On Saturday, October 26th from 10am to 4pm, we'll plant about 900 baby trees. So our first priority is to sign up volunteers from all over Watertown. If the average person plants 6 baby trees, we'll need 150 volunteers total.

The forest could be shaped something like this, with a forest "hug" where an outdoor classroom could be. What does the community want?

DROP-BY SAT AUG 3rd Noon-4pm

Planning a community microforest requires hearing from the community. Drop in the Watertown Savings Bank Meeting Room (1st floor, pictured) – this won't be a lecture, it's an exchange of ideas.

SAVE THE DATE – Come for refreshments! Explore an assortment of table displays, where volunteers will answer questions and capture your ideas – What shape is best? How will folks make use of the forest? How can the site plans support those uses? What would make a great outdoor classroom? What would make the forest most accessible?

Did you see Liza Ketchum's article in Watertown News? Watertown's First Miyawaki Forest to be Planted This Fall.

Pictured is a Watertown Teen Tending "Tiny Trees" in an air prune frame. Four gardeners are caring for about 600 tree seedlings.

• August 7, Wednesday, Farmers Market tabling with Friends of Bees and WCG
• August 17, Saturday, Watertown Arts Market at Filippello Park Noon to 5 – we'll have an Art + Science Nature Activity tent.
• September 21, Saturday, Faire on the Square, Noon to 5pm at Saltonstall Park.

• October 9, Wednesday, Farmers Market, sharing our table with Friends of Bees and Watertown Community Gardens, 2 to 6:30 pm at Saltonstall Park

This one-hour training is for volunteers to learn more about the Miyawaki Method and the specifics of the planting at J.R. Lowell Elementary School on October 26th. Volunteers who have another hour can stay and discuss ideas. RSVP below or just show up.

We didn't hire a consulting firm, so we're investigating all the specifics ourselves, documenting what we learn together, and sharing everything online. These are a few areas where a little more help makes a big difference.

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