WATCH: ‘Miyawaki forests’ allow nature to run its course. In less than a decade, the 600-square-foot plot will host trees that are 20 feet tall, or more. CAMBRIDGE — For now, it doesn’t look like much ...

The idea of the newly planted forest in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is to have several different types of plant species in a compact area, causing them to grow faster as they compete for resources in ...

On an afternoon in late September, Danehy Park has the calm of an open plain. Joggers and dog walkers amble; a few teenagers lounge by the track. Commercial sprawl adjoins the west side of the park; ...

In the fall of 2021, Cambridge planted the first Miyawaki Forest in the United States. That made news in the American ecological restoration community, even though this event came more than a dozen ...

Re “Less-than-sparkling past of an urban gem” (Page A1, July 7): In the 1970s I lived on Sherman Street in Cambridge. My roommates and I could look out the back window to see a vast, depressing dump.

First Miyawaki Forest planted in the Northeast in Massachusetts The idea of the newly planted forest in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is to have several different types of plant species in a compact area, ...