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Detroit offers dozens of Earth Day events this month.
Summary
Detroit is hosting more than 20 Earth Day events through the end of April, including tree plantings, seed packing, electronics recycling, and a Belle Isle cleanup.
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Detroit is hosting more than 20 Earth Day events through the end of April. The offerings include seed packing, tree planting, electronics recycling, and a Belle Isle cleanup. Several community organizations and venues are running events across the city and nearby neighborhoods. Some activities are scheduled on or around Earth Day, April 22.
Key events:
- Repair Cafe: Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Helen Moore Community Center for repairs of bikes, electronics, clothing, and jewelry.
- People's Potluck: Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church, featuring poetry, zine-making, and food.
- Detroit Zoo electronics recycling: available Saturday and Sunday with up to two free admission tickets for donations; the zoo asks visitors to schedule a drop-off time or walk up with items.
- Earth Day plantings (April 22): Rescue MI Nature Now tree planting from 8:45 a.m. to noon in Highland Park; Outlier Collective and Keep Growing Detroit seed packing from noon to 2 p.m. at Vámonos! on West Vernor Highway; Home Ec Gardens family planting from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
- Belle Isle Spring Cleanup: Saturday, April 25, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., which kicks off the Keep Belle Isle Beautiful season; organizers provide garbage bags and supplies and request water bottles and gloves.
- Greening of Detroit tree distribution: Thursday, April 23, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. at Wayne County Family Aquatic Center, distributing 400 potted trees limited to one per household for families in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park.
Summary:
These events provide multiple ways for residents to participate in neighborhood stewardship and seasonal planting. Several scheduled activities run through the end of April, including the Greening of Detroit tree distribution on April 23 and the Belle Isle cleanup on April 25. Undetermined at this time.
