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Creating Canopy Priority Registration

trees available to staff and faculty

Registration opens for Creating Canopy, the annual yard tree giveaway for University and UPHS employees.

Fun & Games

Creating Canopy Priority Registration

Registration opens for Creating Canopy, the annual yard tree giveaway for University and UPHS employees.

trees available to staff and faculty
When: Mon, Apr 21 2025, 10:00am - 11:59pm
Format:
Virtual
Host:
Penn Sustainability Office
Location:

Register online beginning on April 21. 

The tree pick up event will be on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 3-6 p.m. at the Penn Park Parking Lot (3100 Lower Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104). 

Audience:
Faculty
Staff
Campus Initiative:
Civic Engagement
Natural Environment
Registration:
Required
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Staff and faculty of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pennsylvania Hospital System are invited to register for a free tree. A link to register will be provided on this page when it opens. Sign up for our newsletter to stay informed of updates.

Trees will be available to reserve on a first-come, first-served basis only through our online registration system. As part of our support of the City of Philadelphia’s Philly Tree Plan, priority registration will be given to Philadelphia residents.

  • Priority Registration will begin Monday, April 21, 2025, at 10 a.m. for Penn and UPHS staff and faculty that are City of Philadelphia residents.
  • Open Registration will begin May 1, 2025, at 10 a.m. for all Penn and UPHS staff and faculty.

Limit one tree per household. Addresses, zip codes, and registration times will be verified.

Those who successfully register will be responsible for picking their tree up on Penn’s campus the day of the event, and transporting it home. Find more details here.

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