Aman Park Scores “Rare, Significant Example of Michigan’s Native Biodiversity” on Floristic Quality Index Assessment
In a 2025 Floristic Quality Index (FQI) conducted by Friends of Grand Rapids Parks and Calvin University’s Emma Cole Project, Aman Park achieved a score of 82. This high score indicates Aman Park is a botanically significant site, achieved through years of dedicated invasive species removal and habitat preservation work by students and volunteers. “We’ve […]
Increasing Tree Canopy Downtown in Partnership with DGRI
As part of an ongoing partnership with Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc. (DGRI) and the Downtown Development Authority (DDA), Friends of Grand Rapids Parks is pleased to extend our work planting trees in downtown for two more years. Over the next two years, we will plant, water, and maintain an additional 100 trees in the downtown […]
How to Leave Your Leaves this Fall (and When to Rake Them Up)
Leaving your fallen leaves, rather than ranking them up, offers natural benefits to your yard and the wildlife that calls it home! When you don’t rake your leaves, you’re giving invertebrates a place to nest, which provides backyard birds a food source. Plus, when the leaves break down, their nutrients go back into the soil. […]