Students will create a butterfly garden and structures to promote increasing the monarch butterfly population.
120 youth will renovate an urban area into a gravel garden with lighting, plants and seating for a gathering space in an otherwise unused area.
High school students from Bay County will work with Code Compliance to address landscaping issues for seniors’ homes on April 26.
On May 3, 400+ students will undertake improvement projects at several sites across Lansing to plant flowers, clean up landscaping at their annual Work A Thon.
During the month of April, students from the Grand River Preparatory Academy will do water testing and clean up on the Buck Creek to examine the current health of the creek as well as research ways to improve it.
On April 13, more than 150 youth will clean up a park area and help restore sports fields and gathering places.
During the Cadillac Urban Gardens Community and Youth Week of Service from Saturday, May 4 through Saturday, May 11, 150 youth volunteers will weed, spread compost, water, plant fruits, vegetables, and herbs, and complete various gardening tasks to prepare the garden for the upcoming growing and produce distribution season that supports 750+ households.
On April 25, 100 students from Freemont High School will clean-up at Camp Newaygo. On April 26th, TrueNorth will host an annual tree distribution and planting event that allows the public to plant saplings in the community.
On April 25, 26 and 29, 95 youth volunteers will restore a garden comprised of several raised beds at the Saginaw Kids Campus site.
On April 14, 140 youth will install a community garden on the grounds of Bay City Club. The garden will provide a renewable source of fresh, healthy produce for Bay City families.