Upcoming Webinar - Growing the Mini Forest Movement in Canada

Sourced from Green Communities Canada

Voices for Action is a series of online events hosted by Green Communities Canada. Voices for Action brings together people with lived experiences and professional expertise advancing transformative, equitable, and sustainable change in Canadian communities. These dialogues share knowledge, resources, ideas, and connect community-based climate action across Canada, creating a national network of innovation and collaboration that elevates our collective impact.  

Join us for the first Voices for Action event of 2025! Growing the Mini Forest Movement in Canada focuses on the critical role of green infrastructure and nature-based solutions in mitigating and adapting to climate change in Canada, and the urgent need to scale up implementations like the mini forest concept that also address biodiversity loss and equity issues.  

Voices for Action: Growing the Mini Forest Movement in Canada

  • Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025

  • Time: 2:00 pm EST to 3:00 pm EST (60-minute event)

  • Venue: Zoom Webinar (virtual)

  • Register here (there is no cost to register)

Presenters: 

  1. Green Communities Canada, about the 32 mini forests we've supported in 2023-2024 through training and funding. 

  2. University of British Columbia research into municipal policies that enable mini forest installation.

  3. The City of Hamilton about their mini forest experiences in 2023 and 2024

  4. Garden City Conservation Society about their partnership with the City of Richmond, BC, installing mini forests in 2023-2024.

Intended audience: 

Anyone who is interested in learning more about the mini forest movement in Canada.


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