Outdoor Classroom
"Let Nature be Your Teacher"  William Wordsworth

Tiny Forest Project Description

Valley Oak Charter students, parents and teachers are transforming our backfield into a Tiny Forest using the Miyawaki Method. This technique involves planting a high density of native species in a 30 square foot area resulting in 10 times faster growth and 30 times more carbon capture compared to monoculture. The Tiny Forest includes native species including mallow, sage, grasses, ceanothus, elderberry, toyon, and oak trees. After just 3 years of care, these mini nature refuges become a self-sustaining, native habitat. Over 3,000 Tiny Forests have been successfully established in urban areas all over the world in every type of soil and climate.