"If done right, you’re getting a functional ecosystem in just a few years."
Doug Tallamy
"If done right, you’re getting a functional ecosystem in just a few years."
Doug Tallamy
Doug Tallamy
Doug Tallamy

Can a pocket forest thrive in less than ideal conditions similar to that of many local backyards (small, partially shaded, near a walnut tree, with lots of deer pressure--and using only a very low budget)? We'll see!
Red oval marks the site of the pocket forest at County Farm Park, just past the Project Grow gardens.
PocketForests.org is a project of the Tree Town Urban Forest Team, which is made up of volunteers from the Ann Arbor chapter of the Citizens' Climate Lobby, Ann Arbor Wild Ones, and the Buhr Park Children's Wet Meadow Project. We are building demonstration Pocket Forests which we hope will inspire others to build their own, and are developing educational materials to spread the word about their benefits. Listen to our WEMU public radio interview here.
Even if you only have room for a few trees and shrubs!
For high resolution of flyer below, click here

Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and fund our mission. Our 2025 contributors include the Washtenaw County Conservation District, the Elizabeth Dean Trust Fund, the Dexter Garden Club and Blue Line Media, Inc. Thank-you, all!
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