couple weeks away on September 1st! Register here; us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Most recently, they completed a communications fellowship at the Center for Coalfield Justice where they supported environmental and economic justice work in southwest PA. Addie can be reached at addie@paipl.org. We are thrilled to welcome them to the team!

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While they remain rooted in their Appalachian context, they have studied in Muslim, Jewish, and Christian contexts in Amman and Jerusalem. Addie has used their expertise and experiences to contribute to DEIA+ initiatives, community organizing campaigns, and various nonprofit projects.

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Addie holds an MA in Interreligious Engagement as well as a Master of Sacred Theology from Union Theological Seminary in New York City where they studied interreligious literacy education for social change and theologies of spiritual & religious hybridity.

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Addie Pazzynski (they/them) is a writer, educator, and theologian from Waynesburg, PA who is called to support spiritually and ethically-engaged liberation work in their community.

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PA IPL is excited to announce that we've hired Addie Pazzynski (they/them) as an Energy Fellow! They will be working with us to build out our energy-related outreach, education, and advocacy.

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Lastly, thank you to our sponsors, Weavers Way Co-Op and Reformation Lutheran Church!

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Thank you to our performers: Maxwell Staley Sproutte, Tyler Marie, Jack Janson, Featherburn and Simon Purchase James! Thank you also to all who created and brought art for our silent auction: Constantina Tikos, Rabia Harris, and Sparrow Francis!

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We recognized four of our oldest member congregations in the Philly area; Chestnut Hill United Church, Summit Presbyterian, First United Methodist Church of Germantown, and St. Martins in-the-field! We also awarded Mark Smith with recognition as a PA IPL Super Volunteer!

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On August 2nd, PA IPL network members, staff, board, volunteers, and friends gathered at Germantown Mennonite Church for our 2026 Philadelphia Fundraiser, Sight & Sound: A Music and Art Benefit for Climate Resilience! The event was a huge success, and we raised nearly $1,400!

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When we dance, those rocks in the pits of our stomach are shaken. When we sing, we make declarations we may be too scared to share in everyday conversation. Our community gives generously through art, music, laughter, dancing, and conversations.

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