Parks
Spring Spruce-Up at Garfield Park
by (kylevanstrien)
Submitted 05-02-2014 under
Join Friends of Grand Rapids Parks for a City-wide Spring Spruce-Up event on Saturday, May 31 from 9 am to 12 noon. Our goal with the event is to ensure that our parks are clean and beautiful for Spring and Summer, and to raise awareness...Spring Spruce-Up at Plaster Creek Family Park
by (kylevanstrien)
Submitted 05-02-2014 under
Join Friends of Grand Rapids Parks for a City-wide Spring Spruce-Up event on Saturday, May 31 from 9 am to 12 noon. Our goal with the event is to ensure that our parks are clean and beautiful for Spring and Summer, and to raise awareness...Spring Spruce-Up at Caufield Park
by (kylevanstrien)
Submitted 05-02-2014 under
Join Friends of Grand Rapids Parks for a City-wide Spring Spruce-Up event on Saturday, May 31 from 9 am to 12 noon. Our goal with the event is to ensure that our parks are clean and beautiful for Spring and Summer, and to raise awareness...Spring Spruce-Up at Cherry Park
by (kylevanstrien)
Submitted 05-02-2014 under
Join Friends of Grand Rapids Parks for a City-wide Spring Spruce-Up event on Saturday, May 31 from 9 am to 12 noon. Our goal with the event is to ensure that our parks are clean and beautiful for Spring and Summer, and to raise awareness...Spring Spruce-Up at Clemente Park
by (kylevanstrien)
Submitted 05-02-2014 under
Join Friends of Grand Rapids Parks for a City-wide Spring Spruce-Up event on Saturday, May 31 from 9 am to 12 noon. Our goal with the event is to ensure that our parks are clean and beautiful for Spring and Summer, and to raise awareness...FGRP Spring Spruce-up at Roosevelt Park
by (kylevanstrien)
Submitted 05-02-2014 under
Join Friends of Grand Rapids Parks for a City-wide Spring Spruce-Up event on Saturday, May 31 from 9 am to 12 noon. Our goal with the event is to ensure that our parks are clean and beautiful for Spring and Summer, and to raise awareness...FGRP Spring Spruce-up at Roosevelt Park
by (kylevanstrien)
Submitted 05-02-2014 under
Join Friends of Grand Rapids Parks for a City-wide Spring Spruce-Up event on Saturday, May 31 from 9 am to 12 noon. Our goal with the event is to ensure that our parks are clean and beautiful for Spring and Summer, and to raise awareness...
Parks come alive in spring
by (FriendsofGRParks)
Submitted 04-08-2014 under PLACE-MATTERS
The thump of a basketball dribble, the laughter of a toddler swinging for the first time and the holler of a kid recognizing a friend across the playing field for the first time after a long winter – these are the sounds of spring in the park...
Joe Taylor Park recognized as national city park leader
by (FriendsofGRParks)
Submitted 03-25-2014 under NONPROFITS
In recognition of its unique approach to partnerships and green infrastructure, Joe Taylor Park has been named one of 12 “Frontline Parks,” a nationwide contest sponsored each year by City Parks Alliance. Joe Taylor Park was selected...
Orchards, edible parks, food forests increasingly popular in placemaking
by (FriendsofGRParks)
Submitted 02-18-2014 under PLACE-MATTERS
The larger trend of edible parks and food forests being built across the country is the result of residents asking more from their community spaces and embracing public spaces. In Grand Rapids, we've worked with several groups and neighborhoods...