[Ccpg] Calif Native Plant Society Lecture/April 21

[Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

California Native Plant Society Presents:
Fostering a Connection to our Natural Environment, 
Ethnobotany of California Native Plants, An Educational Tool
Karen Osland, Ethnobotanist

Wednesday, April 21, 7:30 p.m.
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Library
1212 Mission Canyon Rd, Santa Barbara
FREE

Ms. Osland is currently employed as an Environmental Planner at Vandenberg
Air Force Base.  She has also worked as a Staff Archaeologist at Vandenberg
AFB and as an archaeologist for CalTrans, Forest Service, and various
independent environmental consultants.  She and partner Kathy Badrak have
been teaching classes and workshops on native California plant
identification and plant uses for 15 years.  They lead interpretative walks
though various plant communities.  A major theme of these walks is how the
California Indians managed and utilized their local environment.  Ms.
Osland is a Docent at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Mission La Purisima,
and a volunteer at Guadalupe Dunes Center.  She is also an active member of
the Central Coast Basket Weavers.  The mission of this group is to preserve
traditional knowledge of Chumash Indian basketry plants, and weaving
techniques.