The Providence Neighborhood Planting Program (PNPP) is a street tree planting and maintenance partnership between the Mary Elizabeth Sharpe Street Endowment, the City of Providence and the residents of Providence.
Since 1988, The Mary Elizabeth Sharpe Street Tree Endowment has matched Providence Parks Department funds to provide sidewalk preparation, new soil, trees, and tree delivery at no cost to Providence residents who apply and receive a Neighborhood Street Tree Planting Award.
To receive street trees through the Neighborhood Street Tree Planting Award, neighborhoods should have:
- A volunteer to organize a Neighborhood Street Tree Planting Award application.
- At least five properties that each need at least one tree (minimum request is 5 trees) within an area of one to three city blocks.
- Permission from each property owner to plant each tree requested.
- A promise from each property owner or tenant to help plant their tree on planting day, water weekly and weed regularly.
Do you live in one of these neighborhoods?
PNPP especially encourages the following neighborhoods that are most in need of street trees to apply for Neighborhood Street Tree Planting Awards.
Elmwood Smith Hill
Federal Hill Valley
Olneyville Washington Park
Reservoir West End
Upper and Lower South Providence
Spring Neighborhood Street Tree Planting Award Applications must be postmarked by December 1.
Fall Applications must be postmarked by June 1.
PNPP
8 Third Street
Providence, RI 02906
cell 401-368-5380
fax 401-351-0118
street_trees at pnpp.org
