Improve water quality, mitigate urban tree canopy loss and reduce stormwater runoff in targeted areas in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Project will plant over 1,500 trees to increase natural areas and increase ecosystem resilience in low and middle-income communities who experience less benefits from green infrastructure compared to other community residents.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Sustain our Great Lakes Program
Project Title: Increasing Urban Tree Canopy in Grand Rapids (MI)
Organization:
Friends of Grand Rapids Parks
Project ID:
0501.22.075080
Description:
Award Amount:
$348220.07
Location:
Grand Rapids, Michigan targeting The Back Hills and Roosevelt Park Communities in the southwest and the Burton Heights, Garfield Park and Alger Heights Communities in the southeast. Performance sites are evaluated by the on-staff FGRP Forester and selected based on potential impacts.