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Category: Climate change

Hand excavating to plant a mini forest

Posted on May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 By admin No Comments on Hand excavating to plant a mini forest

Our third mini forest at Pleasant Valley Wetland Heritage Park was created in April 2024 to integrate with the Edible Trees Forest Garden planted in 2020. The whole area was dug by hand to ensure that existing plants and trees were not disturbed by an excavator.  We devised a method of removing the grass layer,…

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The mighty benefits of tiny forests

Posted on February 24, 2024February 24, 2024 By admin No Comments on The mighty benefits of tiny forests

A tiny forest was on display at the Canada Convention Centre in Vancouver last week, as part of an initiative by Canadian Geographic and Network of Nature. The planting method is designed to encourage trees to grow more quickly as they fight for light, quickly creating more tree cover, and habitat for birds and insects. (Ben…

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New Miyawaki mini forests planned for 2024

Posted on January 24, 2024 By admin No Comments on New Miyawaki mini forests planned for 2024

BCSWA are excited that the two mini forests planted on Earth Day 2023 grew very rapidly between May and October, demonstrating that the Miyawaki method is effective. In 2024 we will plant two new mini forests at Pleasant Valley Wetland Heritage Park as well as offer trees and mini forest installations to organizations in the…

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Miyawaki Mini Forests are thriving at the Park

Posted on March 28, 2023January 24, 2024 By admin No Comments on Miyawaki Mini Forests are thriving at the Park

BCSWA are excited that the two mini forests planted on Earth Day 2023 grew very rapidly between May and October, demonstrating that the Miyawaki method is effective. In 2024 we will plant two new mini forests at Pleasant Valley Wetland Heritage Park as well as offer trees and mini forest installations to organizations in the…

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CARE students count the trees

Posted on January 2, 2023 By admin No Comments on CARE students count the trees
W.L. Seaton Students display their Wonderful Wetlands CARE project

As part of their Climate Action Ripple Effect Wonderful Wetlands project, three students from W.L. Seaton Secondary School in Vernon made field trips to Pleasant Valley Wetland Heritage Park to study carbon sequestration in the more than 600 trees, shrubs and plants. They logged the age and species of each tree from observation and from information provided by BC Small Wetlands Association staff. The data was recorded on a spreadsheet containing formulae that calculated carbon sequestration by species and age.

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Climate change, Wetland

Adopt-a-Tree

Posted on September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 By admin No Comments on Adopt-a-Tree

A single tree produces 260 lbs. of oxygen per year; absorbs 48 lbs. of carbon dioxide per year

October 2021 will be Adopt-A-Tree month at Pleasant Valley Wetland Heritage Park and we will be giving away over 200 trees. Details of this program and how you can Adopt-a-Tree will be announced on the website soon.

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We thank the Ancestors for the use of this land. We are guests in the unceded traditional territories of the Secwépemc Nation and the Syilx Okanagan Nation

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