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Working Woods at The Holden Arboretum

Kirtland Hills, OH

Location:

Kirtland Hills, OH

Total Acres:

67 Acres

Agroforestry Acres:

2 Acres

Year Established: 

2020

Agroforestry Practices

Introduction

Working Woods at the Holden Arboretum is a 67-acre, nationally recognized, publicly accessible demonstration site, combining research and public education to increase understanding of and to promote best practices in forest management. The site is a part of the Holden Arboretum. While timber management treatments exist at the center of the site, the edges of Working Woods present an opportunity to use agroforestry to demonstrate non-timber forest product cultivation. We have used the ecosystems at Working Woods to demonstrate everything from growing mushrooms on logs, to tapping trees for maple syrup, to cultivating medicinal plants. As of 2025, there are active demonstrations of a small multi-functional riparian buffer, wild-cultivated medicinal herbs, wild-stewarded ramps, and shiitake mushrooms on hardwood logs.

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Main Agroforestry Species

Contact Information

Main Contact:

Jessica Miller Mecaskey

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Agroforestry System Design

Personal or Collective Experiences

November 24, 2025 at 11:18:44 PM

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