Veteran’s Day Sapling Planting

Join with Friends of Grand Rapids Parks, and Executive Director and US Army Veteran Stacy Bare to plant trees in honor of Veteran’s Day at Ball Perkins Park from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. The City of Grand Rapids had to remove a section of Ball Perkins Park that was being taken over by invasive […]

Neighborwoods – Day 2

The last day of September and the first of October brought out sunny clear skies, and the perfect temperatures for planting trees. With over 150 volunteers for the Neighborwoods event in partnership with the Mayor’s Greening Initiative, we planted 200 trees over three 3-hour shifts—finishing them all with an hour and a half to spare.

Neighborwoods – Day 1

The last day of September and the first of October brought out sunny clear skies, and the perfect temperatures for planting trees. With over 150 volunteers for the Neighborwoods event in partnership with the Mayor’s Greening Initiative, we planted 200 trees over three 3-hour shifts—finishing them all with an hour and a half to spare.