{"id":23300,"date":"2018-12-14T04:18:09","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T04:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/?p=23300"},"modified":"2018-12-14T04:18:09","modified_gmt":"2018-12-14T04:18:09","slug":"bringing-the-forest-to-detroit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/bringing-the-forest-to-detroit\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing the Forest to Detroit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Finding a community within any city can be daunting; let alone being new to a city. Coming from a small town in Northern California, and having worked as a forester prior to moving to Detroit, one might expect a radical change in scenery. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23294\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23294\" class=\"wp-image-23294 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1322-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1322-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_1322.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the job as a forester in Northern California.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I moved to Detroit in the summer, with a month to spare before starting Challenge Detroit. It didn\u2019t take long for me to get the itch to get back into doing environmental work. I talked to locals and browsed the internet in pursuit of environmental organizations within the area. After a little research, and a few recommendations, I came across an organization with the perfect opportunity; becoming a Citizen Forester with The Greening of Detroit.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23297\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23297\" class=\"wp-image-23297 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2821-e1544721574589-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2821-e1544721574589-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2821-e1544721574589.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patton Park in Southwest Detroit.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Being a Citizen Forester is perfect for me because it utilizes my previous experience in Forestry with my new desire to work within community development. In my brief tenure as a Citizen Forester thus far, we\u2019ve already done two plantings in Detroit; one in Patton Park and the other at Bale Playground.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23295\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23295\" class=\"wp-image-23295 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2822-e1544721593338-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2822-e1544721593338-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_2822-e1544721593338.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greening of Detroit&#8217;s Planting for the Iron Belle Trail.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This experience has also put me in touch with Ryan Hebert, a year 5 Challenge Detroit alumni, who now works as the Volunteer and Community Outreach Associate for The Greening of Detroit. Because of this, finding a community of like-minded people that share my passion for the environment has been so much easier than I anticipated. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_23377\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23377\" class=\"wp-image-23377 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0025-e1544760412229-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0025-e1544760412229-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_0025-e1544760412229.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-23377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With Ryan Herbert (right) at the Citizen Forester holiday party.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I love being able to bring a unique skill set to Detroit, and make a small, but meaningful difference within Detroit. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finding a community within any city can be daunting; let alone being new to a city. 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