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Read the latest on our Miyawaki Mini-forest Initiative. We are adding updates as the planning and planting continues for multiple sites in the region.
These innovative projects go from vision to planted mini-forests with the support of many partners: Cincinnati Park Board’s Division of Natural Resources, the University of Cincinnati Field Center, Ohio Valley Forestry Fellowship, the community of Camp Washington, and many individuals who have donated their time, expertise, equipment, compost, and funding.
2026 Tree Professionals Seminar
Early Bird pricing through Oct. 31, 2026 In-person event Join us for the 2026 Tree Professionals Seminar, where we bring together experts dedicated to tree planting and tree health. Attendees will have the opportunity to earn CEUs while creating a vibrant community...
Taking Root Plants 625 Native Trees in its First Miyawaki Mini Forest
On April 18, over 70 volunteers planted 625 native trees in Cincinnati’s Camp Washington neighborhood, creating a dense Miyawaki mini forest in just one morning. The City of Cincinnati provided the 1,800-square-foot site near Millcreek Road for the forest planting....
Miyawaki Mini Forest Initiative Continues to Grow with ADVICS Ohio Manufacturing Campus
ADVICS, a manufacturing company in Lebanon, OH, became the first corporate location of a mini forest in Ohio in April. As part of a company-wide commitment to greater sustainability, ADVICS intends to plant hundreds of trees at their various locations. Zach Smith,...
Why Taking Root Is Planting Miyawaki Mini Forests
Across Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana Taking Root has spent years working with communities to plant and protect trees using established arboriculture practices. Those methods — planting individual trees along streets, in parks, and on...
Girl Scouts Earn Tree Promise Patch Through Taking Root Tree Education Program
On March 21, Taking Root board members and Patrick Sanders, a volunteer from Heritage Acres, helped nine Girl Scouts from Troops 4524 and 4227 at St. Michael School in Sharonville earn their Girl Scout Tree Promise Patch. The event began with the Girl Scout Tree...
2026 Great Tree Summit
Gathering Friends of our Forests! Join us for this free educational event for those individuals, communities, and organizations who work towards a shared vision of planting new trees and preserving existing trees so that we all benefit from a healthy tree canopy. The...
Community Volunteers Plant 100 Trees at Historic Highland Cemetery During Northern Kentucky Tree Week
A dedicated group of volunteers gathered at Highland Cemetery in Fort Mitchell on Oct. 18, 2025, to plant the next generation of canopy trees for one of Northern Kentucky’s most treasured landscapes. The event, held during Northern Kentucky Tree Week, brought together...
2025 Tree Professionals Seminar
In-person only event Join us for the 2025 Tree Professionals Seminar, where we bring together experts dedicated to tree planting and tree health. Attendees will have the opportunity to earn CEUs while creating a vibrant community of professionals committed to...
“Treena” Takes Root with Girl Scouts
On August 12, 2025 Taking Root hosted Girl Scout Troop 4844 at Cardinal Land Conservancy’s headquarters in Loveland, OH. Six Brownies, along with parents and leaders, worked with Taking Root to plant a Bur Oak and three flowering perennial “neighbors” of the tree....
2025 Taking Root Tree Heroes
Taking Root is proud to celebrate six outstanding individuals whose dedication to trees has strengthened and expanded the region’s canopy—benefiting communities now and for generations to come. Dr. John Aston Warder Award Recipient: John Alden Bentley (posthumous)...
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