A community exhibition of sidewalk botany
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A peek inside ‘Yeah, What Lester Said’ environmental art exhibit
PARTNER CONTENT This weekend is the last opportunity to check out Yeah, What Lester Said , a free, online exhibition this summer that aims to tackle climate change. Named after activist Lester Brown, the exhibit aims to tackle climate change. Many of the artists are from Detroit, based here, or have works that represent the city […]
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OPINION: Southwest Detroit and Downriver should form an environmental justice coalition
Air pollution respects no boundaries and impacts those who live adjacent to or downwind of the emitting sources. Since the industrial revolution, socially constructed laws and systems created urban environments where the most vulnerable in our society, those of low income and disenfranchised minorities, bear the costs of air pollution in our modern society. Detroit […]
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Metro Detroit’s environmental organizations are largely white. Some are working to change that.
“We have to grow caretakers. That means creating environments—indoors and outdoors—that have a culture of belonging from the top down. There’s a line that Artina Sadler likes to quote, from the engineer W. Edward Deming: “Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets.” It is apt when it comes to environmental organizations, […]
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Nature cropping up in Midland lakes where dams failed
LANSING, Mich. — Nature is returning to craters left from lakes drained by two dams that failed in May during torrential rain in mid-Michigan. But not always in a good way. “Shortly after the water receded, you could look out over the exposed bottom lands of the lake and it was like looking at the […]
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Bridget Quinn joins Planet Detroit as an Artist in Residence
Quinn is an artist, activist and experimental nature therapy guide who invites people to reconnect with nearby nature using their senses and imaginations. Planet Detroit is pleased to announce that Bridget Quinn of the A.W.E. Society will be joining us for a Community Engagement Artist Residency! Bridget Quinn is an artist, activist, and experimental nature […]
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Introducing ‘Sidewalk Botany’ with the A.W.E. Society
Once I stopped immediately judging plants as weeds, the landscape became alive with stories. About five years ago I set out to recover from plant blindness. This has proven to be a deeply rewarding and at times, delicious, personal project. While some people focus on plants often sold at nurseries, I started my plant education […]
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A new plan to reduce phosphorus pollution in Lake Erie pits farmers against Detroiters
State’s plan prioritizes upgrades to Detroit’s wastewater treatment plant over agricultural runoff. Western Lake Erie’s annual algal bloom has begun. And though the National Oceanic and Atmospheric (NOAA) forecasts it to be moderate this year, the yearly growth of green slime is not going away anytime soon. The annual phenomenon that threatens wildlife, recreation, and […]
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Ask Planet Detroit: Why is there so much trash in Detroit’s parks (and what can we do about it?)
Dear Planet Detroit, Why are our parks so trashed with garbage all the time? Is there anything that can turn this around and keep our parks clean? Sincerely, In search of clean and green Dear Clean and Green, Detroit has so many wonderful parks (309 to be exact!). We asked the city what they’re doing […]