Cascade Volcanoes • Entered by Barb Fox-Kilgore on March 25, 2024
High Desert Speaker series
March 20, 2024 – March 20, 2024
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 1 |
| Post Admin hours | 1 |
| Activity Hours | 2 |
| Participants | 2 |
| Total Hours | 6 |
Key Issue: Multiple apply
Activity Type: Education & Outreach (tabling, films & lectures, regional B-walks/works)
Key Partners: Oregon Natural Desert Association, First Interstate Bank, WYLD Oregon
Short Description of Activity
The first of the High Desert Speaker Series on Cultivating Partnerships: Traditional Ecological Knowlege and Science in Land Stewardship. Main speaker Dr, Cristina Eisenberg, a community ecologist and Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence and Director of Tribal Initiatives of Natural Resources at Oregon State University’s College of Forestry.
Reflection/Evaluation
Lecture was on the Traditional Ecological Knowlege and Western Science referred to as “Two Eyed Seeing”. The importance of developing cross cultural partnerships and projects to conserve landscapes and to elevate tribal communities. ONDA presented the steps being taken to preserve Oregon’s High Desert in partnership with local tribes.
Interesting and encouraging to hear how western science is recognizing the benefit in incorporating Indigenous environmental practices and knowledge (IK-Indigenous Knowlege). I liked the concept of seeing the difference and moving away from “Ego” to “Eco”.
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1. Best Practices
2. Braiding the Sweetgrass for the Future