A 'Little Forest’ is coming to Mariners Park Museum! Presentation with Lise Bois and Gerry Jenkison

Thursday, October 2, 7 pm, with Lise Bois and Gerry Jenkison

Planting: Saturday, October 4, 10 am, with volunteers

Little Forests (aka Miyawaki Forests) are dense, fast-growing native mini-forests. By mimicking natural forest layers with a variety of native species, they achieve plant diversity and can grow ten times faster than conventional forests, creating a self-sustaining ecosystem in just 20 to 30 years. They have gained popularity around the world for their ecological benefits and as a mitigation to a changing climate.

Lise Bois of the County Garden Club is well-known in the County for her many projects and as a native plant and pollinator garden advocate. With help from volunteers, Lise has planted close to 10 pollinator gardens on public land. Gerry Jenkison of the PEC Field Naturalists is an advocate for growing the County’s tree canopy and has helped plan and plant native trees in parks around the County.

Their presentation October 2 will include a tour of the Little Forest site, a description of Saturday’s planting process, and a visual presentation in the Museum.

You may also like the following events from The County Museums - Prince Edward County, Ontario:

• Next month, 4th October, 01:00 pm, Group of Sevenish: Art Exhibit in Picton
• Next month, 4th October, 06:00 pm, Ghost Walk with the Paranormal Seekers in Belleville
• Next month, 16th October, 06:30 pm, Graveyard & Gallows Candlelight Walking Tour in Picton