Refuge Gateway on Detroit River receives 200 new trees

--This article originally appeared on October 29, 2009

Wayne County's Refuge Gateway in Trenton is becoming greener and greener these days, now that 200-some trees have been planted there.

Students from the University of Michigan, local Boy Scouts, and refuge volunteers planted the native species of trees last weekend as part of a rehabilitation of this brownfield site adjacent to Humbug Marsh. The idea is to help reverse the adverse effect of pollution that industrialization has had on the area and return it to its natural state.

"This is basically the first phase of the project," says Becca Robinson, landscape designer for the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge.

Other parts include day lighting a storm water drain in the wetland area. That means the pipe will discharge into the marshland, creating a waterway that leads to the Detroit River and resulting in less pollution and a restoration of the natural filtration process. The trees were planted around this area.

The Refuge Gateway is part of the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge. The 5,700-acre space includes natural areas on both sides of the Detroit River between the Rouge River and the mouth of Lake Erie.

For information on the project, contact Melinda Jones at (800) 642-7353 or mjones@uniquetreesandshrubs.com or Robinson at (734) 692-7672 or Rebecca_Robinson@fws.gov.

Source: Becca Robinson, landscape designer for the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge
Writer: Jon Zemke

Refuge Gateway on Detroit River receives 200 new trees

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