Nurturing a beautiful forest that balances environmental conservation and economic viability. To achieve this, in the Materials’ Forest, we implement long-term forest management, where artificial forests are cultivated for more than twice the usual duration. These large, mature trees not only stabilize the forest soil but also create a diverse environment that supports a wide variety of living organisms. Additionally, the trunks, which grow thicker, larger, and stronger than usual, are supplied to the local community as high-value-added building materials.

However, nurturing forests over a long period increases risks such as trees falling due to strong winds or damage caused by animals. To protect a vast forest from such threats, diligent daily observation and flexible forest maintenance based on these observations are essential. For example, it is important to maintain a dialogue with the forest by selecting thicker, more stable trees to leave behind during thinning operations.

For long-term forest management to succeed, it is important to record information on the types of maintenance performed and the issues encountered, and to pass this information down to future generations. It is also necessary to nurture the human resources who will be responsible for these activities, ensuring that the work is passed down through many hands. By passing on the “baton of the forest,” we can nurture the magnificent trees that will enrich our forests.