DTE Energy
Technical Training Center
Westland, Michigan, United States
Certified through 2025
Project Name
Project Type
Monarch Waystation
Landscaped
About the Program
DTE operates a technical training center in Wayne County, Michigan, where linemen and other apprentices receive necessary training. The facility also includes the splicer school for Local 223 Utility Workers Union of America. A small (0.05 acre) landscaped site was created as a pollinator waystation on the grounds of the facility.
Practices and Impacts
DTE operates a technical training center in Wayne County, Michigan, where linemen and other apprentices receive necessary training. The facility also includes the splicer school for Local 223 Utility Workers Union of America. A small (0.05 acre) landscaped site was created as a pollinator waystation on the grounds of the facility.
Practices and Impacts
- A mixture of native and non-native plants was used to create a 0.05-acre monarch and pollinator friendly waystation that provides nectar producing plants as well as milkweed for larval stages of monarchs.
- The site is described as being pesticide free.
- The site is photo-monitored throughout the growing season to assess plant survival.
