On Saturday, Oct. 4, more than 275 volunteers gathered to plant a Miyawaki forest at Belmont High School. Named for the Japanese horticulturist Akira Miyawaki, A Miyawaki Forest is “an ultra-dense, biodiverse pocket forest that recreates the complexity of natural forests and the relationships and processes that help them grow strong and resilient,” according to Bio4Climate.
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Ryan Gosse and his daughter Griffin plant their eighth tree. (Mina Rose Morales/Belmont Voice) 
Alexandra Ionescu and Walter Kittredge, the mini forest consultants for the Miyawaki Forest Action Belmont (MFAB). (Mina Rose Morales/Belmont Voice) 
Dylan Wong from Boy Scout Troop 304 in Belmont plants his 15th tree. (Mina Rose Morales/Belmont Voice) 
Scouts Navya Kalra and Meena Senthil plant their first tree. (Mina Rose Morales/Belmont Voice) 
Kwan Kew Lai plants a winterberry holly. (Mina Rose Morales/Belmont Voice) 
A close-up of Belmont High School’s mini forest. (Mina Rose Morales/Belmont Voice)
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According to Jess Hausman, community outreach director for Miyawaki Forest Action Belmont, the Belmont pocket forest covers 3,000 square feet, with 1,400 trees that include 30 native species.
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