The Metro: Enjoy ‘Art in the Trees’ at Palmer Park in celebration of Earth Day
The city of Detroit has a lot of concrete streets, slabs of road and old industrial buildings. But green spaces...
The Metro: Enjoy ‘Art in the Trees’ at Palmer Park in celebration of Earth Day
The city of Detroit has a lot of concrete streets, slabs of road and old industrial buildings. But green spaces...
Detroit nonprofit Arboretum Detroit brings new life to vacant lots with community forest project
A once-forgotten cluster of vacant lots on Detroit’s west side is now home to Circle Forest, a community-led reforestation project...
The Metro: Detroit has 300 parks and you can adopt one
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Detroit has over 300 parks. It’s a community resource that requires...
The Metro: Nonprofit reclaiming nature in Poletown with ‘Circle Forest’ restoration project
Detroit’s Poletown neighborhood is now home to a restored forest. Detroit Future City and Arboretum Detroit worked with community members,...
The Metro: A plan to restore Palmer Park’s old-growth forest
Detroit's Palmer Park has seen many improvements over the years, from renovated tennis and pickleball courts and a new dog...