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Litter Bit Better Spring 2024 Results

Litter Bit Better Spring 2024 Results

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The results are in! Over 12,320 pounds of litter was collected by A Litter Bit Better volunteers during this year’s event. An estimated 3,164 volunteers picked up 324 sites that covered many locations around Rochester. Neighborhoods were beautified, citizens gave back to their community, and all that waste was prevented from polluting our land and water. Special thanks to all the volunteers and sponsors for making this program possible for the last 18 years!

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March Colorful Greetings – RNews 3.11.24

March Colorful Greetings – RNews 3.11.24

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Check out the latest edition of RNews, the RNeighbors online newsletter. In addition to neighborhood news, there’s valuable information about available grants and many community events that you can get involved with. Examples include Litter Bit Better, Neighborhood Project Grants, and more. If you don’t already receive this newsletter via email and would like to, you can use this link to sign up.

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2024 Natural Playscape Grant

2024 Natural Playscape Grant

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For the second year, the RNeighborWoods team is offering a different outdoor park experience for a winning neighborhood: a natural playscape! The 2023 winner was the Elton Hills neighborhood, the logs placed at Allendale Park. Our partners at the Park and Rec Forestry Department have created Lincoln Log-style beams that can be stacked together in a natural play area, fun for all ages to climb and sit on. The logs come from local Rochester trees that must be removed for…

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Spring 2024 RNeighborWoods Community Tree Planting

Spring 2024 RNeighborWoods Community Tree Planting

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Planting trees along streets maximizes the benefits of the city-wide tree canopy. Through the teamwork of RNeighborWoods since 2004, we have utilized 7,577 volunteers to plant 8,338 boulevard trees. These trees provide multiple ecological and other public benefits, including reducing Rochester’s carbon footprint. Rochester’s urban forest includes 41,177 public trees on neighborhood boulevards and parks. In one year, 33,100 lbs of pollutants were removed from the air, and $719.284 in stormwater benefits were achieved thanks to these trees. Here is an…

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2023 Neighborhood Project Grant Results

2023 Neighborhood Project Grant Results

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2023 was the ninth year of our Neighborhood Project Grants (NPGs). These grants now reimburse up to $3,000 for neighborhoods to complete projects that enhance a neighborhood’s livability and involvement, benefit the entire neighborhood, and promote a strong sense of community. 2020-2022 were quiet years for NPGs as neighbors dealt with the pandemic. But in 2023, successful NPGs more than tripled from 2022! Once again, there were robust applications with some original ideas from neighborhoods on bringing neighbors together, including…

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2024 RNeighbors Neighborhood Project Grants

2024 RNeighbors Neighborhood Project Grants

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RNeighbors Neighborhood Project Grants reimburse up to $3,000 in costs for neighborhoods to complete projects that: Enhance a neighborhood’s livability and involvement Benefit the entire neighborhood Promote a strong sense of community. Be creative. These non-revenue producing projects can include, but are not limited to, identification signage, bike racks, mini libraries or food pantries, pocket park improvements, physical activity opportunities, butterfly & rain gardens, festivals, food trucks, native plantscaping, public art projects, live performances (musicians, theatre, etc.), and neighborhood gatherings….

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Call for Artists – Chalk the Block 2023

Call for Artists – Chalk the Block 2023

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Event Date: September 30 (Rain Date Sunday, October 1) Artists Working: 9:30 am-1:45 pmAward Ceremony: 2 pm Location: Graham Park (Olmsted County Fairgrounds) SE Parking LotTheme: “Art is the highest form of Hope.” – Gerhard Richter Each participant will have a designated block of pavement 17 ft. long and 8 ft. wide. Required mural 4 ft. x4 ft. (or 16 square ft.) will fit inside of this to allow artist(s) space to walk around mural while working. Artists Categories: Youth…

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