Location: Detroit, Michigan, United States
info@greeningofdetroit.com
The Greening of Detroit exists to improve the quality of life in Detroit by guiding and inspiring the reforestation of Detroit’s neighborhoods, boulevards, and parks through tree planting projects and educational programs.
In December 1989, Elizabeth Gordon Sachs mobilized key Detroit residents, business people and industry professionals in support of an effort to reforest the city of Detroit. The founders of The Greening were motivated by the following facts:
Between 1950 and 1980, around 500,000 trees were lost in Detroit to Dutch elm disease, urban expansion and attrition. During that same time period, economic constraints prohibited the city of Detroit from replacing those trees. With no routine maintenance to support it, the urban forest began a decline, which has not yet been halted. In 1989, Detroit, a typical American city, was losing an average of four trees for every one planted.
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