The Miyawaki Urban Forest at the Shoreline Historical Museum is in full spring mode.
The flowering red currants and the yellow headed mahonia are colorful highlights.
There are a couple of trees well over 12 feet tall and getting ready to bud out.
The purple headed camas lily are just about to come into bloom and the lupine, a spring harbinger, is getting ready too.
Take a stroll through the Miyawaki Forest, 18501 Linden Ave N, Shoreline.
It is a mini forest bath. The forest was planted in December 2023.
There are a couple of trees well over 12 feet tall and getting ready to bud out.
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| Yellow headed mahonia |
The Miyawaki forest is filled with red twig dogwood.
Take a stroll through the Miyawaki Forest, 18501 Linden Ave N, Shoreline.
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| Flowering red currant |
Over 100 people planted over 1200 native trees, shrubs and groundcover.
The promise of the forest is that because it is closely planted the forest will grow taller faster and sequester carbon sooner.
Twelve foot trees in three just two and a half years?! They were 2-foot whips when we planted them.
ReplyDeleteThis project is incredible; the First People’s cultural connections, rainwater storage, carbon sequestration, Roger Fernandez’s stonework, forage and shelter for local birds, and the detailed educational signage . . . What an edifying gift to the Shoreline community.
When you help plant something you feel a part of it. I feel a special attachment to that forest and the community that worked to plant it! The Forest sequesters carbon and built community both human and other living animals and insects.
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