Teens' job: Green up the city

Masomakali Miller, left, and Mankahl Johnson of the Detroit Conservation Leadership Corps began work Tuesday. (Kiya Gibbons / Special to The Detroit News)

Summer program gives 90 students a chance to brighten parks and neighborhoods while earning a paycheck.

J.J. McCorvey / The Detroit News

DETROIT -- Some Detroit high school students hope to flip the adage, "The grass is greener on the other side," by beautifying their communities. The Detroit Conservation Leadership Corps program launched on Tuesday morning at a park on Jefferson. The summer job program, run by the Greening of Detroit, gives about 90 students from several city high schools the opportunity to earn money while improving local parks and neighborhoods.

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