We are excited to announce a new green infrastructure initiative: an urban mini forest! On October 2nd 2024, LEN with the support of 25 volunteers, planted a mini forest at the Westminster Ponds Centre. 

                  

What is a mini forest? 

A mini forest is a community of native trees and shrubs that are planted closely together within an urban setting. Mini forests utilize a multi-layered design; mimicking the uniqueness of a natural forest. These dense plantings result in taller plants in a shorter time period, as the trees grow quickly towards the sun to compete for resources. 

Mini forests provide multiple environmental, social, and health benefits including reducing air pollution, mitigating the heat island effect, increasing biodiversity, capturing carbon, and increasing accessible green space for the community.

Thank you to our partners and sponsors TD Friends of the Environment, Green Communities Canada, Nature London, RBC, and ReForest London, TRY Recycling

  

  

Want to learn more about how to plant a mini forest?
Click on this guide below! 



For more information, contact:

Joanna MacLeod
Sustainability Coordinator,
[email protected] 

   Green Communities Canada

    ReForest London                                        RBC