Grant To Help 60-Plus Trees Get Planted In Newtown Square
Newtown Square in Bloom will plant 33 native trees and 30 native evergreens thanks to a grant from GIANT and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful.
(Patch Media) To encourage the planting of more trees in local communities, Newtown Square in Bloom announced recently it is the recipient of a $4,000 2024 “Healing the Planet” grant from The GIANT Company and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful.
Newtown Square in Bloom will use the grant to replant 33 native trees and 30 native evergreens on the 1 mile-long tree corridor between the Goshen Walking Trail and Goshen Road where many of the ash trees had to be removed due to the Emerald Ash Borer.
Work on this Newtown Square in Bloom project will be done with assistance from Newtown Township Public Works, Newtown Township Environmental Advisory Council, Newtown Township Parks and Recreation, and Shade Tree Commission and will be completed by the end of November of this year.
“This grant will help provide better air quality, filter stormwater runoff, prevent water puddling on the walkway and create an automobile noise buffer,” said Paul Seligson, Chairperson of Newtown Square in Bloom. “A total of 76 applications were received, making this a very competitive process. We are extremely grateful to PA Representative, District 168th, Lisa Borowski, for helping our township secure this grant.”
