Join us on Tuesday, June 2nd, from 7-8pm on zoom for a journey deep into the heart of our second Soul-scape of the year: Earth's Waters. Register here; us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We look forward to the Bike & Hike each year as an opportunity to build connections! You can do this by participating in events happening near you or by starting a team to raise money for climate justice with your community! Join or start a team today; pa-ipl-2026-bike-and-hike.raiselysite.com

Sparrow was glad to join the Unitarian Universalist Society of Mill Creek last weekend for their meadow day as part of the Newark Arts Alliance Garden tour! They enjoyed seeing all the art and music, and of course all the pollinators and birds who were thriving in the meadow.

Reminder! Call in to our storyline to share your perspective or complete the survey by May 31st! forms.gle/U9pBMYruzUFZ...

K received a warm welcome at St John’s UCC in Lansdale earlier this month! K preached at both worship services at the invitation of their colleague and mentor Rev. Dr Linda Noonan, reflecting on the places where the sacred dwells.

We are now halfway through the month of May! What have our bikers & hikers been up to? The PA IPL team joined Interfaith Philadelphia’s Ride for Understanding on May 3rd to ride the Schuylkill Trail! Ty took this photo of Maxwell looking out on the Schuylkill river during the event!

PA IPL's Roots, Branches, and Hands is building a tree equity curriculum tailored to leaders and volunteers like you. Your feedback will shape the education, training, and support we offer.

PA IPL was super excited to join Interfaith Philadelphia for their Ride for Understanding earlier this month! We participated as part of our Bike & Hike, which is open for participation through the summer! Learn more and register here; pa-ipl-2026-bike-and-hike.raiselysite.com

It’s officially May, which means it’s Bike & Hike month! This year we’ve expanded the timeline so anyone can participate through the end of the summer, but May is our traditional Bike & Hike month, and this is the time when most of our participants are active.

We are excited to announce that Dominique London has joined our team as Tree Program Manager! Dominique is a Philadelphia artist, health advocate, and land steward with 20 years of lived experience as an environmental steward.

Last week, Sparrow joined the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster for their celebration of the solar panels they had installed!

PA IPL was glad to attend PA Department of Health’s 2026 Health Equity Conference in Blue Bell, PA. K was part of a panelist group and shared about our Roots, Branches, and Hands program and the importance of multi-faith community forestry approaches.

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Last month we hosted our Bees, Butterflies, & Blessings webinar for our Sacred Grounds program. We learned a lot about native plants and pollinators, like how 90% of the insects that rely on plants can only survive on plants with which they evolved.

In times of turmoil or chaos, one of the most powerful things you can do is to keep moving your mind, body and spirit. It is also very important that we build bridges across our communities and collaborate with people we are aligned with.

We are looking for a technical forestry partner to submit a proposal! Learn more information here; docs.google.com/document/d/e...

Join us on Saturday, April 18th from 12-1:30pm at Ascension Lutheran Church, 600 W Penn Grant Rd, Willow Street, PA 17584. Bring a bag lunch and your curiosity to hear about what’s ahead with Roots, Branches & Hands and to help us shape the program locally! Registration: forms.gle/CGJasJfd6Lkq...

We've compiled a calendar of events happening in our network for Earth Month this year! Staff are planning to be tabling at many of these events. We hope to see you this season! Check it out here; docs.google.com/document/d/e...

Roots, Branches, & Hands is kicking into high gear! We hosted our first event last month, and we’re looking forward to our next event for this program in Lancaster on April 18th. We’ve hired regional fellows to make all of this possible. Please join us in welcoming our newest cohort of fellows!

Join us on Saturday, April 18th from 12-1:30pm at Ascension Lutheran Church, 600 W Penn Grant Rd, Willow Street, PA 17584. Bring a bag lunch and your curiosity to hear about what’s ahead with Roots, Branches & Hands and to help us shape the program locally! Registration: forms.gle/CGJasJfd6Lkq...

Join the PA IPL Bike & Hike to raise money for climate action! This year we are challenging participants to move mindfully to sacred spaces. It's as easy as 1,2,3! Learn more and register here; pa-ipl-2026-bike-and-hike.raiselysite.com

Last call to apply as the part-time tree program manager position for our Roots, Branches, & Hands program! Application deadline is this Sunday! For more details about this position, please visit this link; docs.google.com/document/d/e...

Ready to help your community go solar? Join the Watts & Learn Webinar: Helping Faith Institutions Go Solar TOMORROW, Friday, March 27 from 12:00–1:15 PM (via Zoom)!

Join us on March 31st, from 7-8pm on zoom, to take a journey deep into the heart of our first “Soul-scape”: the desert. Register here; us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Have you heard the buzz about pollinators? Are you wondering what pollinators have to do with your faith community? Join the Sacred Grounds team for Bees, Butterflies, and Blessings! When: Tuesday, March 24th, 6-7:30pm. RSVP here: forms.gle/hidoWywfLTYU...

Central PA! Join PA IPL & tree-loving friends in two days! When: Thursday, March 19th, 6-8pm Where: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 806 13th St, Altoona, PA 16602 Registration: forms.gle/nwAQNGCe8mHE...

PA IPL is excited to announce the posting of a part-time tree program manager position for our Roots, Branches, & Hands program!

Are you wondering what pollinators have to do with your faith community? Join the Sacred Grounds team for Bees, Butterflies, and Blessings, a virtual event where you can learn about native pollinators, native plants, and how providing homes for our native wildlife can support your community.

PA IPL is proud to be part of a nationwide tree equity movement! We are inspired by communities everywhere who are planting trees to care for our common home. They are rooting climate action in faith, and modeling how caring for the land is also caring for one another. #TreeEquity #RootedInCommunity

We are super excited to share that registrations for our annual Bike and Hike are officially live! You can now sign up to participate anytime between now and August 31st. Participate with us to help us reach our goal of $5,000 Register today! pa-ipl-2026-bike-and-hike.raiselysite.com/signup

Join PA IPL & tree-loving friends on Thursday, March 19th from 6-8pm at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 806 13th St, Altoona, PA 16602. Bring a friend and a dish to share for this potluck-style gathering. We will provide plates & utensils, table & chairs, and non-alcoholic drinks.

We are excited to share that we have now published a storymap based on our research last fall about the connections between faith & fossil fuels. With this storymap, we’ve created a visual example of the ways that our faith communities and energy sources are intertwined.

Roots, Branches, & Hands is our biggest program ever! We will be educating communities, equipping leaders with the resources they need, and distributing no-cost native trees in the neighborhoods that need them most. But we are a small team and cannot do this alone...

We are hosting an intern from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster this spring! We are joined by Giang Nguyen; please join us in welcoming her! She will be conducting research & supporting our Just Transition program. Learn more about the program here; paipl.us/just-transit...

PA IPL is excited to announce that we’ve added our first Delaware-based Fellow to the team! Jasmine Allen joins us as our garden fellow to support the implementation of additional gardens across Delaware for our Sacred Grounds program.

2025 was quite a year - in more ways than one. We planted tens of thousands of trees, engaged thousands of planters, educated hundreds of people, and coached 25+ communities in taking local, faith-rooted action.

We're launching Roots, Branches, & Hands! We won $1.5M to advance tree programing, community equity, and multi-faith engagement in forestry conservation! This program is the next evolution of our network’s (successful) effort to plant 250,000 free native trees across the keystone state.

Today is the first day of fasting for Ramadan and Christians are recognizing Ash Wednesday and entering into Lent. As Christians prepare to enter the lenten season, a time for reflection, I am reflecting on the ties between Christianity and our beloved bees!

Tis the season of hearts, chocolate, and flowers. Valentine’s day is for lovers of all kinds and we hope however you celebrate you feel the love too! True love is rooted in action, and there are many ways to take action with us.

Are you looking for more ways to get involved in the PA IPL network in 2026? PA IPL is a membership organization. Members (individuals and institutions) provide financial support and serve as voting delegates at our annual business meeting. Sign up today! Learn more at paipl.us/getinvolved/...

Last week, we gathered to talk about the ways pollinator gardens are resilience infrastructure. We discussed how they increase the biodiversity in an area, attract pollinators like moths, butterflies, and bees, support soil health, improve water quality, and help manage stormwater runoff.

Join us on Febuary 5th at 7pm for our Focus Group to shape our 2026 advocacy priorities! Register here; us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Snow keeping you inside? Cozy up with our fireside chats TOMORROW! To kick off our Annual Convening week of programming, we'll be discussing how revolutionary love is the call of our time with Valarie Kaur. Then we'll be reflecting on the 10 year anniversary of Laudato Si with an interfaith panel.

Our annual convening is a time of shared learning, deepening our relationships, and building new bridges across our network. Each of our sessions will be interactive with opportunities to ask questions, reflect, and exercise new skills. We can't wait to see you there!

We are just a couple of days away from our Annual Convening! Don't forget to register; one ticket provides access to all our programming through the week, and we have an exciting lineup of events!

Are you looking for more ways to get involved in the PA IPL network in 2026? PA IPL is a membership organization. Members (individuals and institutions) provide financial support and serve as voting delegates at our annual business meeting.

Join us THIS SUNDAY for our Annual Convening! We're kicking everything off at 2pm with a Fireside Chat with Valarie Kaur - asking what it means to practice revolutionary love in a time of climate crisis.

Our Annual Convening kicks off in just a few days on Sunday, January 25th with our Fireside Sunday programming. Our second panel of the day will be reflecting on the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si!

We are still tallying up our mailed in contributions, but today we wish to celebrate a huge milestone. We reached 50% of our $10K end of year goal through online giving alone!

Start 2026 off strong with our Annual Convening on Sunday, January 25th - just 16 days away! One ticket gets you access to all of our programming! Tickets start at $5. All sessions will be recorded and available to ticket holders. Register Today! qrco.de/ACD25