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⭐ The National Wildlife Federation is recruiting 10 houses of worship and/or community sites to implement green stormwater projects through July. Apply here.

⭐ Take your downward-facing dog to Yoga in the Parks this summer from June 1 to September 1 through the Detroit Parks Coalition.

⭐ NDN Collective‘s Community Action Grant Fund opened grants for Indigenous activists, communities, and Nations until October 31st or funds are expended. Applications due the first of each month.

⭐ The Michigan State Housing Development Authority to host free, fair housing trainings online with registration from May through August.

⭐ Join the Sierra Club for Detroit Activist Night for a roundtable conversation on fighting climate change on July 23 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at 2727 2nd Ave #112.

⭐ Detroit’s mayoral candidates to talk all things parks and public spaces on July 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Palmer Park. Register here for the panel moderated by Bridge Detroit.

⭐ Artists, display your environmental justice-focused work on a Detroit billboard. Submit to SaveArtSpace’s open call before July 28.

⭐ The Michigan Electric Vehicle Alliance to host the annual Clean Cruise, a showcase of electric vehicles, on August 2 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Memorial Park.

⭐ Create a simple puppet on a stick with moving parts using a variety of art-making materials at the Detroit Art Institute on August 6 any time from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

⭐ Enjoy a summer nature walk in Palmer Park with the Detroit Bird Alliance on August 16 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

⭐ Tour restored habitats on August 20. The Detroit River boat tour is from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and the Rouge River bus tour will run from 1 to 4:30 p.m. RSVP to Chelsea@nearperfectmedia.com.

⭐ Take a guided nature walk on Belle Isle on August 20 at 6 p.m. with the Detroit Bird Alliance.

⭐ Explore the birds and landscape of Historic Fort Wayne with the Detroit Bird Alliance’s Bird and History Walk on August 24 at 9 a.m.

⭐ Join the Detroit Bird Alliance for a Callahan Park and Neighborhood Meadows Tour on August 30 at 10 a.m. 

⭐ Celebrate with Rooted in Riverbend at their community block party on September 20 at Sanctuary Farms. Enjoy cooking demos, compost workshops, and a bee class.

⭐ The Messiah Church on 3816 Toledo St. distributes food every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

⭐Wayne County is looking for people diagnosed with asthma who may be interested in participating in their Air Quality Mobile Monitor Project.

⭐Join the Green Door Initiative’s Detroit Air Quality Advocacy Academy to gain knowledge on environmental justice, air pollution, and advocacy.

⭐ Get involved in the Detroit literary scene through Elijah Sparkman’s comprehensive events calendar.  

⭐ Explore cinema in Detroit with the Weekly Watchlist, a roundup of local screenings to your email.

⭐ Volunteer at the Senate Theater in Southwest Detroit and enjoy live organ music, free movies, new skills and friends!