Rebuilding Detroit's Urban Canopy
From 1950-1980, Detroit lost more than half a million trees due to disease, urban expansion and neglect. The Greening of Detroit is working to change this trajectory. In the past 35 years, they have added 166,000 trees to the landscape with the help of 27,000 volunteers. Over the next 5 years, The Greening of Detroit plans to plant 75,000 more trees.
Fai Foen, Director of Green Infrastructure, Greening of Detroit, will discuss the history of this organization and its current programs, including the Community Forestry Program. She’ll cover some of the challenges they face convincing people to accept the idea of planting trees in an urban setting and share anecdotes about people eager to ‘reforest.’
Presenter:
Fai Foen, Director of Green Infrastructure, The Greening of Detroit
Members, please register here for lunch ($22) and the program, or program only, by midnight, November 6th. Doors open at 11:30 am; lunch is at noon; the presentation begins at 1 pm.
Guests of AAF&G members are welcome to attend the presentation at no cost (registration required). Members, you can register your guest here for lunch ($22) and/or the presentation only. Doors open at 11:30 pm. Please register by midnight, November 6th.
Non-AAF&G members are welcome to attend the program for a $5 admission fee. All funds support Ann Arbor Farm & Garden’s annual garden-related grant and scholarship awards. Doors open at 12:30 pm. Please register by midnight, November 6th.
