We are talking about pocket forests, also known as tiny forests, mini forests, sugi forests or wee forests. Japanese botanist and ecologist Akira Miyawaki conceived and developed the first pocket ...
Friday is the autumnal equinox, also known as the first day of astronomical fall. Fall and winter weather are likely to clash in the Bay Area’s diverse microclimates as temperature differences between ...
Does it really rain 366 days a year on Yakushima island, the place that inspired Hayao Miyazaki’s 1997 animated film “Princess Mononoke”? Having visited the island several times, I was about ...