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It Takes a City to Build A Park It only seems fitting that this year, we would also build a brand new park in partnership with KaBoom, Amway Corporation,… Read More
From School to Homes: ICCF to Develop Affordable Housing at Eastern Elementary A vacant, ninety-year-old Grand Rapids public school which began its life as a haven for those with physical… Read More
This week Huff Park has its official reopening after it acquired a grant and park millage dollars to bring many major improvements to the park, the most notable is that of… Read More
Summer is here and that means camping and campfire season! Campfires are one of my favorite part of summer. Whether it is cooking my new signature dish: cinnamon rolls in… Read More
June 2018 WZZM Update Growing populations of gypsy moth caterpillars raise concern for landscapes and woodlots original post Posted on May 9, 2018 by Bob Bricault, Michigan State University Extension Caterpillars are eating… Read More
Nearly 400 Volunteers and Mayor Rosalynn Bliss showed up to plant 300 trees in the West Grand neighborhood of Grand Rapids – a huge feat that could not have been done without our amazing volunteers! With… Read More
Despite the sporadically cold Spring weather we have had recently, consistently warm weather is just around the corner. With the warm weather we tend to spend more time outside enjoying… Read More
Thursday, March 15, we said toodaloo to this year’s Tree Beer. Over the past month, tree-inspired beers, ciders, and cocktails have been available at participating breweries in order to help raise money… Read More
Every year when the weather starts to warm up Michigan our trees start to come back to life. In Michigan and across the wooded North the flowing of Sugar Maple… Read More
On January 20th in Richmond Park, Friends hosted its WinterWest event to show just how fun outdoor parks can be in the cold, snowy weather. We had a blast with… Read More