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WHAT:
Miyawaki Forest at Gloria Molina Grand Park
In an historic environmental milestone for DTLA, Gloria Molina Grand Park becomes the home of L.A.’s first Miyawaki Forest to grow in a fully urban setting—planted by the community for the community. The future forest is designed to grow 10 times faster and 30 times denser than traditional planting; it will also restore biodiversity and capture carbon in the heart of the city. To create the Miyawaki Forest, Angelenos of all ages will break ground and plant 200 plants within a 650-square-foot piece of land located in the park’s Block Two, located between the park’s Olive Court and Hill Street, north of the Performance Lawn.
The family-friendly gardening adventure will be preceded by an Opening Ceremony featuring a Land Acknowledgement and Guest Elder Mary Lee Jones from the Yakama Reservation of Central Washington, along with a Land Blessing performed by Aztec dance troupe Yankuititl. Guests will also experience a Partner Village with free planting demonstrations, a seedball-making workshop and native plant giveaways.
The Miyawaki Forest is a globally recognized ecosystem in which forests are created using the Miyawaki Method developed by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki. He emphasized planting a species of native trees in an extremely dense area, which will work together to create a biodiverse and multi-layered forest community.
WHEN:
Saturday, January 31, 2026
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Gloria Molina Grand Park
200 N. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
- Angelenos of all ages breaking ground and planting hundreds of plants to create the Miyawaki Forest
- The Yankuititl Aztec Dance performing a Land Blessing
- Families participating in a Partner Village featuring Legacy LA; a seedball-making workshop taught by Friends of the LA River (FoLAR); free giveaways of native plants and mulch from CultivaLA; and free immigration and legal services provided by Bet Tzedek
- Live music with DJ Hello Stranger
MORE INFO:
Visit grandparkla.org and follow Gloria Molina Grand Park on Facebook (GrandParkLosAngeles), as well as X, Instagram and TikTok (@GrandPark_LA).
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