CURRENT PROJECTS
Parchment Community Clean-up Crew
The first Saturday morning each month, April - October, volunteers are welcome to help pick up litter and do light trimming in various areas around the City.
Bring work gloves and/or yardwork tools if you have them.
Sunken Garden in Kindleberger Park
Volunteers maintain the Sunken Garden in Kindleberger Park on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays each month in the summer, from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. If you want to help, just show up! Bring work gloves.
Parchment Riverfront
2021
Both Parchment proposals have been accepted for funding. More details should be coming soon.
2020
In February 2020, the City submitted two grant proposals to the Kalamazoo River Natural Resource Trustee Council, to be funded by the PCB remidation settlement with NCR Corporation. The purpose of the $25,000,000 settlement is to allow for the selectino of projects that will benefit injured natural resources and help compensate the public for lost recreational oportunities along the Kalamazoo River. Read the draft plan here. The two Parchment proposals are Commerce Lane Railroad Trestle Remove and Bank Restoration (3.1.9. on page 34) and Parchment Restoration Plan / Urban Wildlife Corridor (3.1.13. on page 36).
2019
After two successfull gatherings of Kalamazoo Riverfront stakeholders (representing local business, government, education, wildlife preservation, and recreation interests), a Riverfront Coalition has formed with the mission to continue to reserve and promote the Kalamazoo River as a resource. The group plans to meet annually. Public forums will be held quarterly to discuss projects.
Of the many ideas generated at these meetings, we are starting with a plan to connect the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail (pedestrian/bicycle) on the west side of the river to the city via a pedestrian bridge.