Volunteer for Detroit Community Tree Giveaway

Schedule

Thu Apr 23 2026 at 01:00 pm to 05:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Wayne County Family Aquatic Center | Detroit, MI

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The Greening of Detroit will be giving away 400 potted trees to residents of Detroit, Highland Park, and Hamtramck!
About this Event

Help at the Detroit Community Tree Giveaway! We need volunteer support to help give the trees out to residents. If you want to receive a tree, you do not need to sign up to volunteer but can show up to the giveaway starting at 2pm!

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About The Greening of Detroit:

Since 1989, we have planted over 170,000 trees in the City of Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park. We continue to plant along city and residential streets and within parks and playgrounds.

Detroit is an urban area - that makes trees a vital part of city living. Trees are key to our quality of life, public health and provide enumerable environmental benefits. They help reduce extreme heat, manage stormwater, and create and clean the air we breathe. Now more than ever, we need to be protecting and expanding our urban forests!

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Come join us for a fun-filled day of planting trees and helping to expand Detroit's canopy cover! All ages are welcome, and we ask that volunteers under 18 years old are accompanied by an adult.

For this event, you can prepare with the following:

  • Wear close-toed work shoes / boots.
  • Bring work / gardening gloves (we will have gloves available on-site if needed!).
  • Dress for the weather and to get messy (the event will go on rain or shine, please wear layers!).
  • Bring a water bottle / snack (we will have a refillable water jug on-site!).
  • We will have a clean port-a-potty on-site for volunteers to use.

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GROUP VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION:

If you are your group’s PRIMARY CONTACT for this event, please follow these steps to register your group:

  1. On the page of your chosen planting date, click “Reserve a Spot.”
  2. Register for only 1 ticket. This step ensures your group is locked in for the event!
  3. Provide the full name of your group/company/organization (no abbreviations or acronyms, please).
  4. At the end of the registration form, there will be a space to provide an estimate of your group’s size. This helps us make any necessary event preparations! As the event approaches, we’ll check-in with you about your group size.
  5. Once you’ve registered as the group Primary Contact, each person in your group is required to register individually in Eventbrite. Individual group members are asked to also provide the full group/company name when registering. Please encourage everyone to be consistent with their entries to help us capture their information accurately for the event!

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Where is it happening?

Wayne County Family Aquatic Center, 12600 Chandler Park Drive, Detroit, United States

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