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Giant Sequoias Are Taking Root in an Unexpected Place: Detroit - The Smithsonian 2025

Earth Day marks 55 years with events across Metro Detroit - Detroit News 2025

A sequoia forest in Detroit? Plantings to improve air quality and mark Earth Day - APNews 2025

Detroit nonprofit Arboretum Detroit brings new life to vacant lots with community forest project - WDET 2025

Rebirth of ancients: Neighbors donate land for giant sequoia forest in Detroit - MLive - 2025

In Detroit’s Poletown East neighborhood, residents find healing among the trees - Planet Detroit - 2024

Nonprofit reclaiming nature in Poletown with ‘Circle Forest’ restoration project - DWET, The Metro - 2024

Climate change hits Detroit harder than other cities. Here's how parks are working to change that. - Metromode - 2024

Local nonprofit aims to plant Detroit’s first-ever forest of giant sequoia trees - WDET - 2024

Grassroots greenspace projects expand Detroit’s open space network - Planet Detroit -2023

Trees Over Detroit - A Spirit in Action interview with Arboretum Detroit founders on Northern Spirit Radio - 2022

Arboretum Detroit is building a forest and ‘green loop’ of nature spots in Poletown East - Metro Times - 2022

Circle Forest restoration clears a path for community growth in Detroit's Poletown East - Model D - 2022

Tapping into people power to plant trees on vacant neighborhood land - Outlier Media - 2022

Big Plans: Five Detroit developments to watch in 2022 - Model D