About the Miyawaki Urban Forest History Project

According to Aristotle, an acorn, similar to human development when given a healthy environment, nurturing and proper care, can grow into its intended potential. 

The Miyawaki Forest Friends have been “nurturing” the vision that was created so that someday it will become more than just a thought, but a place where all living 

things can gather and grow.

The Oregon White Oak, (Quercus garryana) is Washington’s only native oak. It provides valuable habitats to support our wildlife diversity. According to the Washington Fish and Wildlife, “The decline of Oregon white oak woodlands has been accelerated by human activities –primarily oak removal.”

It is our hope that our project will also provide, as the White Oak does, a gathering spot for a diversity of people, plants, and wildlife. We also hope that we can provide information of how we as humans can begin to appreciate the value in our native plant species so that someday, we will not be so quick to cut down or eradicate that which we at first can not see the value.