New report: Tribal Native Plant Materials Program Development Plan for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

IAE recently completed the Tribal Native Plant Materials Program Development Plan for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde.
The plan is part of "Plants for People: bringing traditional ecological knowledge to restoration", a project funded by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board. In addition to conducting restoration with a cultural plant focus, and gaining insights from tribal elders, the project established a pilot program for producing culturally important plant species. The development plan describes the background and the steps required for creating and expanding a tribal native plant materials program at Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde.

Staff of Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and Institute for Applied Ecology building raised beds
Staff of Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and Institute for Applied Ecology building raised beds

Tribal Council member Jon George blessing camas before planting at the raised beds at Grand Ronde
Tribal Council member Jon George blessing camas before planting at the raised beds at Grand Ronde

Rebecca Currin of IAE admiring the Gardner's yampah at Grand Ronde
Rebecca Currin of IAE admiring the Gardner's yampah at Natural Resources Department of Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde

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