Join us for an evening with Hannah Lewis, author of Mini-Forest Revolution: Using the Miyawaki Method to Rapidly Rewild the World. We'll learn more about the planting method developed by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki to grow Mini-Forests and why a growing number of communities across the globe are planting mini-forests to restore degraded urban landscapes and increase biodiversity and climate resilience. Trees Atlanta's Landscape Design Manager Brennan Wall will then share more about Trees Atlanta's Mini-Forest project on the Atlanta Beltline Arboretum Southwest Trail
About the Book: In Mini-Forest Revolution: Using the Miyawaki Method to Rapidly Rewild the World , Lewis presents a unique approach to reforestation developed by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, called the Miyawaki Method. Readers gain an understanding of the science behind a growing number of community-led tiny forest projects; and how the Miyawaki Method is being used to help accelerate reforestation and related environmental benefits including: sequestering carbon, establishing habitat for wildlife and pollinators, building soil health, and cooling urban heat islands. The book will be available for sale.
About the Author: Hannah Lewis is the author of Mini-Forest Revolution: Using the Miyawaki Method to Rapidly Rewild the World (Chelsea Green 2022), which was translated into French and Italian, and is the 2023 winner of a Nautilus Book Award. Hannah has an MS in Sustainable Agriculture and Sociology from Iowa State University and a BA in Environmental Studies from Middlebury College. She lives in Minneapolis, where she works for the non-profit Renewing the Countryside to build sustainable local and regional food systems and plant mini-forests.
About the Atlanta Beltline Arboretum: The Atlanta Beltline Arboretum currently has 9,000 accessioned plants in its collection, with 369 unique tree and shrub species and cultivars. Eighty-eight genera of trees and shrubs are represented and identified with permanent signage. Additionally, over 500,000 non-accessioned live grasses, vines, and wildflowers have been planted within the Arboretum since 2013, along with 1,600 pounds of seeds of native plants sown in the meadow spaces.
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