About Evergreen
Evergreen is dedicated to making cities flourish. Since 1991, we’ve been hard at work, transforming spaces into great places so that communities can thrive.
This is evident in our work designing school grounds; building community programs; collaborating on transportation, housing, and water issues; and imagining and developing the Evergreen Brick Works social enterprise.
Since 1991, Evergreen, a Canadian charity and international thought leader, has provoked bold action in transforming public landscapes into thriving community spaces with environmental, social and economic benefits. At the core of our work is the belief that involving people directly in the process of restoring the health of local ecologies and their communities positively affects the attitudes and behaviours that lie at the core of the sustainable city.
For more than 25 years Evergreen has connected, collaborated, and catalyzed people to do amazing things. Learn more about our impact here.
Our Mission
Inspiring action to green cities.
Our Vision
Our cities are the place we all share and where we connect with each other. When spaces are transformed into great places and connected to city systems like housing and transit, the daily experience in our communities improves and our life in the city becomes happier and healthier.
Our Values
Collaboration
Engaging diverse audiences in ways that are playful, optimistic and empowering to accelerate strategies for change.
Innovation
Connecting and transforming innovative ideas into bold action.
Accountability
To the communities we serve, those who contribute their time and resources, and in the delivery of programs and services of the highest quality.
Systems Approach
Between people and place and the recognition that environmental issues are part of interdependent, complex social and economic systems.
Our Stories
Building community with Green Bloc Neighbourhoods
Four Vancouver neighbourhoods have been at work, not just putting a dent in their ecological footprints,…
Top 5 things to do at Evergreen’s Feast On BBQ
You know about the chefs who will be whipping up some delectable local fare, but what…
How Fish Might Grow Food of the Future
Understanding the future potential of hydroponics as demonstrated by Ripple Farms’ container at Evergreen Brick Works.
The Benefits of Risky Play for Canadian students
Cam Collyer, Evergreen's Executive Director of Programs, talks about how risky play and school ground design can…