Ep. 569 - How to Grow a Forest Pt. 1
In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants
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🗓️ 15 March 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
What does it take to regenerate a native forest, especially in highly degraded landscapes? A lot, to put it mildly. Forest regeneration is an important endeavor but figuring out how to do it right is the job of Terraformation's Restoration Manager Michael Sthreshley. Join is for a deep dive on how Terraformation is making native forest regeneration possible in Hawai'i and beyond. This episode was produced in part by Kim, Tanya, Neil, Matthew, April, Dana, Lilith, Sanza, Eva, Yellowroot, Wisewren, Nadia, Heidi, Blake, Josh, Laure, R.J., Carly, Lucia, Dana, Sarah, Lauren, Strych Mind, Linda, Sylvan, Austin, Sarah, Ethan, Elle, Steve, Cassie, Chuck, Aaron, Gillian, Abi, Rich, Shad, Maddie, Owen, Linda, Alana, Sigma, Max, Richard, Maia, Rens, David, Robert, Thomas, Valerie, Joan, Mohsin Kazmi Photography, Cathy, Simon, Nick, Paul, Charis, EJ, Laura, Sung, NOK, Stephen, Heidi, Kristin, Luke, Sea, Shannon, Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.
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| 0:30.8 | welcome to the indefensive plants podcast the official podcast of indefensiveplants.com what's up this is your |
| 0:35.7 | host matt welcome to the show how is everyone doing this week I'm doing great because we are talking about what it takes to grow a forest. |
| 0:43.6 | Reforestation is a very worthy cause, but we have to be smart about how we approach it. We can't just |
| 0:48.4 | plant a bunch of eucalyptus and pine plantations and hope for the best. What we need is to restore |
| 0:53.6 | ecosystem function, and that |
| 0:55.5 | starts with native plants. That is why I'm talking to Michael Stressily today, who handles all things |
| 1:00.6 | agroforestry for a wonderful organization called Terraformation. Terraformation's goal is to restore |
| 1:06.6 | biodiverse forests that can remove carbon from the atmosphere and generate a ton of community |
| 1:11.1 | benefits in the process. |
| 1:12.8 | Their approach is really cool, and as you're going to hear, there's a lot of thought and |
| 1:16.2 | labor that goes into putting forests back on the landscape, but it's an amazing journey, |
| 1:19.9 | and I don't want to keep you from it any longer. |
| 1:21.7 | So let's just jump right into it. |
| 1:23.4 | Without further ado, here's my conversation with Michael Stressily. |
| 1:26.3 | I hope you enjoy. |
| 1:41.4 | Music But without further ado, here's my conversation with Michael Streshley. I hope you enjoy. All right, Michael Stressily, welcome to the podcast. |
| 1:43.9 | It is so great to have here. We have a lot to talk about today, but first, let's start off with an introduction. Tell everyone a little bit about who you are and what it is you do. |
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