Field Clues to Land Use History – Guided Walk with Jared Rosenbaum
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Why is there so much native plant diversity in one place. and so many weeds in another? Understanding land use history is crucial to understanding the composition of natural areas.
Land uses such as crop farming, logging, and grazing have a huge effect on the plant species we find in wild areas today. Sometimes the presence of native plants or weeds communicates as much about recent history as it does about “natural” conditions like soils or aspect.
How can we decipher clues to prior land use in the field? Join Jared Rosenbaum, Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner at Wild Ridge Plants, on a gentle walk where we’ll interpret everything from the trees to the rocks as clues to prior and present land use influences on native plant composition and diversity.
The walk will start at Wild Ridge Plants and will largely be on a paved road.
Max enrollment = 20, registration opens September 17th.
About Jared Rosenbaum
Jared Rosenbaum works in botany, native plant cultivation, and ecological restoration. He co-owns Wild Ridge Plants LLC, where his family raises native plants of local ecotypes with sustainable methods. His background includes caring for and monitoring natural communities, and he leads workshops exploring plant ecology, restoration, and human uses of wild plants for food and medicine. His books include Wild Plant Culture: A Guide to Restoring Edible and Medicinal Native Plant Communities and The Puddle Garden , written for children. The Society for Ecological Restoration has certified him as an ecological restoration practitioner.
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