Forests
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Hidden River Little Forest
Due to the shallow, rocky fill used to cover a marsh and ephemeral stream that had originally wound through the courtyard, we looked to an Alvar for our reference ecosystem. Thankfully Alvars are resilient ecosystems home to a wonderful diversity of trees and shrubs. In total, we planted 870 trees and shrubs. We also planted an Alvar inspired Pocket Meadow between the two Little Forests.
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Grenville Park Little Forest
A couple of years after WW2 ended, a small group of teachers, academics and Alcan employees bought a 67-acre farm and brickworks a mile outside the Kingston city limits. The group had a vision to create a ... -
Portsmouth Community Little Forest
The Portsmouth Community Little Forest is located on urban land that was mown turf grass for more than 65 years. Layers of gravel and sand were added over clay loam....
