• Greening and Cleaning:
Greening of Detroit’s spring planting season starts Saturday, April 8,
at 9 a.m., volunteers will gather at the North Rosedale Park Community
House, located at 18445 Scarsdale.
Fifty trees will be planted on Bretton and Lancashire Streets to
replace trees lost to the emerald ash borer. “The neighborhood rallied
to raise funds to cut the trees down; we’re continuing our re-planting
efforts that we began last fall,” says Joe Sulak, Greening of Detroit’s
urban forester.
Detroit Synergy’s Project Clean
is starting off its spring season by committing volunteers to lend a
hand at the North Rosedale planting. You can sign up to volunteer for
this planting by contacting Detroit Synergy at
[email protected] or by calling the Greening of Detroit at 313-237-8733.
Plantings take place every Saturday through June 10.
Click here for a full planting schedule that even includes weekday opportunities.
•
Biking: Also on Saturday,
Detroit Synergy’s Detroit Bikes! Group is hosting its first city ride
of the year. Cyclists will gather at the Millennium Bell in Grand
Circus Park at 1:30 p.m. for a 8 to 9 mile ride around downtown, along
the riverfront, to Belle Isle and back to Eastern Market for lunch
and/or shopping. The ride is at an easy pace of 8 to 12 mph.
Click here for more info. Please note that riders are required to wear helmets.
Sources: Joe Sulak, Greening of Detroit and Alexander Froelich, Detroit Bikes!
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