Detroit Biodiversity Network

04/23/2021

Great green stormwater infrastructure project in Detroit!

What might look like just a parking lot is actually so much more.

07/01/2020

Another great blog post is live on the DBN website from DBN Fellow and Gardener Extraordinaire, Brittny Leenknegt! Check out Brittny's quarantine journey of designing and building a back-porch garden bed for herbs, complete with her designs so that you can build one yourself: https://bit.ly/2YPSPAd 🔨🌱🌿

Author: Brittny Leenknegt, DBN Fellow These past few months, though nothing short of dreadful, have provided me with a little extra time on my hands. With the state of the nation, DBN Fellows Lee, Dimitri and I haven’t been able to work directly in DBN’s garden spaces or greenhouse since quarant...

02/27/2020

We LOVE 😍 seed starting time! 🌱✨And look 👀 we have our first sprouts of the season (!) in prairie dropseed, swamp and common milkweed, little bluestem, and wild white indigo 🌾🌱🌿 @ Science Hall- Wayne State University

02/26/2020

Can't wait to give out these tasty new stickers!
Thanks to for the sauce and the high quality floral themed stickey discs of joy. @ Science Hall- Wayne State University

02/21/2020

While the Opuntia Genus (prickly pear) is commonly found in the Western US the species Opuntia cespitosa is native to Sandy ranges of SW Michigan and our neighboring Monroe County. Amazingly these cactus can withstand northern Winters and produce a deep red edible fruit.🌵

01/31/2020

Feeling grateful for our recent shipment from . We have been busy collecting and preparing seeds for the growing season.🌾 Is it spring yet?

11/06/2019

thanks so much to for a fabulous natural dye workshop last night ! many attendees brought their own materials to dye with fresh and fermented Japanese indigo, which made it all the more exciting and worthwhile ✨🌈🌀💙✨ to our attendees as well! 👏 @ Science Hall- Wayne State University

10/27/2019

Images of the bioswales and green stormwater infrastructure projects at Wayne State University.

10/27/2019

We had a great time at the Sustainable Detroit Forum 2019! It is truly energizing to see and connect with all of the dedicated folks pushing sustainability forward in the city of Detroit. 🌎🌳🌿🏙

We had a number of representatives from Healthy Urban Waters at the Sustainable Detroit Forum 2019 yesterday! Natalie Lyon from Detroit Biodiversity Network presented on Community-Engaged Green Stormwater Infrastructure and Brendan O'Leary presented with his fellow T-RUST Urban Sustainability cohorts Camille Akemann and Collen Linn on Groundwater in SE Michigan: Understanding groundwater processes for sustainable urban development.

10/27/2019

Check out this awesome research by our umbrella program, Healthy Urban Waters - Wayne State University. And whatever you do, only flush toilet paper (not wipes, paper towel, or anything else!!) and dispose of your cooking oils responsibly (in the trash, not down the sink!)

Lurking in our sewers is a new problem. It’s big. It’s gross. It can force raw sewage into rivers and homes. It’s… a fatberg. It’s a congealed mess of things...

10/20/2019

We had a great time last Friday breaking ground at Farm and Fishery to plant Mi natives and tulips. We're excited to see this planting come back up next spring 🌱🌷 @ New Center, Detroit

10/14/2019

Work in progress:🚧 DBN is working with Midtown Detroit Inc. to help revitalize and maintain a portion of the Green Alley behind

Go check out the Green Alley if you haven't checked it out already! This amazing grass roots project exemplifies the many ways alleys in Detroit can be converted with green infrastructure to manage storm water, more effectively while increasing native biodiversity and creating beauty.

We are honored to add our MI native plants to this project and continue to act as stewards of this area so our fellow Detroiters can continue to be inspired. 👍🌿 @ Motor City Brewing Works