Chairwoman Stabenow Announces Funding for The Greening of Detroit to Help Restore Vacant Land, Conserve the Detroit and Rouge River Watersheds

WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 7, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today announced two U.S. Forest Service grants for The Greening of Detroit to help restore vacant land and conserve the Detroit and Rouge River Watersheds. The Greening of Detroit, founded in 1989, is a nonprofit environmental organization committed to repurposing land in ways that provide environmental, economic and social benefits to Detroit residents – from tree plantings, green infrastructure to urban agriculture and green workforce development.