Grantee
Institute for Applied Ecology and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
In partnership with: Long Tom Watershed Council, City of Corvallis, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Challenge
Modern conservation practices have long overlooked the role of humans within the ecosystem. Efforts have often sought to exclude human activities from natural and restoration areas to protect plant and animal species that are seen as fragile. This approach fails to recognize that many native species are co-adapted with traditional gathering and burning practices.
Project Overview
The Plants for People project incorporates Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge into the restoration and management of seven culturally significant prairie and oak habitat locations across the Willamette Valley.
Plants were grown at a native plant nursery established by CTGR and maintained with disturbance cycles such as culturally prescribed fire and mowing. Reestablishing these relationships with the land also includes providing Tribal members access to these restoration areas for traditional gathering and harvesting of plant materials.
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Websites:
Institute for Applied Ecology,
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Story Map:
Plants for People
Video Series
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OWEB's Grant Management System (OGMS) for Project Number 224-7000-23561