Trees
Websites and Articles
Biodiversity for a Livable Climate has experience with starting several intensive mini-forests. Miyawaki Forests hold great promise for bringing diverse forests to small spaces.
Tree Planting Is Booming: Here's How that Could Help or Harm the Planet. In this NYT article, the author explores why trees are critical to life - and why it's important to learn before we plant.
Tree Planting Is Booming: Here's How that Could Help or Harm the Planet. In this NYT article, the author explores why trees are critical to life - and why it's important to learn before we plant.
Movies and Books
Hannah Lewis's book, The Mini-Forest Revolution, provides many examples of the Miyawaki method of planting and offers details about how to get started with your own project.
Discovering the Spiritual Wisdom of Trees by Beth Norcross and Leah Rampy highlights both the science and life wisdom behind these amazing beings; topics include soil, water, light and dark, collaboration, resilience, reciprocity, renewal, and more.
Interested in the why and how of saving forests? Ever Green by John Reid and Thomas Lovejoy explores the five remaining large forests on Earth and makes clear why we must save them.
A YouTube interview of Hannah Lewis on The Mini-Forest Revolution.
A YouTube video celebrating and describing the planting of a Mini-Forest, Miyawaki-style, in Shepherd Village Cohousing in West Virginia. And here's an updated look at the growing mini-forest, one year later.
The progress of multiple Miyawaki forests in Massachusetts are detailed in this 7-minute video. Learn about the planting and progress of urban forests that can become self-sufficient in three years.
Oaks are a powerful tree for the health of ecosystems throughout North America. This video on the Nature of Oaks features expert and best-selling author, Doug Tallamy, who speaks to this critical keystone species.
Author Leah Rampy pulls from her latest book in this video of a presentation on How Trees Create Community in Our Forests and in Our Towns.
Discovering the Spiritual Wisdom of Trees by Beth Norcross and Leah Rampy highlights both the science and life wisdom behind these amazing beings; topics include soil, water, light and dark, collaboration, resilience, reciprocity, renewal, and more.
Interested in the why and how of saving forests? Ever Green by John Reid and Thomas Lovejoy explores the five remaining large forests on Earth and makes clear why we must save them.
A YouTube interview of Hannah Lewis on The Mini-Forest Revolution.
A YouTube video celebrating and describing the planting of a Mini-Forest, Miyawaki-style, in Shepherd Village Cohousing in West Virginia. And here's an updated look at the growing mini-forest, one year later.
The progress of multiple Miyawaki forests in Massachusetts are detailed in this 7-minute video. Learn about the planting and progress of urban forests that can become self-sufficient in three years.
Oaks are a powerful tree for the health of ecosystems throughout North America. This video on the Nature of Oaks features expert and best-selling author, Doug Tallamy, who speaks to this critical keystone species.
Author Leah Rampy pulls from her latest book in this video of a presentation on How Trees Create Community in Our Forests and in Our Towns.