# How to use the Forest?

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The **Forest** is where you can deposit your liquidity pool (LPs) tokens to earn **$gSNAKE** rewards. Follow the steps below to start farming and growing your stake in Snake Finance!

### **Step 1: Create a Liquidity Pool (LP) Token**

To participate in the Forest, you’ll need to create an LP token by pairing **$SNAKE** or **$gSNAKE** with **$S**.

1. Visit [Shadow's liquidity page](https://www.shadow.so/liquidity/add) to add liquidity.

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2. Navigate to the **Classic (V2)** tab and select **Stable** when creating your position.
3. Pair **$SNAKE** or **$gSNAKE** with **$S**, as shown in the example.

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### Step 2: Deposit Your LP Tokens in the Forest

Once you’ve created your LP tokens, head over to Snake Finance’s **Forest** to deposit them and start earning **$gSNAKE** rewards.

1. Go to [Snake's Forest page](https://snake.finance/forests) to add liquidity.
2. Deposit the LP token and start earning **$gSNAKE** rewards.

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