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Project EverGreen Adds Green Oasis in the Heart of the Big Apple
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Lower East Side
Project EverGreen returns to New York City to help revitalize Clinton Community Garden on the city’s Lower East Side and create an area where neighborhood residents can gather, get to know their neighbors...
Project EverGreen Spreads Value of Green Space Message in NYC
NYC Lower East Side
Project EverGreen returns to New York City to help revitalize Clinton Community Garden on the city’s Lower East Side and create an area where neighborhood residents can gather, get to know their neighbors...
Meet Dual Threat Volunteer Brad Dahl
Buffalo, Minnesota
Meet dual program volunteer Brad Dahl of Buffalo, Minnesota who has helped multiple military families as both a GreenCare and SnowCare for Troops volunteer.
It’s a medical fact: Spending time outdoors, especially in green spaces, is good for you.
A wealth of research indicates that escaping to a neighborhood park, hiking through the woods, or spending a weekend by the lake can lower a person’s stress levels, decrease blood pressure and reduce the risk asthma, allergies, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, while boosting mental health and increasing life expectancy.
Study Finds Gardening Could Reduce Your Risk of a Heart Attack
Is gardening just as good for you as hitting the gym? A new study suggests that even low-to-moderate level physical activities like gardening can have a major impact on your health...
Tag Archive for: green spaces
Clinton Community Garden – New York City – 2019
NYC Lower East Side
Check out photos from the recently completed NYC Clinton Community Garden renovation project! Thanks to our volunteer and sponsor partners for coming together to make this happen including the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation GreenThumb initiative, ConEdison, Mount Sinai Hospital Health System and EP Henry.