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Retired teacher invites Gresham‑Barlow board to tour two small native forests as outdoor classrooms
Summary
A retired teacher, Anne Nessie, told the board about two "tiny forest" plantings on Walters Drive and invited board members to tour them. She described educational and environmental benefits and estimated the cost at about $2 per square foot for a 600‑square‑foot planting.
A retired Gresham‑Barlow teacher, identified in the record as Anne Nessie, used public comment time on Aug. 27 to invite the board to tour two small native forest plantings on Walters Drive that she and volunteers helped establish.
Nessie said the plantings follow a "tiny forest" or Miyawaki approach and can serve as…
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