Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
This panel explores the key challenges and stages of a miniforest project, from Initiation —securing land, funding, and community support — to Preparation & Planting — site preparation, design, and planting — to Stewardship — maintenance and volunteer involvement — and lastly to Education — integrating miniforests into schools and their broader impact on research and public perception. Expect the session to unfold dynamically, with topics emerging organically, and certain aspects potentially being covered in greater depth than others.
Moderated by Alexandra Ionescu, Associate Director of Regenerative Projects at Bio4Climate and Beck Mordini, Executive Director at Bio4Climate
Chapters:
1:30 - Initiating
32:38 - Creating and Planting
1:07:00 - Community Stewardship & Education
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Across the Northeast, communities face ecological disruption—rising temperatures, shrinking habitats, degraded soils, and stormwater runoff. But there’s growing momentum: more people are planting miniforests using the Miyawaki Method—or adapting it—to restore life to cities, schoolyards, parks, and vacant lots.
Featuring more than a dozen speakers across two virtual half-days and an in-person bus tour, the 2025 Northeast Miniforest Summit brought together practitioners, researchers, and leaders from diverse fields—including landscape architects, scientists, and community organizers—to unpack the method from root to canopy.
Miniforests are more than trees—they amplify a web of relationships. Learn more at: miniforests.bio4climate.org
Celebrate the 2025 Northeast Miniforest Summit with our official shirt and tote bag!
Get yours here:
bonfire.com/2025-northeast-miniforest-summit-shirts
bonfire.com/2025-northeast-miniforest-summit-bags
This panel explores the key challenges and stages of a miniforest project, from Initiation —securing land, funding, and community support — to Preparation & Planting — site preparation, design, and planting — to Stewardship — maintenance and volunteer involvement — and lastly to Education — integrating miniforests into schools and their broader impact on research and public perception. Expect the session to unfold dynamically, with topics emerging organically, and certain aspects potentially being covered in greater depth than others.
Moderated by Alexandra Ionescu, Associate Director of Regenerative Projects at Bio4Climate and Beck Mordini, Executive Director at Bio4Climate
Chapters:
1:30 - Initiating
32:38 - Creating and Planting
1:07:00 - Community Stewardship & Education
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Across the Northeast, communities face ecological disruption—rising temperatures, shrinking habitats, degraded soils, and stormwater runoff. But there’s growing momentum: more people are planting miniforests using the Miyawaki Method—or adapting it—to restore life to cities, schoolyards, parks, and vacant lots.
Featuring more than a dozen speakers across two virtual half-days and an in-person bus tour, the 2025 Northeast Miniforest Summit brought together practitioners, researchers, and leaders from diverse fields—including landscape architects, scientists, and community organizers—to unpack the method from root to canopy.
Miniforests are more than trees—they amplify a web of relationships. Learn more at: miniforests.bio4climate.org
Celebrate the 2025 Northeast Miniforest Summit with our official shirt and tote bag!
Get yours here:
bonfire.com/2025-northeast-miniforest-summit-shirts
bonfire.com/2025-northeast-miniforest-summit-bags
