New years resolution 2011: teach and inspire humans to love, know and protect...
In 2011 I will be sharing with you why you need to respect and bring native plants into your life. I will be doing this in a pragmatic way. First I am going to take up the post-a-week challenge made...
View ArticleJanuary 2011 Native Plant Events in Cascadia
Artic Lupine Salem, Oregon Amateur Naturalist Series -Landscaping with Natives, Gail Gredler January 13, Thursday, 7-8:30 pm Program: Creating Native Plant Gardens. Gail Gredler, Instructor of...
View ArticleHonoring Our Ancestral Plants: Wapato
Wapato Wapato – Sagittarian Latifolia ( Broadleaf Arrowhead, tule potato, duck potato, arrowleaf). This story was told to me. I have never seen Wapato. I search for it often to release it back into...
View ArticleOn the forest trail – I am thankful
I went into the forest today to be thankful for the bounty and ask Great Spirit who loves us all to teach me about these amazing beings we call plants. I had that feeling I often have that I once lived...
View Article2012 – the year of transformation – reconnecting to the earth through native...
Mt. Rainer and Native Lupines by Ellen O'Shea In 2012 I will strive to educate others to be able to go into any natural area and not only identify, but bring native plants back into their lives. I will...
View ArticleStem and Branches
As they presented the herb to me they told me to drop it on the earth and when it hit the earth it took root and flowered. You could see a ray of light coming up from the flower, reaching the heavens,...
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