Groundwork Richmond - Richmond, California

Community Clean-up Day On the Richmond Greenway
June 8th, 2013, 8am-1pm at 42nd St and Ohio Avenue
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42nd STREET KICK-OFF JUNE 16TH, 2013, 11 – 3pm
Mural Dedication honoring local histories - Food & Music! Free!
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News! Groundwork Richmond welcomes new Groundwork Fellow!

Sarah Calderon Please join the Groundwork Richmond Board and I in welcoming Jessica Sanchez, our new Groundwork Fellow who will work as our Project Coordinator! Jessica has been committed to serving her community and restoring the environment through conservation projects for the past few years.

She has previously worked for the National Park Service and the Student Conservation Association. She has also been a teacher-in-residence at Slide Ranch, an educational farm off the coast of Marin County. She holds a BA in Environmental Studies with a focus in Agroecology from the University of California Santa Cruz. Congratulations Jessica.

Sarah Calderon - Executive Director

Growing on the Richmond Greenway!

Groundwork Launches Neighborhood Tree Planting Program

For 2013 and beyond, Groundwork Richmond will be working to help improve Richmond’s tree canopy, particularly in our community’s under‐treed neighborhoods. Working closely with the City, we are reaching out to residents who might want to “adopt” a tree and care for it during the first few years. During the Fall and Winter, we hold “Tree Parties” to plant trees for those who have agreed to adopt a tree.

Richmond Police Chief Chris Magnus on why the Richmond Police support Trees for Richmond.

Groundwork Richmond has adopted the section of the Greenway that borders Carlson Boulevard, near Ohio Avenue, seen below.

This year, we will create a vision and design with youth and community members, and install improvements like trees, community art, benches, and other amenities – limited only by our imaginations – and funding, of course!

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Day of Service, January, 2011. Local agencies and community members work on the Richmond Greenway, showing the community spirit that will turn this former rail line into a beautiful and useful Richmond park. Urban Tilth led local agencies and activists in organizing and conducting this annual event. See news and events for info about the January 2013 event.

The Richmond Greenway
This one-time railroad spur cuts through the heart of Richmond's 33.7 square miles.
See how a recovering brownfield can make the City of Richmond greener, healthier, prettier and more fun.

CREATING BETTER, SAFER, HEALTHIER NEIGHBORHOODS

We are not affiliated with GroundWorks, Inc. of Brentwood, California.