Natural forestry (by Tatsuya and Hitomi Uei)

August 27, 2020

King of Summer: During a break at work, a rhinoceros beetle flies into a sugar maple tree! [Nature, Tatsuya and Hitomi Ueii]

Thursday, August 27, 2020 View this post on Instagram # King of Summer During a break at work, a rhinoceros beetle flew onto a sugar maple tree! Looking closer, I saw more than three rhinoceros beetles on the tree. Rhinoceros beetles are not native to Hokkaido. […]

August 24, 2020

Before and after cutting the bamboo: We aim to reduce the bamboo and create an environment where trees can regenerate naturally. [Shizenshita, Tatsuya and Hitomi Ueii]

Monday, August 24, 2020 View this post on Instagram # Before and after bamboo cutting. The first photo is immediately after the bamboo was cut. The second photo is two months after the bamboo was cut. The bamboo that was cut in June is now lush and green. Other plants […]

August 24, 2020

Road construction with minimal tree cutting: To build roads that can be used for a long time, we must not go against the power of nature [Shizenshita, Tatsuya and Hitomi Ue]

Monday, August 24, 2020 View this post on Instagram # Road construction with minimal tree cutting We build roads to nurture healthy trees. Cutting down many trees for that purpose is counterproductive. And, living trees […]

August 21, 2020

Wind-fallen trees: A larch tree that was blown down by the recent strong winds. The tree on the right was one whose roots were cut off when the road was being built. [Shizenshita, Tatsuya and Hitomi Ueii]

Friday, August 21, 2020 View this post on Instagram # Wind-Falled Trees These larch trees were blown down by the recent strong winds. The tree on the right was one whose roots were cut down when a road was being built. We try to avoid cutting down trees to build a road as much as possible. […]

August 18, 2020

We made a video of the felling of a birch tree that was obstructing the construction of the road. [Shizenshita - Tatsuya and Hitomi Ueii]

Tuesday, August 18, 2020 View this post on Instagram # Cutting Down a Tree that was an Obstacle # Fast-forward Video I made a video of the cutting down of a birch tree that was an obstacle when building a road. It's actually three minutes long, but it feels long […]

August 11, 2020

Today we tried to collect roots from a birch tree that was an obstacle when we were building the road. [Shizen-ka, Tatsuya and Hitomi Ueii]

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 View this post on Instagram # Roots Today, I tried to collect roots from a birch tree that was obstructing the construction of a road. Although thin, they are flexible and strong, and are suitable for bark crafts, basket weaving, and other art […]

August 11, 2020

The instructors of the birch bark craft workshop I attended in Obihiro came to see the birch trees in our mountains. [Shizenshita, Tatsuya and Hitomi Ueii]

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 View this post on Instagram Continued # Birch Bark Harvesting I recently attended a birch bark craft workshop in Obihiro. The instructor at the workshop was @koubouameiro […]

August 11, 2020

By reducing the bamboo, more light can reach the ground, and the seeds will sprout without the need for new trees, allowing the forest to regenerate naturally. [Shizenshita, Tatsuya and Hitomi Ueii]

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 View this post on Instagram Continued # Birch Bark Harvesting I recently attended a birch bark craft workshop in Obihiro. The instructor at the workshop was @koubouameiro […]

August 11, 2020

In the afternoon, the wind died down a bit, so we decided to take a look at the mountains from behind where we usually work. [Shizenshita, Tatsuya and Hitomi Ueii]

Tuesday, August 11, 2020 View this post on Instagram # Mountains, Rice, and Buckwheat Today, the wind is strong and dangerous, so we took a break from working in the forest. In the afternoon, the wind died down a bit, so I took a look at the mountains from behind where I usually work. […]

August 5, 2020

Yesterday's work area. Today we are taking a break from trail building as we are helping out on another mountain. [Shizenshita - Tatsuya and Hitomi Ueii]

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 View this post on Instagram # Road Construction Before and After 5 Yesterday's work area. Today, I'm taking a break from road construction as I'm helping out on another mountain. # Road Construction # Forest Road # Work Road # Forestry # […]