Kwale
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The community of Kwale was so eager to plant trees, that they managed to collect hundreds of thousands of seeds prior to nursery construction, most of which go to support the other 12 communities the project currently encompasses. This small nursery houses approximately 15,000 pots and a propagation bed in which seeds are germinated before transplanted to the pots. Kwale has done much to organize the way other nurseries operate around the island by devising an accounting and scheduling system that records individual involvement while measuring nursery growth.
The community forest of Kwale will be managmed by a small community group comprised of approximately 50 people, and 2010 will mark their first season of tree planting.
The population of Kwale is 656 (320 male and 335 female) with an average age of 15.4.
