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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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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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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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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