2024 Champinefu Series: Cultivating Camas and Communities: Tracing People-Plant Relationships in the Willamette Valley

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Educational

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Teens, Adults, Seniors

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This is a free, virtual event. Please register to attend here: bit.ly/2024champinefu2

OSU Anthropology Professor Molly Carney presents how and why Camas is a cultural and ecological keystone plant for Kalapuya. Learn how how past peoples cared for and stewarded camas and associated plant communities, the plant’s role within everyday life, and how tribal communities are revitalizing traditional plant stewardship practices throughout this region.