Green Saginaw
Green Saginaw is SLBC’s next generation of work in this community in partnership with the Saginaw County Land Bank and the City of Saginaw helping to address non-structural blight and vacant property conditions. Green Saginaw builds on a previous, 5-year investment called the Pollinator Project which worked to replace vacant, blighted properties with more manageable wildflower prairie…
Read MoreGladwyne Jewish Memorial Cemetery
Forgotten for over half a century, this historic cemetery-turned-forest has become a stunning landscape. Just barely escaping development on a number of occasions, the cemetery has been taken over by the Friends of the Gladwyne Jewish Memorial Cemetery, who hired LandHealth Institute to create a master plan for the cemetery’s future. The plan examines strategies…
Read MoreBryn Anthyn Meadow
Bryn Athyn College, a small liberal arts college, features a ten-acre meadow that had little species diversity and was inaccessible to students. LandHealth reimagined the meadow and rain garden as vibrant amenities in an effort to increase biodiversity and increase its educational value for the campus, transforming the space into a diverse bog garden. More about…
Read MoreBeer Treehouse
E3CA Inc. aims to be a placemaking resource for all communities. Their recent projects include constructing outdoor spaces and seating areas on vacant lots, like this beer treehouse. More about this project >
Read MoreMaggie Walker Community Land Trust
Maggie Walker Community Land Trust is working to guarantee perpetual affordability by placing vacant properties that have been developed for residential use into a ground lease program. Pictured here is a new, affordable single-family home that was built on an empty lot.
Read MoreHelios Park
Helios Park hosts solar panels mounted on solar trellis and constructed of white oak. The park body includes pervious concrete walkway (enhances drainage), native vegetation rain garden, and a colorful human sundial which enables visitors to determine the time of day (if the sun is out). The solar energy is fed into the grid via…
Read MoreCommunityCare
CommunityCare recognizes, rewards, and equips residents to participate in vacant lot maintenance and beautification as community stewards. More about this project >
Read MoreErie Community Gardens
Environment Erie sees lots as unique to each neighborhood and thinks that each lot should represent a neighborhood’s organization and vision. The lot pictured here is the result of collaborating on a vacant structure demolition project. More about this project >
Read MoreYoungstown Pocket Park
Mahoning County Land Bank is identifying areas to install flexible-use green space. Kids began playing in the space pictured here while the flowers were still being planted. Three weeks after this space was completed, 300 kids showed up for a safe trick-or-treating event. More about this project >
Read MoreNeighborhood Landscapes
Trumbull County Land Bank’s employment program has created 6 new full-time positions focused on implementing neighborhood plans. The program has built capacity to complete projects like the landscape installations pictured here. More about this project >
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