CITIZEN FORESTER UPDATE! We’re reaching out to give Citizen Foresters and Citizen Forester trainees updates for the month of August! Month In Review This past month we hosted 4 After Work Tree Times (AWTT), 2 Citizen Forester Classes, a BBQ & Beautify event at Richmond Park, and we graduated 5 new Citizen Foresters- Let’s recap! … More
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Pawpaws: America’s Best Secret Fruit
This wild fruit is worth tracking down. [Photographs: Samara Linnell] If you’re lucky, America’s best secret fruit might be growing on a tree close to your backyard. Or perhaps a county or two away. Finding it takes effort, but it’s rejuvenating effort. Tromping around in the woods seeking pawpaws makes me feel more a little … More
MAYOR’S TREE OF THE YEAR UPDATE
Due to server issues with the Urban Forest Project’s Tree Map feature, Friends of Grand Rapids Parks and the City of Grand Rapids will now be accepting nominations for Mayor’s Tree of the Year via email or Facebook message. This is an easier way for you to tell the rest of Grand Rapids why a … More
