{"id":173056,"date":"2026-04-22T18:14:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/173056\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:14:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:14:48","slug":"senator-nick-miller-announces-funding-to-expand-old-allentown-tree-initiative-community-encouraged-to-attend-planting-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/173056\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Nick Miller Announces Funding to Expand Old Allentown Tree Initiative; Community Encouraged to Attend Planting Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-146124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Old-Allentown-Tree-Planting-Flyer.jpg\" alt=\"Tree Planting Day\" width=\"961\" height=\"1243\"\/><\/p>\n<p>April 22, 2026\u00a0\u2013 The Old Allentown Preservation Association, together with Union and West End Cemetery, will hold a Tree Planting Day at 9:00 AM on Saturday, April 26 at 10th and Chew Streets, adding 44 new trees to the City of Allentown.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Miller (D\u2011Lehigh\/Northampton) secured $25,000 for the Old Allentown Preservation Association, supporting community growth and historic preservation. A portion of the grant will support the tree planting efforts this Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With Senator Miller\u2019s support, Old Allentown Preservation Association leveraged the City\u2019s Federal Tree Grant and double the amount of the initiative. This project is funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Community &amp; Economic Development (PA DCED), with support from the City of Allentown and the Allentown Shade Tree Commission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlanting new trees improves air quality and enhances the public health of our residents. This investment allows us to deliver lasting results for the residents of Old Allentown, one of the City\u2019s most historic neighborhoods,\u201d said Senator Miller. \u201cI encourage residents to join the tree planting event to create a greener, more vibrant neighborhood that will benefit generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOld Allentown Preservation Association extends its sincere gratitude to Senator Nick Miller and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for their generous support of this important initiative. This investment reflects a shared commitment to strengthening our community through thoughtful stewardship of the urban landscape,\u201d said Chris Brown, Old Allentown Preservation Association Board President. \u201cThe trees planted this weekend will yield lasting benefits for decades to come\u2014enhancing the beauty of our Historic District, expanding the urban canopy, improving air quality, supporting stormwater management, and fostering natural habitat. Come rain or shine, this Saturday will mark a meaningful and visible transformation, as a significant portion of Old Allentown is renewed in celebration of Earth Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oldallentownpa.org\/about-us\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Old Allentown Preservation Association<\/a>\u2019s mission is\u00a0to support the Old Allentown Neighborhood and its residents in cooperation with partners to maximize resources for community growth, engagement and historic preservation.<\/p>\n<p>Tree Planting Event details:<\/p>\n<p>To learn more, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/pasenatormiller.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PASenatorMiller.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>### \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"April 22, 2026\u00a0\u2013 The Old Allentown Preservation Association, together with Union and West End Cemetery, will hold a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173057,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120,77608,912,77609],"class_list":{"0":"post-173056","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-allentown","8":"tag-allentown","9":"tag-allentown-headlines","10":"tag-allentown-news","11":"tag-old-allentown-preservation-association","12":"tag-senator-nick-miller","13":"tag-tree-planting"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}