Faculty Advisor
Dr Angela Strecker
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2023
Keywords
Internship
Abstract
When I interviewed, Ava and Brandon introduced me to the Miyawaki Method. Their idea was to finish the invasive species removal of a severely overgrown site to the north of campus, and to replant it with an afforestation method which hasn’t yet been used in many places in the United States. It was developed by a Japanese botanist, Dr. Akira Miyawaki. The Miyawaki Method seeks to build a mini-forest, representative of what climatic forests of the natural environment would be like. To start, you build a list of the species which are typically found in an undisturbed forest. Then, you make amendments to the soil to help give the plants the best possible start, and account for the fact that this method is often used in urban areas.
Recommended Citation
Araujo, Eva, "LEAD Program Intern" (2023). College of the Environment Internship Reports. 116.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/cenv_internship/116
Type
Text
Rights
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Language
English
Format
application/pdf