Bentley<p>Our 1st <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/MiniForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniForest</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/CitizenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CitizenScience</span></a> event was a rousing success! We trained a core group of volunteers to measure parameters & track overall forest health & growth using protocols developed by the <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/NetworkOfNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetworkOfNature</span></a> & <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/GreenCommunitiesCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenCommunitiesCanada</span></a>. After this training session, the group will be able to track tree and shrub growth, soil health, flood management, biodiversity, and human interactions. <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yyc</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/mini_forest_citizen_science_training_day" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">calgaryclimatehub.ca/mini_fore</span><span class="invisible">st_citizen_science_training_day</span></a></p>
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Bentley<p>July 12 at 10am! </p><p>MiniForest Citizen Science Volunteer Training!</p><p>YOU can contribute to the monitoring & stewardship of our <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/MiniForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniForest</span></a> projects! Volunteers will be trained in monitoring protocols & supporting communities in monitoring their forests. </p><p><a href="https://www.calgaryclimatehub.ca/citizen_science_training" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">calgaryclimatehub.ca/citizen_s</span><span class="invisible">cience_training</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yyc</span></a></p>
Bentley<p>Coming soon to Calgary: MORE TREES!!!</p><p>Thanks to our good friends at <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/GreenCommunitiesCanada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenCommunitiesCanada</span></a> the Hub will be planting a NEW 200 square metre <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/MiniForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniForest</span></a>, featuring 800 trees, shrubs & perennials in partnership with the <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/RockyRidgeRoyalOak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RockyRidgeRoyalOak</span></a> Community Association!</p><p>HERE WE GROW AGAIN!</p><p><a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/YYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YYC</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://greencommunitiescanada.org/green-communities-canada-announces-36-recipients-of-the-2025-living-cities-canada-fund/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKccGZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFJdWVrNG1zUVk0dVdtaGRIAR4lAxUYpyirs9Zkf7xpZj0YT8t1XgC8ky5OhBJ2H4cfg81Gtcv1F2OkmOrTKA_aem_6pFOFfebpySpG4lQcZbfqA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">greencommunitiescanada.org/gre</span><span class="invisible">en-communities-canada-announces-36-recipients-of-the-2025-living-cities-canada-fund/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKccGZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFJdWVrNG1zUVk0dVdtaGRIAR4lAxUYpyirs9Zkf7xpZj0YT8t1XgC8ky5OhBJ2H4cfg81Gtcv1F2OkmOrTKA_aem_6pFOFfebpySpG4lQcZbfqA</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Shared by a friend here on Mastodon...</p><p>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MiyawakiMethod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiyawakiMethod</span></a>: Imagining a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MiniForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniForest</span></a>’s Potential</p><p>An excerpt from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MiniForestRevolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniForestRevolution</span></a> by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HannahLewis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HannahLewis</span></a>.</p><p>"Making a Mini-Forest: The Basics</p><p>"Rejuvenating the soil is one of the basics of creating a mini-forest on a degraded site.</p><p>"In fact, it’s the critical first step—the goal is to simulate the living soil of a healthy, mature forest.</p><p>"This happens naturally during the stages of ecological succession, but because the Miyawaki Method skips immediately to the climax stage, some preparation is required to compensate.</p><p>"In the absence of a loose soil with plenty of organic matter, trees will struggle to grow properly. In a Miyawaki forest project, the soil is typically recharged by decompacting and amending the site with organic materials.</p><p>"Planting Density</p><p>"Planting density is another signature of the Miyawaki Method.</p><p>"Conventional wisdom says that plants compete for light, water, and soil nutrients; therefore, plants should have lots of space between them to reduce that competition.</p><p>"But it’s not how a Miyawaki forest works.</p><p>"For a Miyawaki forest, the standard planting density is three plants per square meter. This density helps achieve the goal of ecosystem regeneration.</p><p>"After all, in a natural forest, plants are not evenly and widely spaced.</p><p>"Dense planting stimulates mutualistic and competitive interactions among the plants and facilitates connections with soil microorganisms. It also promotes virtuous competition for sunlight, hastening upward growth.</p><p>"Mulching</p><p>"Mulching is a critical component of the Miyawaki Method.</p><p>"After planting, the ground is covered with a thick mulch similar to fallen leaves on a forest floor. Indeed, once the young trees have had a chance to mature, they will contribute leaf mulch to the forest floor naturally.</p><p>"Mulch protects the bare soil from water loss by evaporation, from erosion, and from temperature extremes. Mulch also suppresses weed growth and eventually decomposes into the soil, enriching it.</p><p>"As they become established over the first few years, the plantings typically need occasional watering and weeding, but after three years the young forest patches are developed enough to shade out weeds and shelter the soil.</p><p>"They are then generally self-sufficient and need no maintenance of any sort—no pruning, no watering, no fertilizing, no pest control—ever."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.chelseagreen.com/2024/the-miyawaki-method/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">chelseagreen.com/2024/the-miya</span><span class="invisible">waki-method/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resilience</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Farming</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Homesteading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Homesteading</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UrbanForests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UrbanForests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Miyawaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Miyawaki</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rewilding</span></a></p>
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