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Ethnoecology––or cultural ecology––is the study of relationships between people and places. Within this, ethnobotany focuses on plants. In this program, students will gain acquaintance with four Pacific Northwest ecosystem types––forests, wetlands, montane regions, and South Puget prairies–– and will learn to identify plants associated with each area, examining their ecological and cultural contexts and connections.  Activities will include lectures, workshops, field work, reading, writing, and research.  Students will maintain a nature journal, which will serve as a tool of natural history to strengthen skills of observation and awareness, and will engage with the Longhouse Ethnobotanical Garden as a living resource for learning.   

Quarters

Winter Open

Location and Schedule

Campus Location

Olympia

Time Offered

Weekend

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