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Municipal open-space manager outlines plan for high-density 'micro forest,' seeks volunteers
Summary
Municipal open-space manager Inga Geising described a planned micro forest using the Miyawaki method, said such plantings can mature faster than conventional forests and become self-sustaining after two to three years, and requested volunteers to help with early watering and weeding.
Inga Geising, the municipal open space manager, described plans to plant a small "micro forest" using the Miyawaki method and asked for volunteers to help maintain it during the first two to three years.
Geising said a micro forest is "pretty much just a forest planted on a really small area," and that the city will use the Miyawaki method, which places trees at very high density to accelerate growth. "The high density of trees gets them to grow a…
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