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Meet Dual Threat Volunteer Brad Dahl
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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.
Project EverGreen Adds Green Oasis in the Heart of the Big Apple
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...
Project EverGreen and STMA Team Up To Renovate West Palm Beach Park
West Palm Beach, Florida
More than 100 Project EverGreen, STMA and local volunteers are teaming up at Howard Park in W. Palm Beach to give aspiring youth and adult athletes and neighborhood residents a professionally renovated softball field.
Project EverGreen and SiteOne Team Up To Renovate Tucson’s Kennedy Park
Tucson, Arizona
Project EverGreen, SiteOne Landscape Supply, City of Tucson Parks and Recreation Department, community residents and a talented group of dedicated landscape professionals teamed up on September 21 at the City of Tucson’s Kennedy Park to give the community park a well-deserved sprucing up.
Virginia School District Named Winner of the “Our Winning Green Space” Contest
Mineral, Virginia
When Logan Horne heard about the “Our Winning Green Spaces” contest he decided to enter, but never thought he had a chance of winning. He thought wrong.
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.