Urban Edge
Prior to beginning the project, the lots we worked with had a lot of landfill items that were hard to remove with standard equipment. The first step was the clear those lots out and determine what type of soil we would have work with on the lot. After clearing the lots, we learned that the…
Read MoreFriendly Fence
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 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 MoreJericho Road Projects
The Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initative partners with additional New Orleans nonprofits, including Tulane City Center, Master Gardeners of New Orleans, Central City Growers Coop, Recirculating Farms Coalition, Pistol & Stamen Flower and Farm Studio, and the LSU Ag Center to reviatlize vacant and abandoned properties. Jericho Road collaborates with local groups to identify and…
Read MorePower in Dirt
Power in Dirt was an initiative sponsored by the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office’s stepUP! Baltimore Campaign in 2011/ 2012. The program allowed residents to adopt vacant lots and gain support from nonprofit and city partners like the Baltimore Green Space land trust to beauty abandoned and deteriorated properties. Residents could receive a temporary, 1-year lease…
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 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 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 MoreMuskegon Lot Clean-up and Beautification
Muskegon County Land Bank Authority is collaborating with AmeriCorps to maintain land bank owned lots and houses in a large target zone. Here, an AmeriCorps member directs volunteers in clearing this space. They advise organizations starting out in this work to begin slowly and build sustainably.  More about this project >
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