Project EverGreen plans for phase II of renovations at Pingree Park

Pictured above: Last November, Project EverGreen and its partners worked to renovate Detroit-based Pingree Park. It plans to continue renovation work this June.

CLEVELAND – Last November, Project EverGreen started renovations at Detroit’s Pingree Park. The nonprofit and its partners plan to start phase II of the park’s renovations June 8-9.

During the initial phase of the renovation, Project EverGreen updated the landscaping at the park for beauty and safety by renovating the sports fields with improved grass surfaces, reviving the gathering spaces and pruning old trees. Click here to read more about the first phase of renovations at Pingree Park.

This June, the nonprofit plans to add new walkways and a natural landscape amphitheater to the 18-acre park.

The project is a collaborative effort between the City of Detroit, local businesses, green industry suppliers and Project EverGreen. In Detroit, Magna International donated the initial seed money to get the project off the ground and has been joined by Lear Corporation, Quicken Loans and Meijer. Together, these companies have donated $176,000 to the Pingree Park project.

Green industry suppliers who have contributed include: Advanced Turf Solutions, BASF, Billy Goat, Cool Planet, Emery Agro Green, Greenworks, Kujo Yard Wear, Lush Lawn, Nufarm, PBI-Gordon, Real Green Systems, Spring-Green, Superior Groundcover, The Davey Tree Expert Co., Sipcam Agro, Sport Field Solutions, Troy Clogg Landscape Associates, Turf Systems, United Turf Alliance and Weed Man.

“Pingree Park and the people living in the surrounding community are the real winners,” says Cindy Code, executive director of Project EverGreen. “With generous financial and in-kind support, this park will get a much-needed facelift. The improved park space will result in a greener, healthier, cooler park, functioning as the lungs of the neighborhood.”

Click here to see a video on renovations at Pingree Park.