Hamilton Rainscape Learning Lab
The Hamilton Rainscape emerged from community plans to address blight and stormwater issues. The location and elements of the design were selected through a community engagement process that brought together residents and the designers throughout the development of the project. Residents, ECN staff, and InSite Design Studio came together to create a beautiful open space…
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The Friendly Fence implementation on Stahelin was a part of a larger resident-led vision for the street. Stahelin Ave. had a very active community of engagement surrounding the street to help maintain vacant homes, and advocate for the demolition of dangerous properties. The Friendly Fence lot treatment was selected because this specific lot was in…
Read MoreField Temple Forest Patch
Field Temple is working in their community to create a meditation space that cultivates beauty, refuge, and tranquility and is accessible to all who walk in the neighborhood. They practice Buddhist philosophy and currently hold meditations, community gatherings, and storytelling at the lot. Field Temple plans to use their grant to install the Forest Patcher…
Read MoreCoriander Farm and Kitchen
Coriander Kitchen and Farm is a canal-side restaurant and farm. We offer thoughtfully sourced takes on classic pub staples, as well as a unique seasonal menu, inspired by the fresh veg and herbs we grow on our farm. More about this project >
Read MoreBeautiful Borders
Beautiful Border designs are easy to install and manage ornamental gardens featuring perennial flowers that will be sure to wow neighbors while providing environmental benefits like attracting pollinators and beneficial insects, creating habitat for migratory birds and managing stormwater runoff. At 25 feet long by 7 feet wide they’re designed to fit perfectly along the…
Read MoreLafayette Greens
Lafayette Greens is a green space and urban garden in the heart of downtown Detroit, next door to the famous Coney Islands and across the street from the fabulous Westin Book Cadillac Hotel. Visitors, city workers, and neighborhood residents enjoy and relax in the space, watch veggies and flowers grow during the summer and enjoy…
Read MoreGreen 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 MoreWork-Live Spaces
Genesee County Habitat For Humanity is building innovative Work/Live spaces to encourage redevelopment. New builds like the one pictured here offer commercial spaces on the street level and residential spaces above where business owners live. More about this project >
Read MoreEastside Franklin Park
Community partners raised 9 lots with structures in various states of neglect. Eastside Franklin Park has since repurposed the area with a picturesque park, covered shelter, and garden beds. They love engaging youth and watching them gain a sense of purpose working in the gardens. More about this project >
Read MorePollinator Project
Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy thinks activating community and business partners is essential for revitalization work. Here, volunteers from the Dow Chemical Company remove two 30-yard dumpsters of trash from a vacant, land bank-owned property. More about this project >
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