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October 3, 2024
200 Trees Planted at Neighborwoods 2024
On September 27th & 28th, 250+ volunteers joined us at Neighborwoods to plant 200 more trees in the MLK Park Neighborhood. At the beginning of…
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September 4, 2024
Explore Your Parks: Skate & Build Demo
At our 2024 skateboarding & concrete building workshop, we had over 75 participants join us to enjoy exploring Clemente DIY Skatepark, located in Roberto Clemente…
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September 4, 2024
Explore Your Parks: Intro to Bouldering
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…
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July 5, 2024
Meet Our 2024 Youth Green Team!
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.…
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We are excited to announce that John McCrackin has joined our board of directors! John has held senior project and design engineering positions at MillerKnoll,… Read More
Container trees are easy to plant, with minimal transplant shock and quick establishment. They are perfect for homeowners and landscaping on a budget. We provide… Read More
Written by Becky Pobst, Director of Forestry While planning for our two largest planting events of the year, ArborFest in the Spring and Neighborwoods in… Read More
We're excited to introduce you to two new faces at Friends: Kal and Lauren! Meet our new Community Forester, Kal McLane! 👋Originally from the middle… Read More
Job Posting
Urban Forestry Technician
Application deadline for this position is Friday, May 24, 2024. Position: Seasonal Urban Forestry TechnicianReports to: Director of Operations, Community Forestry Program ManagerHours: Part-time, up… Read More
We have two new faces on our Board of Directors! Please give Danielle and Susan a warm welcome! We are excited to have them as… Read More
While our trees rest in the winter, dormant after a long season of growth and storing resources, our team keeps going! We like to take… Read More
On December 21st, we set up a Luminaria walk along the trail of Ken-O-Sha Park, along with hot cocoa and s'mores stations. We were delighted… Read More
Activities
Pumpkin Party Recap
Rainy days can damper outdoor plans, but that did not stop us from having a blast at our 2023 Pumpkin Party! In an unexpected turn… Read More