The Greening of Detroit Green Corps Summer Youth Program Visits MSU Campus

FCCP team members, Sandra Lupien and Em Esch, led a group of students from The Greening of Detroit Green Corps Summer Youth Program on an interactive experience through a virtual forest developed by the Forest + Climate Visualization Partnership.

FCCP team member, Em Esch, demonstrating to the Green Corps how to use the VR headset and hand controls.
FCCP team member, Em Esch, demonstrating to the Green Corps how to use the VR headset and hand controls. Photo by MSU Department of Forestry.

Over 65 Detroit Public School students from The Greening of Detroit Green Corps Summer Youth Program visited Michigan State University campus last week. The Green Corps is a youth workforce development program providing young people ages 14–18 an opportunity to earn a paycheck, explore environmental careers, and learn about ways to maintain and expand green spaces. FCCP team members, Em Esch and new interim director Sandra Lupien, facilitated a session highlighting media developed by the Forest + Climate Visualization Partnership. Students used virtual reality (VR) technology to experience different tree species, forest types, and management scenarios. The session included a discussion on the utility of VR technology, which provides an immersive experience for those who cannot easily access forests.

Learn more about the Forest + Climate Visualization Partnership here.

A Green Corps student using a VR headset and hand controls to explore a virtual forest developed by the Forest + Climate Visualization Partnership. Em Esch presenting to Green Corps about the Forest + Climate Visualization Partnership.

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