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Explore Your Parks
Attend free workshops and explore with our new Park Passport all summer long to see how much fun can be had in our beautiful parks!
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From park activation to hosting tree planting events, we have so many opportunities to volunteer for you, your organization, or your company!
Each of Friends’ programs helps us increase access to the outdoors and empower people to cultivate vibrant parks, trees, and green spaces.
Is your company dedicated to making Grand Rapids the healthiest, most equitable city in America? Help us achieve this goal by supporting our work.
From planting trees to exploring parks, join us at our fun events that celebrate the spirit of Grand Rapids parks and bring us closer!
Donations fund park activation, volunteer opportunities, and tree plantings. Like our parks now? Imagine what we can do with your support.
Join local experts for free, hands-on training in tree planting and urban forest care. Learn everything from species identification to sustainable practices that will help grow Grand Rapids’ green canopy.
From planting trees to volunteering, we offer opportunities that help make our city greener and bring us closer together!
Your support brings trees to more neighborhoods, natural resource management to parks, and inspires a love for nature through events and education.
Sign up for updates and see how your support transforms green spaces every day.
Friends of Grand Rapids Parks is a federally recognized 501c3 non-profit organization. EIN 26-1406547