It started with a hole. Nearby, a young tree was waiting to take root in its new home on a median across from St. John Lutheran Church in Detroit, a crowd watching as an urban forestry specialist expertly planted it in the ground on a warm fall day. Far from a...
When DTE’s Milford Compressor Station needed an overhaul to expand gas compression capacity, updating the facility wasn’t the only concern. Environmental stewardship was, too. Updating the compressor station required a lot of changes to the site and its landscape,...
When it comes to learning, a lot hangs on keeping students engaged. So when DTE wanted to make a difference with local students, making reading time special was a natural choice. Enter the hammock garden, a resource that lets kids connect with the outdoors while...
One of the beauties of summer is more time together. Students are off from school, teachers are freed from work and things like long weekends and late sunsets just mean more hours to enjoy with friends and family. But summertime also means high temperatures, which can...
When temperatures climb, it can be easy to remember to take it easy – and if you forget, your body tends to remind you. It’s much harder to go for a run, do yard work or even cook dinner when it’s hot outside. If you must work in the heat, taking frequent breaks and...
