Detroit Community Impact Event for Green Sports Day - The Greening of Detroit

Volunteer with The Greening of Detroit for the Joy and Alpine Trailhead Community Tree Planting on October 1 from 9am-1pm!

Come out and plant trees in your community! Join us as we help to reforest Detroit! All ages welcome!

Come join us for a fun-filled day of planting trees and helping to expand Detroit's canopy cover! All ages are welcome, and we ask that volunteers under 18 years old are accompanied by an adult/guardian.

For this event, you can prepare with the following:

• Wear close-toed work shoes/boots.
• Bring work/gardening gloves (we will have gloves available on-site if needed!).
• Dress for the weather and to get messy (we plant rain or shine. Please wear layers!).
• Training and tools (shovels, etc.) will be provided on-site.
• Bring a water bottle/snack (we will have a refillable water jug on-site!).
• We will have a clean port-a-potty on-site for volunteers to use.

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About The Greening of Detroit:

Since 1989, we have planted over 177,000 trees in the City of Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park. We continue to plant along city and residential streets and within parks and playgrounds.

Detroit is an urban area - that makes trees a vital part of city living. Trees are key to our quality of life, public health and provide enumerable environmental benefits. They help reduce extreme heat, manage stormwater, and create and clean the air we breathe. Now more than ever, we need to be protecting and expanding our urban forests!

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