US EditionA sequoia forest in Detroit? Plantings to improve air quality and mark Earth Day
- On March 21, 2025, arborists planted sequoia saplings in Detroit, Michigan to create an urban forest.
- Detroit's eastside has many vacant lots due to a population decline since the 1950s.
- The project on four lots replaces blight with trees and may improve air quality for residents.
- According to Kemp, Detroit sequoias will grow near industrial areas; he said, "We're trying to breathe clean air."
- The sequoias will be cared for by future generations through 'tree school' that teaches youth about the trees.
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A sequoia forest in Detroit? Plantings to improve air quality mark Earth Day
The nonprofit Archangel Ancient Tree Archive has donated sequoia saplings that were planted Tuesday by Arboretum Detroit to mark Earth Day. Archangel also plans to plant sequoias in Los Angeles, Oakland, California, and London.
Los Angeles Times
Independent EspañolPlant sequoias in Detroit to improve air and celebrate Earth Day
Several treemakers transform empty grounds on the eastern side of Detroit into a small urban forest, not of elms, oaks and native red maples of the city, but of giant sequoias, the largest trees in the world that can live thousands of years.
Earth Day 2025: Detroit plants sequoias to clean the air—and save the trees
Arborists are turning vacant land on Detroit’s eastside into a small urban forest, not of elms, oaks and red maples indigenous to the city but giant sequoias, the world’s largest trees that can live for thousands of years. The project on four lots will not only replace long-standing blight with majestic trees, but could also improve air quality and help preserve the trees that are native to California’s Sierra Nevada, where they are threatened b…
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