Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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
