Meet Geno! 🌳 We asked Geno, our Green Corps Program Manager, why he loves the Greening: "For me, it's the incredible privilege of working with the vibrant youth of Detroit. Having started as a Team Leader in this transformative program, I've seen firsthand the power of mentorship and education in shaping young minds. What truly ignites my passion is the opportunity to instill a love for the environment in these future leaders. Detroit holds a special place in my heart, and seeing the enthusiasm of our youth to engage in environmental stewardship fills me with hope and pride. We're not just teaching about environmental issues; we're cultivating the next generation of stewards who will protect our planet for years to come. It's a responsibility I take to heart, and I'm honored to be able to make a difference. Together, we're sowing the seeds of a greener, more sustainable tomorrow" Learn more about our programs: www.greeningofdetroit.com
The Greening of Detroit
Environmental Services
Detroit, MI 1,477 followers
Growing Tomorrow's Detroit
About us
Our Mission Statement: Inspiring sustainable growth of a healthy urban community through trees, green spaces, food, education, training and job opportunities. We aspire to provide a greener tomorrow for our Detroit. The Greening of Detroit is a well-established nonprofit resource agency with a long history of successful and progressive initiatives. All of our work adds economic value to the communities we serve, and focuses on using land in a way that improves quality of life, has environmental integrity and promotes education and stewardship. Most of all, The Greening provides hope for the future of the city of Detroit. Between 1950 and 1980, around 500,000 trees were lost in Detroit to Dutch elm disease, urban expansion and attrition. During that same time, economic constraints prohibited the city from replacing those trees. The Greening of Detroit was founded in 1989 with a single focus in mind – restore the city's tree infrastructure. At The Greening, we believe in tomorrow's Detroit and expect to play a significant role in the development to this great city. The abundance of vacant land – spanning more than 20 square miles of the city – allows for a blank canvas of opportunity and new beginnings. That means more room for trees, green open spaces, prairies, urban farms and pocket parks. It also means job opportunities for city kids and adult workforce trainees. We look forward to working with our community residents to grow tomorrow's Detroit.
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External link for The Greening of Detroit
- Industry
- Environmental Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Detroit, MI
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1989
- Specialties
- Environmental Services, Tree Planting, Urban Gardening, Job Training, and Education
Locations
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13000 W McNichols Rd
Detroit, MI 48235, US
Employees at The Greening of Detroit
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Wendy S. Ernzen, MPA
Fund Development Advisor | Let’s Plant Houses Podcast Host | Disabilities & Inclusion Champion
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Thomas E Peters, CPG, CHMM
Senior Project Manager/Corporate Health & Safety
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Jim Woodman
Sings Bass at METROPOLITAN DETROIT CHORALE INC
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Nicole Zahm
Community Organizing and Food Systems
Updates
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The Greening of Detroit is once again participating in this year's Rocket Companies Community Challenge! We are more than HALFWAY to our goal thanks to your support. The Rocket Community Challenge is a month-long fundraising competition consisting of hundreds of non-profit organizations across the nation. The goal is to raise as much money as possible to support our respective efforts in a fun and interactive way. The organization that raises the most money will receive a grand prize from Rocket Companies! Our goal for this year's challenge is $5,000.00. The money raised through this challenge will support programming at the beautiful Lafayette Greens garden. The challenge started yesterday at 12:00 PM EST and goes until August 30th 4:59 PM EST. How can you support? Click the link below to donate or make a team today. All donations MUST go through the Rocket website to count towards the challenge. Every donation and share counts! Link : https://lnkd.in/eGg7ph9C #Rocketcommunitychallenge #nonprofit #rocketcommunityfund #donate
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The Greening of Detroit is once again participating in this year's Rocket Companies Community Challenge! The Rocket Community Challenge is a month-long fundraising competition consisting of hundreds of non-profit organizations across the nation. The goal is to raise as much money as possible to support our respective efforts in a fun and interactive way. The organization that raises the most money will receive a grand prize from Rocket Companies! Our goal for this year's challenge is $5,000.00. The money raised through this challenge will support programming at the beautiful Lafayette Greens garden. The challenge started yesterday at 12:00 PM EST and goes until August 30th 4:59 PM EST. How can you support? Click the link below to donate or make a team today. All donations MUST go through the Rocket website to count towards the challenge. This week's bonus challenge is for every $25 donation will be matched by a daily match pool until the match pull runs out. Every donation and share counts! Link : https://lnkd.in/eGg7ph9C #Rocketcommunitychallenge #nonprofit #rocketcommunityfund #donate
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The Greening of Detroit reposted this
Since Fall of 2022, 🌳 17,882 trees 🌳 have been planted in our beautiful City. Over 7k have been planted this Spring alone! Shout out to our Tree Equity Partners for making this possible: City of Detroit Rescue Mi Nature Now Inc The Greening of Detroit AmeriCorps Wayne State University Learn more: detroittreeequity.org #SustainableDetroit #DetroitSustainability #CityofDetroit #Sustainability #ClimateAction
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We are so grateful to the DTE Energy team that joined us yesterday at Lafayette Greens! 🌳 It has been a busy summer over there, stay up to date on our upcoming events on our website at https://lnkd.in/e2AmwMAf.
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Thank you for your continued support! 🌳
Today, our Rocket Community Fund and Gilbert Family Foundation leaders volunteered together at The Greening of Detroit's urban community garden, Lafayette Greens! We're proud of that our leadership team is dedicated to serving our communities - by driving our philanthropic strategy and participating in meaningful volunteer opportunities like this. Thanks, team, for everything you do to support #Detroit!
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Thanks for all your help!
#PCAProud of our PCA Plymouth, MI, team for planting over 25 trees in a developing part of Detroit last week! We're excited to see how they grow and provide their many benefits to the community for years to come. Special thanks to our partners who helped make this event possible - Boise Paper, Arbor Day Foundation and The Greening of Detroit! #ProjectUP #UPliftingCommunities #volunteer
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The Greening of Detroit reposted this
Thank you to The New York Times for highlighting the collaborative effort to bring a public art piece that is socially relevant to the Canfield Consortium Art Park. This permanent installation by regenerative land sculptor and artist-in-residence, Jordan Weber addresses environmental racism, arming East Canfield Village residents with insights into air quality and sustainable tools to reclaim and uplift their community. This project is an integral part of Earth Futures, Sidewalk Detroit's public art initiative and artist-in-residence program covering issues of climate crisis like air quality and water pollution through the lens of spatial equity and public art. This work wouldn't be possible without fabricators Ben Wolf and Juan Martinez and community partners JustAir, Ecology Center, The Greening of Detroit and American Forests.
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Thank you, SBN Detroit! 🌳
"The more green space we can add for businesses, the more it helps the aesthetics and foot traffic. I think green space and economic development go hand in hand." – Lionel Bradford, president, The Greening of Detroit The Greening of Detroit, a nonprofit with a mission to inspire sustainable growth and a healthy urban community, has planted 147,000 trees and trained more than 1,000 people through its workforce development program. We interviewed Bradford about the organization’s programs, impact, and future. Click the link below to read more. #sbndetroit #sustainablebusinessnetworkdetroit #sustainablebusinessnetwork #sustainablebusiness #greeningofdetroit #thegreeningofdetroit #urban #urbancommunity #urbancity #urbanplanning #circulareconomy #trees #climatechange #climateaction #sustainability #environmentaljustice #workforcedevelopment #detroit #southeastmichigan #economicdevelopment
The Greening of Detroit: Working to Create Healthy Urban Communities Through Trees, Education, and Jobs
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Thank you to the Advantage Technical - Vehicle Services Group!
Last week, Advantage Technical – Vehicle Services Group volunteered with The Greening of Detroit! We planted over 100 trees in a local Detroit, MI neighborhood. It was so nice to help the environment and inspire sustainable growth in our local community! Thank you to everyone who participated! We had fun spending time with each other and making Detroit a greener place. 🌳
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