Since 2023, hundreds of Metro Detroiters have participated in the Huron-Clinton Metroparks' Trail Challenge, which incentivizes participants to visit all 13 Metroparks across five Southeastern Michigan counties.
Multiple efforts across the Metro Detroit area are creating non-motorized paths connecting the region's many parks.
We got an early tour of the new 22-acre Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park, which will open to the public on Oct. 25.
Parks have demonstrable positive impacts on local businesses, property values, tourism, environmental management costs, and even medical bills.
Shade Salons is a collaboration between the City of Detroit and the Greening of Detroit that blends tree planting with community celebration.
Immigrating from Bangladesh to Hamtramck, Nazma Begum had no friends, no English language skills, and no experience with outdoor activities. But all of that changed when she went on her first camping trip.
The city of Detroit recently opened a new recreation center, will open another soon, and is about to break ground on a third.
A new art installation at Lake St. Clair Metropark is designed not only to provide a fun photo opportunity for park visitors, but also to promote recycling and highlight the importance of lake sturgeon.
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