Tiny Forest - Great Diversity

Planning a "Winzl-Wald" for Hallbergmoos

Lasse Schimpf, Tim Horsch, Jakob Klotz, Jonas Herr

In the summer semester of 2021, the chairs of Urban Productive Ecosystems and Forest and Environmental Policy jointly offer a practical project seminar on the much-discussed concept of "Tiny Forests" for the fourth semester students of the bachelor's degree program in Forest Sciences and Resource Management.A "Tiny Forest" is a forest the size of a tennis court, which is supposed to provide recreation in urban areas with great biodiversity and green ambience. Space-saving, it impresses with enormous biodiversity, both in terms of plants and animals. For example, the compact planting design provides a perfect habitat for a variety of tree, shrub and insect species. But a "Tiny Forest" also has many advantages for humans; for example, the microclimate created cools the environment, provides shade, and brings some nature back into the cityscape.In this seminar, students will explore the potential of Tiny Forests as a new greening approach for urban spaces. In close cooperation with the municipality of Hallbergmoos and accompanied by Prof. Dr. Monika Egerer and Prof. Dr. Michael Suda, the students will develop a concept for the integration and development of such a forest area in the concrete socio-ecological context of the municipality.