The Cascadia Ethnobotany Study Group General Info

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The Cascadia Ethnobotany Study Group
2009

The Cascadia ethnobotany club provides a place where people of all skill levels can come together to practice and share our knowledge of the uses of the plants within the Cascadia bioregion.

Our meetings consist of field trips to various locations around and in the Portland area. We will be drawing from the various disciplines of botany, ecology, native american lore, and wilderness survival to pursue the following objectives:

* to increase our knowledge of the edibility and other uses of plants in the Cascadia bioregion
* to explore various locations and habitats to see what the plants are in each that might sustain us, and to learn which areas might sustain us the easiest
* to explore how to harvest plants efficiently and how best to process and cook them
* to increase the health of the communities we visit


We will be harvesting food as we wander along, and (hopefully) at the end of the day we will be able to take what we’ve found and cook up a tasty dinner.

In order to provide a space where everybody can both learn and share their own knowledge, outings will be in the style of a club, not a class. People of all skill levels are welcome, but come expecting to take charge of your own learning.

No registration is necessary; just show up when you want to come.

Field Trip Schedule

... work in progress - check back soon for trips!

The schedule is still somewhat of a work in progress, and there are no gurantees that we will find what we are looking for. The fun is in the exploring!