Tips for Hiking Park Trails
November 17 is National Hiking Day, so this month we are highlighting hiking on trails in our parks as a way to get outside and connect with nature. So here are some tips for getting out on the trails! where to go and how to get there: Here are a few hikes for first timers that […]
Mayor’s Greening Initiative 2021 Press Release
Annual Mayor’s Greening Initiative adds 300 trees to Burton Heights neighborhood GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Volunteer registration is open for the annual fall edition of the Mayor’s Greening Initiative presented by ITC, Bank of America and the Arbor Day Foundation. This year, after a spring tree giveaway and planting of 150 trees, a total of […]
I Believe that Trees Have Stories
Friends’ Development Director, Tori, sat down (virtually) with Benjamin and Lisa of Benjamin Scheid Custom Building Concepts to dig into why their company donates to Friends. In our latest newsletter we shared an abbreviated version of our conversation with Benjamin and Lisa. Here’s the full interview! What inspired you to partner with Friends to […]
For the Kids: Night Skies (& coloring pages)
Mid-August is the time to look up at the night sky – the Persied meteor shower is happening! How many shooting stars can you count in a minute? If you miss the Persied shower, don’t worry–we can see meteor showers all throughout the year. The Draconids happen in early October and the Leonids are throughout […]
The #ParkChallenge with Nate
The City of Grand Rapids manages 76 parks, and there are even more within city limits! With such a large number, one would think it unfathomable to visit them all nearly impossible to visit them all! Our friend and fellow park-lover Nate Rauh-Bieiri set out to do just that! Here are his thoughts having completed […]
Friends to Take Green Gala Guests to New Heights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Stephanie Adams, Executive Director stephanie@friendsofgrparks.org Friends of Grand Rapids Parks to Take Guests to New Heights at Green Gala Grand Rapids, Mich. – On Thursday, Aug. 12, Friends of Grand Rapids Parks (Friends) is hosting its annual signature fundraiser, Green Gala, at Ah-Nab-Awen Park. For the 10th anniversary […]
Launching Youth Green Team
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: Stephanie Adams, Executive Director stephanie@friendsofgrparks.org Friends of Grand Rapids Parks launches Green Team summer youth employment program Grand Rapids, Mich. – This summer, Friends of Grand Rapids Parks’ (Friends) capacity to increase the city’s urban tree canopy is growing in a new way. In collaboration with the City of […]
Growing Roots: How Friends of Grand Rapids Parks is Making the City’s Green Spaces More Inclusive
