São Paulo resident transforms degraded area into urban forest

Post by Schlagbohrer » Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 9:05 PM UTC

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I'm very interested in "seed bombs". We have to plant something like one trillion trees just to keep up with losses from forest fires. Imagine the economics, supply chain, science, innovation, etc required to plant one trillion trees and all their supporting shrubs and ground cover. My impression is they work well enough for flowers. I have no idea about shrubs or ground cover. I'm aware there's some efforts to seed…

Probably the toughest part of "reforestation" like that isn't the "planting of trees" process, but you have to actively monitor them and make sure they actually work out and survive. A bit amount of these enormous "plant trees over large areas" efforts fail simply because they didn't even come back once to actually maintain the plants until they're strong enough to actually form a ecosystem. So sure, just planting on…

Creating a small "Miyawaki Forest"[1]. The gist is that by planting native wildflowers and other native small plants and easy-to-grow shrubs, one creates a hot spot for not only local pollinators but also animals like birds, squirrels, and coyotes who come through and deposit seeds. The smaller plants keep the ground moist and shaded, which will help tree seeds sprout and get their footing.

If you've ever seen an unkempt lawn in a northern-US environment, the grass grows out of control then some wildflowers come in, then some taller shrubs, and soon tree saplings pop up and it quickly gets to the point where it can't be easily mowed anymore with a residential lawn mower.

[1] https://www.sugiproject.com/blog/miyawaki-method-for-creatin...

Post by Schlagbohrer » Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 9:09 PM UTC

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I volunteer at greencitypartnership.org, leading a crew restoring a large park. I've been wondering how we might build a community of urban forest hackers. To share tips and info, how to deal with vandals, help each other make yard signs, how to transport water over trail, etc. I would love to know better ways for breaking up a parking lot. I opened up 4 separate spaces for tree planters. I started with pickaxe and p…

> And I'm sure someone somewhere has some labor saving hacks for tackling Himalayan blackberry. Goats. It's not labor eliminating, you've got to set up and maintain temporary fencing, and you've got to remove plants that dangerous for goats to eat, and you need to take care of the goats generally. But, they can really help get things under control.

I would absolutely love to see shepards sheparding small groups of goats (maybe four or five?) safely through the city to eat weeds and clear areas. That's the solarpunk vision.

Re: São Paulo resident transforms degraded area into urban forest

Re: São Paulo resident transforms degraded area into urban forest