A Forest from Scratch?

In this time of widespread ecological decline, mini forests are rapidly emerging as small-scale, attainable solutions.

From lawns to roadways to city parks, one method for planting these mini forests–called the Miyawaki Method–offers a unique and effective series of steps for turning degraded spaces into beacons of biodiversity–and quickly.

Since its development in the mid-twentieth century, the Miyawaki Method has helped thousands of land stewards rewild the most unlikely places. This planting technique was developed by a renowned Japanese botanist, Akira Miyawaki, and uses intimate knowledge of succession and forest health to promote the establishment of woodland vegetation on otherwise depleted land. Miyawaki mini forests quickly outpace conventional restoration, becoming self-sustaining ecosystems in under 10 years.

The benefits of this high-density, adaptable planting method are still being studied, but observed outcomes include:

• Slowing and stopping erosion,
• Filtering water and contaminants,
• Bolstering habitat, and ...
• Educating communities, many deprived of regular contact with nature.

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