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Help Us Continue to change Landscapes and Lives!

We’re excited to invite you to Sip & Taste, The Greening of Detroit’s signature fundraiser, on Friday, August 22, 2025, from 6–10 p.m. at our award-winning Lafayette Greens Garden.

This year’s theme, “A Magical Night in the Garden,” offers an enchanting evening with strolling magicians, live music, a curated silent auction, and bites from Detroit’s top restaurants—plus craft cocktails, local wines, and brews.

 
 

Growing tomorrow’s Detroit!

  • Sustainability

  • Community

  • Progress

The Greening of Detroit is a non-profit organization focused on enhancing the quality of life for Detroiters by planting trees,  providing job training and involving our youth in the education of the natural environment. We involve Detroiters in the process through community engagement, green spaces, education and jobs. 

 
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Our Mission

Inspiring sustainable growth of a healthy urban community through trees, green spaces, healthy living, education, training and job opportunities.

We aspire to provide a greener tomorrow for our Detroit.

Our Impact

166,000+

Trees Planted

Since 1989 we have planted over 166,000 trees in the City of Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park. We continue to plant along city and residential streets and within parks and playgrounds.

 

14+

Years providing adult workforce development training

Since 2010 we have provided landscape and tree artisan certification classes to Detroiters with barriers to employment. Trainees receive hands on training in the field along with job readiness skills, financial literacy, CPR, and MiOSHA.

 
 

26+

Years administering youth Green Corps leadership

Green Corps is in its 26th year!

 

Our Programs

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Green Infrastructure

Our Green Infrastructure Department focuses on Community Forestry, Stormwater Management projects, Landscaping Services and administering tree nursery operations at Walter Meyers Nursery.


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Workforce Development

The Greening of Detroit has programs for both adults and youths. Our Detroit Conservation Corps and Green Corps is changing lives!

Green Spaces

The Greening of Detroit maintains green spaces in the city which includes programming on gardening, health and wellness.

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Get Involved

Sign Up to be a Citizen Forester

Our Citizen Forester program trains volunteers to help us manage large volunteer groups and provide hands on instructions for planting trees

Volunteer opportunities

There are many ways to get involved at the Greening. We do large tree planting events, where 100 or more volunteers are needed during the spring and fall.

Make a Donation

Donations always a great way to get involved.
Want to purchase a gift of a tree? Its simple

 

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May 2019

The Greening of Detroit graduates are highly marketable when it comes to preparing graduates for internships, full-time employment and specific Management Trainee programs

Mark D. Noark - Davey Tree Experts

 

 

Our Office

13000 West McNichols Road
Detroit, MI, 48235
United States

  • 313-237-8733 (tel)

  • 313-237-8737 (fax)

 
 
 

Contact Us

For additional information or questions please submit your information and a quick message and we will get back to you as soon as we can!