• SITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

      Welcome to our home! We are the Garden City Conservation Society, and we were born here in Richmond, BC, Canada, originally as the Garden City Lands Coalition. (See Legacy link above)

      The Garden City Lands is 136 acres of greenspace in the city centre that was almost torn up for high-density development but is now Richmond-owned parkland.

      Our goal is now to steward Richmond's natural legacy for community wellness.

      We are a community of people who cooperate toward that goal and to all Garden City Conservation goals (as resources permit) as a public service for the people of Richmond, as well as the region, province and the world.

    • Invitation to celebrate Pollinator Garden at Our Savior Lutheran

    • GCCS put on 2 workshops on preparing cuttings for pocket forests (mainly for students of Richmond Secondary) see 

       production by J Peachy

      The 2021 AGM took place on Saturday October 2nd, 2021 at the KPU dome on the Garden City lands. The meeting was live-streamed for those who joined virtually.

      In early September, we released a statement on the importance of biodiversity, filmed at Richmond’s first   and we are promoting the Miyawaki Method and creating a Miyawaki Species Database (login as guest)

      The 2020 Annual Gathering of the Garden City Conservation Society took place on Saturday, November 28, 2020, including a slideshow


    • What is a Miyawaki Forest?

      A pocket forest, specifically called a Miyawaki forest, is a method of forestry that accelerates dense forest

      growth within a small space. Not only would we have a beautiful forest, but it would provide a lush habitat for

      our local ecosystems. The Garden City Conservation Society has teamed up with Richmond Secondary School

      and local artists to create the first one in BC for Fall 2022!

      GCCS Vision

      We envision a world in which nature and our urban spaces are linked. It is a world in which we

      are immersed in nature. We are, after all, a part of nature, not separate from it. When we work

      towards survival of species by protecting or restoring habitat, that’s when we make a difference.

      If you're interested in creating a Miyawaki forest, contact us at communications@gardencitylands.ca

      Let's build a nature-friendly world together!

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RSS Miyawaki Forest Planting Day

by Bruno Vernier -

The Richmond Secondary School Green Team, in collaboration with Garden City Conservation Society, and Earth Literacies, will be hosting a Miyawaki Pocket Forest Planting and Celebration on Saturday, November 19th, 2022. A Miyawaki Pocket Forest is a dense formation of native species that boasts 10x faster growth, 30x more density, and 100x more biodiversity due to its resemblance to a wild, sprawling forest. This Forest is being planted in hopes of rewilding and decolonizing the space, re-establishing biodiversity, mitigating climate change effects (sequestering carbon, excess precipitation, drought, heat domes, etc.), and creating a community space. We dug 1 metre deep, combined the base with local compost and organic material, and will be planting a mix of 30 different species native to the West Coast from Richmond down to Oregon (to prepare for the Southern climate shift). Folks of all ages are welcome to join and help with the planting of the first Miyawaki Pocket Forest in Western Canada located on the west side of Richmond Secondary School (on Moffatt Road), address 7171 Minoru Boulevard, Richmond BC. This project is sponsored by TreeCanada. 

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Local Sources of Native Plants

by Bruno Vernier -

Local Nurseries focusing on Native Plants:

(Edited by Nica D - original submission Sunday, 24 April 2022, 11:07 AM)

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