Who named Detroit? And what does Detroit mean? Define that term?
French, stait, narrow strip of water between two larger bodies of water
First flower to bloom on these Detroit streets
Daffodil, Crocus, Tulip
Most popular park in the DNR parks system?
Belle isle
What practice involves growing different crops in succession to improve soil health?
Crop Rotation
What is the greenhouse gas released by cows, trash and livestock?
Methane
What type of mushroom is commonly foraged in Michigan in spring?
Morel
Which amphibians migrate to breeding pools on the first warm, rainy nights of spring?
Salamanders
Biggest park in Detroit, and largest urban park in the region..
Rouge Park
What Detroit-based nonprofit runs one of the largest urban farms in the U.S
Keep Growing Detroit
Which nutrient is often responsible for harmful algae blooms in lakes?
Phosphorus
Name an endangered species in Michigan?
Cougar, Indiana bat, American bumble bee, Hine's emerald dragonfly, and Eastern massasauga rattlesnake. Other species on the list include the Canada lynx, Piping plover, Mitchell's satyr, Lake sturgeon, and Prairie vole.
What is the first plant that flowers in Michigan?
Skunk Cabbage, ever under the snow, it generates its own heat melting the snow around it.
What organization operates the Outdoor Adventure Center in downtown Detroit?
the DNR
Which urban environmental nonprofit in Detroit leads green infrastructure projects and rain gardens?
Friends of the Rouge
What two famous environmental injustices were caused by Rick Snyder and the Emergency Managers?
The Flint water crisis and Detroit water shutoffs
Who are the native peoples of Detroit (4 groups)D
Odawa, Potawatomi, Ojibwe, Wendat
What is the first tree that blooms in late winter and spring?
Silver and Red maples, Cornelian Cherry, Hazelnut
What is the name of Detroit’s greenway that connects parks and neighborhoods with a multi-use trail?
The Joe Lewis Greenway
What is the name of the organization helping black Detroit residents secure land for agriculture?
Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund
What zipecode in Detroit is known for having high level so of pollution?
48217
What is the only poisonous snake in Michigan?
Massasauga RattleSnake
Name two eastern woodland, forest-floor living, spring ephemeral wildflowers.
Buttercup, harbinger of spring, trout Lilly, meadow rue, cut-leaf toothwort, dutchman's breeches, yellow bellwort, trillium, spring beauty, common violet, may apple, wild ginger, blood root, eastern Columbine, Solomon's seal, false Solomon's seal, jack in the pulpit, corydalis, wild geranium.
How many parks does Detroit have?
Approximately 300.
What’s the term for a farm that produces only enough food to feed the farmer’s family?
Subsistance agriculture
What pipeline threatens the Great Lakes running through the Straits of Mackinac?
Line 5