Department of Environmental Conservation staff and about 100 volunteers created a forest last weekend.
An innovative mini forest planting technique was employed by the DEC that featured more than 500 trees and shrubs planted tightly together. The heightened competition between the densely planted trees encourages them to grow into a mature forest about 10 times faster than traditional tree-planting methods ENCON reports. The one-day event, last Saturday, created DEC's first-ever mini forest, also known as a pocket forest. It’s located at Five Rivers Environmental Education Center in Albany County.
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