Good cities like Portland are made up of good citizens that give back and advocate for their communities. While parks may seem like an effortless part of Portland's identity, the truth is that it takes over 450,000 hours of volunteer effort to keep these vital community spaces beautiful year-round.
For this week's blog, we'll look at one inspirational example from a much larger city of what volunteers, parks foundations, and private investment can do for park spaces. While Portland and New York are very different cities, it is easy to find inspiration in this story of park revival.