Transform neighborhood blight into a 2.25 acre, accessible therapeutic forest through a participatory planning design and construction process and providing hands-on learning component for grade-school students. Project will manage 195,000 gallons of storm water annually through bioretention, facilitate multigenerational environmental awareness, and improve the quality of life for residents in the Nolan neighborhood of Detroit.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Southeast Michigan Resilience Fund
Project Title: Transforming Blight through Urban Forestry and Community Greenspace in North Central Detroit (MI)
Organization:
Rescue MI Nature Now, Inc.
Project ID:
2008.22.073825
Description:
Award Amount:
$189304.23
Location:
Nolan neighborhood in north central Detroit, Michigan