Diamond City Partnership will plant 12 new shade trees in Downtown Wilkes-Barre on Friday, April 17
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Gina Miale, Diamond City Partnership (570) 956-3923 or gina@wbdcp.org
Diamond City Partnership will plant 12 new shade trees in Downtown Wilkes-Barre on Friday, April 17
Wilkes-Barre, PA: April 17, 2026– On Friday, April 17, the Diamond City Partnership (DCP), Wilkes-Barre’s nonprofit downtown management organization, will be planting 12 new shade trees throughout Downtown Wilkes-Barre, starting at 9 AM starting on Nesbitt Lane.
The bare root trees planted in this project were made possible by a grant from TreePennsylvania, a statewide, private non-profit organization; they are being planted by students from the Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center’s Horticulture Program with assistance from DCP’s Downtown Ambassador Team, the City of Wilkes-Barre’s Department of Public Works, and Penn State Cooperative Extension.
Trees will be planted on Nesbitt Lane, West Northampton Street, West South Street, South Franklin Street and South River Street.
“These twelve new trees are the latest phase of DCP’s work to reinforce Downtown Wilkes Barre’s shade tree canopy,” said DCP Executive Director Larry Newman. “This is the sixth consecutive year that DCP has secured and planted trees through the Bare Root Tree Grant program: as of April 17, DCP will have planted a total of 96 new shade trees along Downtown Wilkes-Barre streets since 2020.” “
We are grateful to our partners in this effort,” Newman said. “They include Mayor Brown and Dave Lewis of DPW; George Albright of the Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center’s Horticulture Program and his student planting volunteers; and Penn State Urban Forester Vinnie Cotrone, whose support and guidance has been invaluable.”
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About the Diamond City Partnership
The Diamond City Partnership (DCP) is Wilkes-Barre’s non-profit downtown management organization, serving as the custodian of our community’s vision for Downtown Wilkes-Barre. DCP’s work plan is intended to improve the economic vitality and livability of Wilkes-Barre’s central business district. As part of that goal, DCP manages Downtown Wilkes-Barre’s Keystone Communities Main Street program and the Downtown Wilkes-Barre Business Improvement District, which together provide a range of services to Downtown’s property and business owners. Visit us online at www.downtownwilkes-barre.org.
About TreePennsylvania
TreePennsylvania offers grants to non-profit organizations and municipalities through their seasonal Bare Root Tree Grant program. Funding for TreePennsylvania's Bare Root Tree Grant program is provided, in part, with a grant from PA's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. More information may be found on their website www.treepennsylvania.org.