Creating native forest for life

Company name Meal Care Co. Ltd. Date of event 2020/09/05 Place of event Hoyasu 731-1, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture Number of participants 160 Number of planted trees 3000 Tree species Quercus serrata, Q. acutissima (deciduous oak), Q. myrsinaefolia (evergreen oak), Cerasus speciosa (cherry), Magnolia Kobus (kobushi magnolia) etc. 31 species Participation of advisors Prof. Dr. Emerita of Yokohama National Univ. Kazue Fujiwara Activity targets, ideas, etc. Due to the flooding of the Chikuma River, the head office of Meal Care Co. Ltd. was damaged and all the surrounding private houses, fields, shops, etc. were damaged as well. Meal Care Co. Ltd., with a dietary education mission from the region to Japan, planned to create a forest on the site to protect the region and the lives of the people. 110 people from the region and the prefecture participated in this tree planting festival. In the midst of the corona wreck, the employee team discussed many times and was able to carry out the

Company name Yamada Bee Farm, Xishan Forest Farm in Kunming City, Yokohama City Univ., Jiangsu Normal Univ., Bei-Qian Green Foundation Date of event 2020/07/06-2020/07/10 Place of event Xishan in Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China (Lat. N 25°2′53″, Long. E 102°37′15″, ca 2,200 m s. l.) Number of participants 40-100 Number of planted trees 20000 Tree species Seven species of native saplings that were grown in Xishan Forest Farm. Quercus franchetii (evergreen, oak), Cyclobalanopsis glaucoides (evergreen, oak), Q. yunnanensis (deciduous, oak), Pyrus pashia (d., pear), Dichotomanthes tristaniaecarpa(d.), Cerasus cerasoides (d., cherry), Pyracantha fortuneana (e.g.) Participation of advisors Prof. K. Fujiwara could not come to China because of COVID 19. She made guidance on construction of terraces on the steep slope to plant saplings, how to plant saplings, and maintenance after plantation. Prof. Hai-Mei You translated the guidance from Japanese to Chinese and instructed construction and

Company name Toyota Motor Manufacturing, MS, Inc. Date of event 2020/02/28 Place of event TMMMS 1200 Magnolia Way, Blue Spring, MS 38828 Number of participants 85 Number of planted trees 2050 Tree species Swamp Chestnut Oak, Water Oak, Shumard Oak, Cherrybark Oak, White Oak, Durand Oak, Chinkapin Oak, Chickasaw Plum, American Beautyberry, Black Cherry, Buttonbush, Common Persimmon, Switchgrass Plugs, Indiangrass Plugs, Big Bluestem Plugs Participation of advisors Yes Activity targets, ideas, etc. Local Special Olympics athletes were invited to participate in tree planting. We decided to dig holes in advance to ensure timely completion of planting. Other comments Will use drone to monitor progress of planting area over the next 5 years. Contact person Rachel Parks/Sean McCarthy; 662-317-4211 / 662-317-4109; rachel.parks@toyota.com ; sean.mccarthy@toyota.com

Company name STI Date of event 2019/11/03 Place of event TOSB Organized Industrial Place in Kocaeli/Turkey where STI is located Number of participants 714 Number of planted trees 1250 Tree species Oak, Bay laurel, Cercis siliquastrum vs. (Total 8 species) Participation of advisors None Activity targets, ideas, etc. There is no tree-planting space left in our company, therefore last year we worked on providing guidance and support for planting trees in a nearby Japanese company by using the Miyawaki method. However, only leaders could attend the event held by the other company. For this reason, this year we got some tree-planting area provided by the TOSB company which STI belongs to, so all of our employees could participate in it. However, there was no extra area for breakfast in TOSB planting place, so we had breakfast on our company while watching the video of planting event for Mr. Miyawaki’s recovery from illness. After the opening ceremony, we moved to the planting area by sh

Company name SANGO Thai Automotive Parts Date of event 2019/08/03 Place of event STA Chachoengsao Province, Thailand Number of participants 314 Number of planted trees 1500 Tree species Shorea roxburghii G. Don, Afzelia xylocarpa (Kurz) Craib, Pterocarpus macrocarpus, Calophyllum inophyllum L., etc. Participation of advisors None Activity targets, ideas, etc. The first YSP and STA joint event in which the environment sections of both companies prepared in advance and cooperated to organize the event. During the time Professor Fujiwara Kazue visited STA in June, we received suggestions to plant a variety of tree species in the area, so we mixed the seedling pots before we let the participants plant the trees. We prepared the seedling pots that are the local species of the Banpho area, which were advised by Professor Miyawaki and Dr. Sirin when they had on-site visits in 2012. Other comments Not only employees but 76 people from their family members also joined the activity. The

Company name Arvin Sango Inc. Date of event 2019/05/18 Place of event Madison, Indiana, U.S.A. Number of participants 330 Number of planted trees 2860 Tree species American beech, White oak, Red oak, Schmud Oak, American elm, red maple, and others Participation of advisors No Activity targets, ideas, etc. It was the sixth tree-planting event for ASI, and the plant was surrounded by about 25,000 trees. Before the opening ceremony, owls and hawks in a nearby natural park were exhibited to explain the biodiversity of the area. The animal show showed a rabbit and turtle competition, and children learned the characteristics of a crocodile, snake, and frog while touching the creatures. The temperature rose to 30 degrees Celsius and it was a nice day for tree planting. The tree planting was completed in about two hours, and the participants enjoyed a lunch of freshly cooked hot dogs and hamburgers. The first planting area has grown to a height of 5 to 6 meters and is growing steadily. It is p