Photo: April Ehrlich | OPB
A group of students is helping lead a “tiny forest” movement at their school outside west Portland, Oregon, where they’ve squeezed about 600 plants and trees into a plot the size of a tennis court. It’s called the Miyawaki Method, named after Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki. The school’s tiny forest began when social studies teacher Patrick Walsh heard about the method on a BBC Radio program in 2021. Now, almost three years later, the trees are nearly 20 feet tall. Teachers across grades and subjects find ways to integrate the forest into their curriculum. The students who helped grow this forest hope their work inspires future students for years to come. “We wanted to teach them about engaging with their environment,” said one. “And help them grow compassion and inspire them to take action for climate change.”
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