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Statement Regarding John Ball ZooBoard of Directors, Friends of Grand Rapids ParksWednesday, December 4, 2024 Friends of Grand Rapids Parks strongly encourages the Kent County… Read More
Written by Grace Langeland This past summer, a team from Calvin University partnered with Friends of Grand Rapids Parks to set out to continue the… Read More
We're excited to introduce you to Liam McCarthy, Community Forester, and reintroduce you to Kal McLane, Conservation Coordinator! Do these faces look familiar to you?… Read More
As our community gets ready to vote on Tuesday, November 5th, we wanted to learn more about mayoral and city commissioner candidates and their plans… Read More
On September 27th & 28th, 250+ volunteers joined us at Neighborwoods to plant 200 more trees in the MLK Park Neighborhood. At the beginning of… Read More
At our 2024 skateboarding & concrete building workshop, we had over 75 participants join us to enjoy exploring Clemente DIY Skatepark, located in Roberto Clemente… Read More
As part of the Explore Your Parks 2024 workshop series, we partnered with the Grand Rapids Boulder Project and Terra Firma Bouldering Co. to host… Read More
Our Youth Green Team is a part of Friends of Grand Rapids Parks' seasonal crew, helping us water and maintain trees from June through August.… Read More
Last Wednesday, we partnered with Amplify GR to host the Community Forest Conversation. Moderated by Latesha Lipscomb (Amplify GR) and featuring Jasmine Brown (PhD student… Read More