Waterkeeper, Town of Niagara, protects & restores forested wetland site, improves flooding, water quality issues along Cayuga Creek

October 22, 2022
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PlayABLE Walk and Roll to bring disability-friendly play to Port Huron’s Gratiot Park this spring

October 14, 2022
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Request for Qualifications: Summative Evaluation of Parks, Trails & Green Design (PTGD) Focus Area

The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation seeks to contract a firm or team of evaluators to conduct a summative evaluation of the Foundation’s Parks, Trails, and Green Design (PTGD) focus area. The objectives of the evaluation are 1) to document the grantmaking and non-grantmaking processes to date and analyze the associated outcomes of those efforts; and 2) to develop an evaluation plan to continue monitoring the progress of PTGD initiatives, including identifying metrics to measure outcomes…

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A space for healing in the Motor City

August 15, 2022
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Tony Hawk’s mission to get kids skateboarding in Detroit is paying off

Ralph Wilson Park Conservancy, City of Buffalo, and Partners Break Ground on Future Ralph Wilson Park on Buffalo’s Waterfront 

July 21, 2022

 $110 million of collaborative investment to fulfill community’s vision to transform the former LaSalle Park into a one-of-a-kind, world-class park serving all .

Phase I Construction includes a signature pedestrian bridge for improved access, ball field improvements and shoreline rehabilitation of the inlet area.

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Ralph Wilson Park – A New Day for Buffalo’s Waterfront

22-acre park on Detroit’s west riverfront honors NFL exec Ralph Wilson

Detroit Riverfront Conservancy and Partners Break Ground on Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park – Transformational 22-Acre Park on West Riverfront Designed for All

  • Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park will dramatically transform the Detroit Riverfront into one of the most beautiful public spaces in the country and is a major step forward in the Conservancy’s goal of developing 5.5 miles of revitalized riverfront
  • Detroit Riverfront Conservancy receives $7 million in new support for Ralph Wilson Park; DTE Energy Foundation announces $2.5 million gift
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Ceremony celebrates groundbreaking on new Eugene and Elaine C. Driker Trail on Belle Isle