Gaia causes a stand of aspen to grow. These trees will sprout and rapidly grow to full height, after which they may be chopped for <link="topic:wood">wood</link>. Gaia's aspen trees yield more wood than regular trees and much more quickly. Another use of Gaia's Forest is to plug a breach in walls, a temporary fix to be sure, but useful.

To grow the Gaia Forest, left-click the Gaia Forest icon, and then left-click anywhere on the map that you have <link="topic:line of sight">line of sight</link>.