In this video we dive into a tiny forest that was created in one of the hottest climates in the US (South Texas) using the Miyawaki tiny forest method.

This project emphasizes the importance of plants not as some candy-ass “pretty” bullshit, but as vital pieces of infrastructure that are essential to bettering the human quality of life and reducing the effects of excess heat, drought and flooding.

On land that was once totally barren and next to a large urban road, a tiny forest has been rated using native plants as infrastructure. Pioneer species as well as slower-growing secondary successional species were installed in 2023 to mitigate flooding, mitigate the effects of the urban heat island (created by the surrounding concrete and asphalt), and provide habitat for beneficial insects and birds.