Tree care, gardening, parks, recycling, trash cleanups, public art
DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR THE PHS GARDENING CONTESTRegister by Friday, June 26! There is still time to enter the PHS Gardening Contest! The deadline to register and submit your photos has been extended through this Friday, June 26! We encourage gardeners to explore gardening techniques that bring you health, joy, and well-being at home during this … More PHS Gardening Contest Deadline Extended to June 26
Recycling Collections Reduced to Every Other Week Pickup As the City continues to address the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, the Streets Department has been challenged with maintaining trash and recycling collection on a consistent schedule. Effective Monday, April 6th, the Philadelphia Department of Streets introduces additional changes to its operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recycling materials … More Recycling Is Now Every Other Week
Recycle your Christmas tree in 2020 at South Philly High, 2101 South Broad Street. Saturday, January 4, 9 am to Noon Sunday, January 5, Noon to 3 pm A $5 donation is suggested.
The Mifflin Square Park Cleanup and Yard Tree Giveaway will be November 9, from 12 to 2 pm. Register at loveyourpark.org Register for a yard tree at treephilly.org. Coffee, snacks, and tools will be provided!
The next and final meeting of the PES Refinery Advisory Group is tomorrow night, September 25th, 5:30-7:30 PM. The meeting will be held at Prep Charter School at 1928 Point Breeze Avenue. This meeting will include an open house style format with boards that summarize what they have heard from feedback sessions so far and … More PES Refinery Advisory Group Meeting
Join the Philadelphia Orchard Project, South Philly High School, & LoMo for a festive gathering celebrating the beloved FIG! The event will cover the origins, history, and care for this delicious fruiting shrub, then cover fig propagation hands-on with cultivator Jeannette DiMeo! Attendees will leave with their very own cutting to grow at home, as … More Fig Fest Tomorrow, March 30
Mifflin Square Park, between 5th and 6th, and Wolf and Ritner, is a historic park in Southeast Philadelphia, originally built in the 1890s. The park is a center of neighborhood life and one of the few large open greenspaces in South Philly. Despite the many years since the park’s initial creation, much of it remains … More Help Restore Mifflin Square Park
Join LoMo, the Office of State Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler, and Francis Scott Key Elementary for a spring clean up on Saturday, April 6 from 9 am to 12 pm. Volunteers should meet at Key School at 8th and Wolf Streets. Everyone is welcome! We’ll be cleaning around the school and 10th Street, or you … More Spring Clean Up – April 6
82 trees recycled! Thank you to Chris Nevins for organizing, LoMo Board and Environmental Committee members for assisting, Andres and Michael from Bartlett Tree Services, and our friends and neighbors who hauled trees to our first treecycle! Happy New Year!
Please join LoMo, Bethanna, SEAMAAC, City Life Church, and the Mayor’s Office of Education for a Day of Service at Southern HS! We’ll be constructing and painting Little Free Libraries for installation in the city, as well as creating murals under the direction of SEAMAAC’s Hip Hop Heritage program. Light breakfast and a pizza lunch … More MLK Day of Service at South Philadelphia High School
