Friends of Grand Rapids Parks

Trees. Parks. People.

Friends of Grand Rapids Parks is an award winning, nationally recognized independent, citizen led, nonprofit enterprise founded in 2008, working closely with but separate from the City.

Vision: Grand Rapids is the healthiest, most shade and park equitable city in America.

Mission: Block by block plant trees, grow parks, support the community, and have fun!

We achieve our mission through:
Community organizing and volunteer engagement including various education and leadership programs, planting and maintaining trees, maintaining, activating, and developing new parks and green space, improving wayfinding and access to and from parks, and researching and monitoring the impact of our programs.

Contact Information

720 Curve St SW Ste. B
Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Representative

Stacy Bare
Executive Director
stacy@friendsofgrparks.org