Did you know that Philadelphia has more than 2.9 million trees? Not only that, but it needs a lot more to protect the city from the heat island effect and climate change. On 4/14, PPR Community Forestry Manager Erica Smith Fichman will be discussing the city’s new 10-year Philly Tree Plan to increase tree cover and the work of city organizations like TreePhilly in creating community around our urban forest.
Erica Smith Fichman has spent her career connecting people with plants. As the Community Forestry Manager at Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, she is the project lead for the Philadelphia Urban Forest Strategic Plan. Erica also supervises the amazing TreePhilly team who provide Philadelphia residents with the resources they need to plant and care for trees in their own backyard. She is the recipient of the Arbor Day Foundation’s 2018 Trailblazer Award. Erica received a B.S. in biology from Haverford College and an M.S. in environmental horticulture from the University of California, Davis.
This event is cohosted with Friends of the Wissahickon’s partners at the Chestnut Hill Conservancy and TTF Watershed!