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Help the City of Detroit Find Great TREE PLANTING Locations!

The City of Detroit is determined to plant 10,000+ trees before 2020. Over 1,000 trees have been planted already.

This is called the ‘10,000 UP’ Initiative. But they need help finding great locations for new trees!

Please tell the Detroit Forestry Division the nearest property address of any berms (ie: open areas between the street and sidewalk) where you think a tree should be planted.

They are accepting suggestions and will plant accordingly.

Help the City of Detroit Find Great TREE PLANTING Locations!

By planting, caring for and maintaining trees, you could be your very own Neighborhood Arborist.

Detroit needs more trees, parks and canopies.

Belle Isle is our version of Central Park but we could have a greater percentage of trees across the entire city. We need one big widespread swath, Detroit’s new Urban Forest.

One inspiring example is that over 30% of the island-republic of Singapore is forested and by 2030, over 85% of their residents will live within a green-space AND within 1,000 feet of a park!

Another great example is that Atlanta, Georgia is often called the “City in a Forest” because 36% of the city is leafy, making it the most densely forested city in the United States

Help the City of Detroit Find Great TREE PLANTING Locations!

Planting will be done Spring-Fall until all 10,000 trees are in the ground and growing.

Trees are incredible.

Trees produce oxygen, cycle out harmful carbon dioxide, create homes for wildlife, beautify neighborhoods, increase property values, drive biodiversity, help people relax, etc.

Trees = Books

Raw wood is made of cellulose fibers, which are stuck together via lignin. Paper is made when these materials are separated and turned into wood pulp.

The pulp is bleached white and made into huge 30-foot wide rolls, which are inked, cut and bound into books.

Another common method of making paper is the chemical pulping of woodchips.