Topic: The Power of Trees: Climate Solutions in Your Own Yard and Communities
Date and Time: Thu, June 4th, 2026; 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (Eastern)
Format: Hybrid, In-person & Online
Register: Link
Synopsis of the presentation:
Discover practical ways homeowners can expand tree canopy on their own properties and advocate for stronger tree coverage in their communities. Come learn how important trees are, even in our own yards, for helping with climate change by absorbing carbon and reducing heat, providing habitat for wildlife, and improving the health and wellbeing of our communities through cleaner air, shade, and more comfortable places to live.
Presenters
Todd Fleishans is a local consulting arborist with more than twenty years of experience. His credentials include ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, Certified Urban Forestry Arborist, Certified Tree Safety Professional, and Registered Consulting Arborist. He works with residential, commercial, and municipal clients, providing expertise in tree identification, health, risk assessment, and valuation.
Evening's Agenda
- 6:30 pm – Doors open for a meet and greet with members, supporters, and the local Sierra Club Executive Committee
- 7:00 pm – Introductions and presentation begin (remote participants should join at this time)
- 8:00 pm – Question-and-answer session begins
About SEMG Monthly Meetings & Presentations:
The Sierra Club Southeast Michigan Group (SEMG) offers free presentations during its monthly first-Thursday meetings at 7 pm. Meetings are held via Zoom or in person, begin with brief announcements, and feature an hour-long presentation with Q&A. All are welcome.
All Sierra Club Southeast Michigan members and supporters with email addresses receive notice of the time, place and speaker beforehand. To sign up for and manage email updates from The Sierra Club visit: https://myaccount.sierraclub.org/MyAccountLogin
Recordings of past Educational Programs are below:
2/6/25 Recycling Reinvented by Tracy Tomaszewski, Recycling Specialist in the Materials Management Division of EGLE (View)
3/6/25 Benchmarking for a Sustainable Future: Detroit’s Role in Advancing Energy & Water Efficiency by Kendal Kuneman, Executive Director of Detroit 2030 District (View)
4/3/25 Sally Cole-Misch, Best Part of Us: A Conversation with Author Sally Cole-Misch on Storytelling, Environmental Advocacy, and the Great Lakes (View)
5/1/25 Just When We Thought We'd Seen It All - Dealing with Government Tumult in Times of Rapid Change. Marilyn Kelly, Former Past Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme court.
6/5/25 Another Inconvenient Truth - Links Between the Climate Crisis and the Military by Jim Rine helped form the Veterans for Peace Climate Crisis and Militarism Project (View)
9/4/25 Food Waste Reduction in Michigan (View)
10/2/25 2025 Michigan Legislative Update (View)
12/4/25 Metro Detroit Parks & Wildlands Forum, Livonia Michigan (View)
2/5/26 Shaping Greener Communities: The Role of Local Sustainability Committees (View)
3/5/26 Data Centers: Environmental and Community Impacts and the Path Ahead (View)
4/2/26 Nuclear Risks and the Great Lakes: A Conversation with Kevin Kamps and M (View)
5/7/26 Beaver Human Coexistence Dam Worth It (View)