Rochester Plants Its First Mini-Forest, Restoring Nature One Small Plot at a time
Rochester, MI- 4.14.25- The City of Rochester is proud to announce the planting of its very first Mini-Forest, a powerful step towards urban restoration, community building, and environmental resilience. The concept of the Mini-Forest was first developed in the 1970s by renowned Japanese botanist Dr. Akira Miyawaki. His pioneering method focused on restoring native ecosystems by planting dense, fast growing forest on small, degraded urban lands with only native trees and shrubs. The Miyawaki Method has
Ribbon Cutting Celebrating The Rochester Pollinators Mini Forest
Join us for our Ribbon Cutting celebrating Rochester Pollinators Mini Forest! The Mini-Forest project marks an exciting milestone as the second of its kind in Southeast Michigan, rooted in a powerful vision of native tree restoration and community involvement. Based on a Japanese method developed in the 1970s, these Miyawaki forests are dense and grow 10 times faster than a typical forest; is rich with life and is designed to bring back the beauty and resilience of old-growth forest in just a few short
