From: Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson <lakinroe@silcom.com>
To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [permaculture] Native Plants and Permaculture Schedule (May 11-13, 2007 at Lost Valley Oregon)
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 22:38:20 -0800
Dear fellow plant enthusiasts,
We are happy to announce the schedule for the upcoming Native Plants
and Permaculture Gathering at Lost Valley Educational Center. Early
registration continues through March 31; regular registration
continues until the event or until we are full. Updated information
is always available at
<http://www.lostvalley.org/nature2007may>www.lostvalley.org/nature2007may.
We hope to see you there!
Native Plants and Permaculture: A Gathering of Plant Enthusiasts
May 11-13, 2007, at Lost Valley Educational Center, Dexter, OR
We will be seeking common ground between the Native Plant and
Permaculture communities in developing ecologically-integrated
self-sustenance and native habitat preservation in the Pacific Northwest.
Schedule (subject to change):
Friday, May 11: getting to know the site and one another
3 pm Registration and check-in begin
3:30 pm-6 pm Nature Trail, Permaculture, and Garden Walks, Tours, and
Activities -- Tobias Policha (Institute of Contemporary Ethnobotany),
Devon Bonady (Fern Hill Nursery), Rick Valley, Marcus Lorusso, Chris
Roth (Lost Valley Educational Center), and others
6 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Welcome and Meeting Circle facilitated by Michael Pilarski
(Friends of the Trees Society), followed by Networking,
Resource-Sharing, and Music
Saturday, May 12: natives, nonnatives, and finding common ground
7:30 am Breakfast
9 am Introduction -- Michael Pilarski (Friends of the Trees Society),
Melanie Rios (Maitreya Ecovillage), and Sharon Blick (School Garden Project)
9:10 am Why Native Plants?: A Brief Overview -- Marcia Cutler (Native
Plant Society of Oregon)
9:20 am False Brome Control at Buford Park: An Integrated Approach to
Vegetation Management -- Jason Blazar (Friends of Buford Park, Camas
Educational Network)
9:40 am The Challenges of Native Habitat Conservation and Restoration
-- Ed Alverson (The Nature Conservancy)
10 am Sustainable Approaches to Ecological Restoration and Habitat
Mending -- Stephanie Schroeder (Walama Restoration Project)
(10:20 am break)
10:30 am Wildcrafting Weeds in the Pacific Northwest -- Michael
Pilarski (Friends of the Trees Society)
10:50 am Invasion Biology: Science or Pseudoscience? -- David
Theodoropoulos (author, Invasion Biology: Critique of a Pseudoscience)
11:10 am What Did You Eat for Breakfast?: Native Plants, Local
Foodsheds, and Wildlife Restoration -- Toby Hemenway (author, Gaia's Garden)
(11:30 am break)
11:40 am Finding Common Ground (panel and open discussion) with Heiko
Koester (Eugene Permaculture Guild), Sharon Blick, Joshua Smith
(Ecoscape Environmental Services), Aryana Ferguson (Native Plant
Society of Oregon), Nick Routledge (Seed Ambassadors Project)
12:30 pm Lunch
2 pm-4:30 pm Breakout Sessions:
* Plant Walks -- Marcia Cutler (Native Plant Society of Oregon),
Aryana Ferguson (Native Plant Society of Oregon)
* Sustainable Local Foodsheds and the "Third Way" with Jude Hobbs
(Agro-Ecology Northwest), Nick Routledge, Toby Hemenway, Tobias
Policha (Institute of Contemporary Ethnobotany), Joshua Smith
* Invasion Biology: An In-Depth Look -- David Theodoropoulos
4:30 pm Finding Common Ground: Preserving and Enhancing Diversity and
Ecological Health (whole group and small groups)
6 pm Dinner
8 pm Concert -- Laura Kemp (in lodge); Networking Opportunities (in
classrooms)
Sunday, May 13: restoring and enhancing the roles of native plants in our
lives
7:30 am Breakfast
9 am Introduction
9:10 am How Birds Select Habitats in Native Plant Communities: Who
Lives Where and Why? -- Dave Bontrager (Lane County Audubon Society)
9:30 am Native Plants and Butterflies -- Sharon Blick (North American
Butterfly Association, Eugene-Springfield chapter)
9:40 am Edible and Useful Native Plants and their Associations --
Joshua Smith (Ecoscape Environmental Services)
10 am Substituting Natives for Nonnatives in Home Landscapes -- Heiko
Koester (Eugene Permaculture Guild)
10:20 am Native Plants in the Multi-Functional Hedgerow -- Jude Hobbs
(Agro-Ecology Northwest)
(10:40 am break)
10:50 am Kalapuya Uses of Native Plants -- Bill Burwell (Kalapuya researcher)
11:10 am Ethnobotany of the Willamette Valley -- Jerry Hall
(ethnobotanist, Lane Community College)
11:30 am Bringing Back Native Food Crops -- Rick Valley (Lost Valley
Educational Center)
(11:50 am break)
12:00 pm Native Plants in Our Lives--Next Steps (discussion)
12:30 pm Lunch
2 pm-5 pm Breakout Sessions:
* The Influence of Nonnative Plants on Bird Populations (nature walk
and discussion--please bring binoculars) -- Dave Bontrager
* Indigenous Land Management -- Bill Burwell, Jerry Hall, and Rick Valley
* Practical Plant Talks (some or all may be combined or occur consecutively):
- Natives and Nonnatives in Permaculture Zones 1 through 5 -- Michael
Pilarski (Friends of the Trees Society)
- Incorporating Nonnatives into Restoration Projects -- David
Theodoropoulos (author, Invasion Biology: Critique of a Pseudoscience)
- Permaculture Uses of Native Plants in Urban and Rural Landscapes --
Heiko Koester, Joshua Smith, Devon Bonady (Fern Hill Nursery), and
Toby Hemenway (author, Gaia's Garden)
5 pm Final Discussion and Closing Circle -- Michael Pilarski, Melanie
Rios (Maitreya Ecovillage), Sharon Blick, and whole group
6 pm Dinner
This event is supported in part by Lost Valley Nature Center, Eugene
Permaculture Guild, Friends of the Trees Society, Tryon Life
Community Farm, Walama Restoration Project, Institute of Contemporary
Ethnobotany, Mt. Pisgah Arboretum, Fern Hill Nursery, Living Tree
Paper Company, and others.
The early registration fee is $75 for the full weekend; regular
registration (after March 31) is $90 for the weekend, or $50 for
Saturday or Sunday only, $20 for Friday. Saturday evening's concert
is by donation to the artist. Meals, lodging, and camping are also
available; see
<http://www.lostvalley.org/nativeplantspc/registrationonline>www.lostvalley.org/nativeplantspc/registrationonline.
Chris Roth
Coordinator, Lost Valley Nature Center
Lost Valley Educational Center
81868 Lost Valley Lane
Dexter, OR 97431
<http://www.lostvalley.org/nature>www.lostvalley.org/nature
nature AT(replace with @) lostvalley.org
541-937-2567 ext. 116
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[permaculture] Native Plants and Permaculture Schedule (May 11-13, 2007 at Lost Valley Oregon),
Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson, 03/27/2007