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SUMMARY:All About Houseplants: Selection Care and Propagation
DESCRIPTION:Jeanette Stehr-Green MG \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHouseplants add color to your home\, enhance its décor and\, as some studies suggest\, can even help make you healthier. Find out how fun\, beautiful and beneficial houseplants can be! Join Clallam County Master Gardener Jeanette Stehr-Green for a special two-hour evening Green Thumb Education Series presentation\, “All About Houseplants: Selection\, Care and Propagation\,” Thursday\, May 7th\, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Vern Burton Community Center Meeting Rooms\, 308 E. 4th Street in Port Angeles. \n\n\n\nJeanette will talk about how to select\, care for and repot houseplants\, and will share common techniques used to propagate them. She will also give away houseplants that she propagated from her own collection! By the end of this presentation participants will be able to: \n\n\n\n\nList environmental factors that affect houseplant growth.\n\n\n\nSelect houseplants best suited to the conditions in their home.\n\n\n\nProvide appropriate care to their houseplants.\n\n\n\nRepot a houseplant.\n\n\n\nPropagate their houseplants using commonly used techniques.\n\n\n\n\nJeanette is a houseplant enthusiast\, surrounding herself with indoor plants to chase the blues away. She has been growing (and enjoying) houseplants since her youth\, having learned much about their care from her mother and through self-study. Jeanette has been a Clallam County Master Gardener since 2003\, is an invited instructor and subject matter expert on houseplants for the WSU Green School\, writes gardening articles for local newspapers and is a frequent speaker at Master Gardener and other educational events. She was the 2012 Clallam County Master Gardener of the Year\, has attained the Lifetime Achievement status with Clallam County Master Gardeners and is a recipient of the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award. \n\n\n\nThe Green Thumb Education Series\, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners\, is held in person typically on Thursdays from January through May\, and September through November. Scheduled presentations are subject to change. Please visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations.
URL:https://clallamcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/all-about-houseplants-selection-care-and-propagation-evening-hours-6-800-p-m/
LOCATION:Meeting Rooms at Vern Burton Community Center\, 308 E. 4th Street\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Thumb
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SUMMARY:Keep Pests at Bay the Green Way
DESCRIPTION:Laurel Moulton\, MG &CC Extension Regional Horticulture Specialist\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIs there a greener way to manage pests and diseases in your garden? Integrated Pest Management (IPM) can help keep pests in check by reducing sources of food\, water and shelter and only using least-toxic pesticides when necessary. Find out how IPM can work for you! Join WSU Clallam County Extension Regional Horticulture Specialist Laurel Moulton for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Keep Pests at Bay the Green Way\,” Thursday\, April 16th at the Vern Burton Community Center Meeting Rooms\, 308 E. 4th Street in Port Angeles from 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. \n\n\n\nDuring the presentation\, you will learn how to implement an IPM system\, why it’s important and what resources are available to help you. Laurel will also share how to: \n\n\n\n\nNurture a resilient garden that requires less work.\n\n\n\nChoose the least harmful management actions.\n\n\n\nDevelop a holistic approach to addressing problems that do arise.\n\n\n\nImprove your observation skills in the garden.\n\n\n\nChoose and use pesticides in the least harmful manner.\n\n\n\n\nLaurel has been a Master Gardener since 2006 and currently coordinates the Master Gardener Program in Clallam County. She acts as a regional IPM specialist in Clallam\, Jefferson and Kitsap Counties. With 25 years in horticulture and botany\, she has educated home gardeners and small farms\, produced native plants for restoration\, and conducted research on ecosystems and agricultural systems. She loves insects and helping others love (or at least understand) them too. Laurel holds a master’s degree in Horticulture Systems with a minor in entomology from Oregon State University.
URL:https://clallamcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/keep-pests-at-bay-the-green-way/
LOCATION:Meeting Rooms at Vern Burton Community Center\, 308 E. 4th Street\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Thumb
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SUMMARY:Biology and Backyard Care of Blue Orchard Mason Bees: Part 1
DESCRIPTION:Shelly Deisch\, Master Gardener \n\n\n\nWhy invite blue orchard mason bees into your garden? These hard-working bees are native to our area\, rarely sting you\, and pack a powerful pollinating punch for your garden. Find out how these gentle bees can help your garden grow. Join Clallam County Master Gardener Shelly Deisch for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Biology and Backyard Care of Blue Orchard Mason Bees: Part 1\,” Thursday\, March 12th at the Vern Burton Community Center Meeting Rooms\, 308 E. 4th Street in Port Angeles from 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. During this presentation\, Shelly will discuss: \n\n\n\n\nthe life cycle of this short-lived bee\n\n\n\nhow to be a responsible beekeeper\n\n\n\nproducing higher yields in your garden for minimal cost and time\n\n\n\n\nIn addition\, one lucky guest will receive a mason bee starter kit and viable cocoons to get started raising bees this April-May! Space is limited to 50 attendees. The Green Thumb Education Series will feature Part 2 of Shelly’s mason bee presentation on October 8th at 1 p.m. which will discuss how to take care of the cocoons that were produced this summer. \n\n\n\nShelly is a 2023 graduate of the WSU Extension’s Clallam County Master Gardener Program. She is a retired wildlife biologist who moved to Port Angeles in 2022 with her husband\, Gary Brundige\, also a Master Gardener and wildlife biologist. Since then\, she has explored raising blue orchard mason bees and expanded her passion for plants and critters by transforming her urban yard into a pollinator-friendly habitat. \n\n\n\nThe Green Thumb Education Series\, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners\, is held in person typically on Thursdays from January through May\, and September through November. Scheduled presentations are subject to change. Please visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations.
URL:https://clallamcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/biology-and-backyard-care-of-blue-orchard-mason-bees-part-1/
LOCATION:Meeting Rooms at Vern Burton Community Center\, 308 E. 4th Street\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Thumb
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SUMMARY:Love Your Soil
DESCRIPTION:Dave Eberle\, Master Gardener \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJust in time for Valentine’s Day\, learn about the harmonious\, vibrant pillars of soil health to achieve vigorous\, resilient gardens! Join veteran Clallam County Master Gardener Dave Eberle for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Love Your Soil\,” During this presentation\, Dave will: \n\n\n\n\nHighlight soil properties and ways you can determine your own soil’s texture\, compaction\, and drainage.\n\n\n\nClarify the benefits of clay in your soil and also how to deal with excessive clay.\n\n\n\nExamine recent discoveries on the amazing roles that microbes play in actually feeding plants and protecting them from disease.\n\n\n\nDiscuss the four principles of soil health that have revolutionized both commercial agriculture and backyard gardening.\n\n\n\n\nDave is the Co-Lead Master Gardener of the Woodcock Demonstration Garden. He also is the Lead Master Gardener for the Vegetable Garden at Woodcock that showcases the four principles of soil health. Dave serves on the Clallam County Master Gardener Foundation Board. He received the National Presidential Achievement Award in 2025. \n\n\n\nThe Green Thumb Education Series\, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners\, is held in person typically on Thursdays from January through May\, and September through November. Scheduled presentations are subject to change. Please visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations.
URL:https://clallamcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/love-your-soil/
LOCATION:Meeting Rooms at Vern Burton Community Center\, 308 E. 4th Street\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Thumb
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SUMMARY:Berry-licious Selecting Berries for Your Home Garden
DESCRIPTION:Jeanette Stehr-Green MG \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBerries are a great addition to any garden. Selecting the right berry type and variety for both your family and garden setting\, however\, is critical for success. \n\n\n\nLearn how to select blueberries\, strawberries\, raspberries and blackberries for your home garden! Join veteran Clallam County Master Gardener Jeanette Stehr-Green for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Berry-licious: Selecting Berries for Your Home Garden\,” Thursday\, January 8th at the Vern Burton Community Center Meeting Rooms\, 308 E. 4th Street in Port Angeles from 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. \n\n\n\nDuring this presentation Jeanette will: \n\n\n\n • Highlight the advantages of growing berries in the home garden. \n\n\n\n • Describe the growth habits and fruit production of different types of strawberries\, raspberries\, blackberries\, and blueberries. \n\n\n\n • Discuss some of the major issues related to each of these berry types. \n\n\n\n • Identify good references for growing berries in the Pacific Northwest.  \n\n\n\nJeanette is a berry enthusiast and has grown strawberries\, raspberries\, blackberries and blueberries on the North Olympic Peninsula for over 25 years. She enjoys eating berries and teaching others about growing berries. She has been a Clallam County Master Gardener since 2003. She writes gardening articles for local newspapers and participates in gardening programs on local radio stations. Jeanette was the 2012 Clallam County Veteran Master Gardener of the Year and has attained the Lifetime Achievement status with Clallam County Master Gardeners. She received the National Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024.  \n\n\n\nThe Green Thumb Education Series “Berry-licious: Selecting Berries for Your Home Garden” is an introduction to the upcoming 2026 Homegrown Berries Series. This 8-part series will run from February 28 – October 24\, 2026 and will teach homeowners in detail what they need to know to grow berries successfully in their home garden. The Green Thumb Education Series\, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners\, is held in person typically on the second Thursday of each month from January through May\, and September through November. Scheduled presentations are subject to change. Please visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations. For questions\, call 360-565-2678.
URL:https://clallamcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/berry-licious-selecting-berries-for-your-home-garden/
LOCATION:Meeting Rooms at Vern Burton Community Center\, 308 E. 4th Street\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Thumb
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SUMMARY:The History of Chocolate
DESCRIPTION:Margery Whites \n\n\n\nWhether it’s mixed in your favorite coffee drink\, on your ice cream sundae or straight out of the wrapper\, just about everyone enjoys the smooth\, creamy taste of chocolate. But the confection we know and love had a long\, interesting and delicious evolution. \n\n\n\nFind out how this ground and roasted “food of the gods” worked its way into our hearts\, minds and stomachs! Join Clallam County Master Gardener Margery Whites for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “The History of Chocolate\,” Thursday\, November 13th from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church\, 510 E. Park Avenue in Port Angeles. \n\n\n\nOur love affair with chocolate stretches back thousands of years to the ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica. Long before it became the sweet confection we know and adore\, chocolate went through many changes and iterations. This presentation will cover the origins of cacao versus where cacao is cultivated today\, various cacao species\, the mysteries of cacao pollination\, cacao cultivation and harvesting\, cacao usage by indigenous cultures of the Americas\, how the Europeans influenced cacao usage and climate change challenges. \n\n\n\nMargery has been a Master Gardener since 2016. She’s traveled extensively in Central America\, one of the cacao-producing regions of the world. It is where she first tasted chocolate that was not refined in the European fashion the way that she was used to. \n\n\n\nThe Green Thumb Education Series\, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners\, is held in person typically on Thursdays from January through May\, and September through November. \n\n\n\nScheduled presentations are subject to change. Please visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations. For questions\, call 360-565-2678.
URL:https://clallamcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/green-thumb-lecture-series-10/
LOCATION:St. Andrews Episcopal Church\, 510 E. Park Avenue\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Thumb
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SUMMARY:Insect Identification
DESCRIPTION:Laurel Moulton\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWait\, don’t squash that bug! Garden insects play an important part in your garden’s ecosystem\, and it pays to ponder the fate of insects in your garden because they may be beneficial to your green spaces. Find out more about the littlest creatures in your garden! Join WSU Clallam County Extension Regional Horticulture Specialist Laurel Moulton for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Garden Insects\,” Thursday\, October 9th from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church\, 510 E. Park Avenue in Port Angeles. \n\n\n\nThe diversity of insects and related organisms in the garden can be mind boggling. It’s good to remember that most of them do useful things and will never become a pest. Come learn about the lives of some of the critters that you’ll recognize from your garden and some of them that you’ll want to go and find. Among others\, ground beetles\, praying mantids and millipedes will be discussed. Gardeners will come away from this presentation understanding a little more about the diversity of insects and related organisms in their garden. They will know where to look for insects\, how they interact and how to keep them around.Laurel has been a Master Gardener since 2006 and currently coordinates the Master Gardener Program in Clallam County. She acts as a regional integrated pest management specialist in Clallam\, Jefferson and Kitsap Counties. With 25 years in horticulture and botany\, she has educated home gardeners and small farms\, produced native plants for restoration\, and conducted research on ecosystems and agricultural systems. She loves insects and helping others love (or at least understand) them too. Laurel holds a master’s degree in Horticulture Systems with a minor in entomology from Oregon State University. \n\n\n\nThe Green Thumb Education Series\, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners\, is held in person typically on the second Thursday of each month from January through May\, and September through November. \n\n\n\nScheduled presentations are subject to change. Please visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations. For questions\, call 360-565-2678.
URL:https://clallamcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/green-thumb-lecture-series-9/
LOCATION:St. Andrews Episcopal Church\, 510 E. Park Avenue\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Thumb
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250925T200000
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SUMMARY:Preserving the Harvest
DESCRIPTION:Danielle Carson\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPreserving food grown at home\, in season\, has long been a practice of food security and community. As gardeners\, farmers and homesteaders\, the abundance we harvest in the summer can last us through the winter months if we have the skills\, materials and space for preserving food. Join Washington State University Extension Program Coordinator Danielle Carson for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Preserving the Harvest\,” Thursday\, September 25th from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church\, 510 E. Park Avenue in Port Angeles and find out how to make your harvest last all year long. \n\n\n\nAll gardeners and locavores know the overwhelming feeling in September when our gardens\, fruit trees and neighborhoods are lush with fruits and vegetables. This class is an overview of the many methods and resources that we can use\, from high-tech to low-tech (even no-tech!) to preserve the fruits of our labor! Participants will leave the class equipped with knowledge about food safety and a set of guidelines for extending nearly any fresh food item’s life span from fall through to the next harvest season. In a jam-packed two hours\, Danielle will give an overview of the history of food preservation\, food safety considerations for the gardener-turned-food preserver and preservation methods\, including fermentation\, canning\, dehydration\, pickling and more.Danielle is the Community Health Program Coordinator and Food Preservation Advisor for WSU Extension Clallam County\, as well as a hobby food preservationist. As a local sauerkraut maker\, she specializes in wild fermentation\, but advises the community on canning\, dehydration\, pickling\, and other types of food preservation. She has been growing and preserving food for a decade\, five seasons of which she has lived and farmed on the Olympic Peninsula. Danielle found her way into food preservation like many of us did: through a love for gardening and an appreciation for the seasonal abundances that Olympic Peninsula gardens\, farms and nature have to offer. She is currently experimenting with beer\, wine and mead-making in addition to making large batches of pickles and sauerkraut to share with our community. \n\n\n\nThe Green Thumb Education Series\, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners\, is held in person on the second Thursday of each month from January through May\, and September through November (unless otherwise noted). Scheduled presentations are subject to change. Visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations. For questions\, call 360-565-2678.
URL:https://clallamcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/green-thumb-lecture-series-8/
LOCATION:St. Andrews Episcopal Church\, 510 E. Park Avenue\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Thumb
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SUMMARY:Peninsula’s Backyard Bird Buffet
DESCRIPTION:Kathy and Matt McCoy\n\n\n\nSharing our outdoor living spaces with wildlife can be very rewarding. Birds enhance our appreciation of nature\, provide endless hours of entertainment\, fill our lives with songs and sounds\, and many species consume insects. Use of native and water-conserving plants\, water features\, and bird feeders can enhance existing landscapes and gardens for both migratory and residential birds. It’s a beneficial relationship where everyone wins!Join us for a special 2-hour program by expert birders Kathy and Matt McCoy. They will discuss how to make your yard more attractive to birds including plants that provide the most benefits\, landscape features\, and feeders which are appropriate for our area. Judicious use of non-native plants can also be beneficial. Attracting birds also means providing safe spaces and clean feeders away from predators\, domestic cats\, and diseases. The McCoys will suggest methods to protect your birdy residents who share your property. \n\n\n\nWe invite families\, beginners to experienced birders\, gardeners\, and landscapers as the McCoys have information for everyone. One highlight of this evening’s presentation is a demonstration of a hanging bird feeder which doubles as a planter! A few completed feeder/planters will be drawn as door prizes and all participants will receive directions to make your own feeder/planter. \n\n\n\nThe McCoys are active Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society members\, participating in the annual Christmas Bird Counts and leading birding field trips. Kathy and Matt retired to Port Angeles from Boise\, Idaho where Kathy was a wildlife biologist specializing in wildlife habitat relationships for a variety of private and public entities and Matt was an ecologist for the Bureau of Land Management\, working there for over 40 years. Together they have over 70 years of experience working with wildlife and birds and helping others enjoy them as well. \n\n\n\nThe Green Thumb Education Series\, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners\, is held in-person on the second Thursday of each month from January through May\, and September through November. Scheduled presentations are subject to change. Visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations. For questions\, call 360-565-2678.
URL:https://clallamcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/green-thumb-lecture-series-7/
LOCATION:St. Andrews Episcopal Church\, 510 E. Park Avenue\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Thumb
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SUMMARY:Identifying and Controlling Common Noxious Weeds
DESCRIPTION:Christina St. John\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy is it important to identify and control noxious weeds? Unless people learn how to prevent them from spreading\, they can damage our community\, economy and environment. Join Clallam County Noxious Weed Control Program Coordinator Christina St. John for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Identification and Control of Common Noxious Weeds\,” Thursday\, April 10th from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church\, 510 E. Park Avenue in Port Angeles and find out what you can do to beat back noxious weeds. \n\n\n\nCan these weeds really be that bad? Yes! Noxious weeds are non-native\, highly destructive\, competitive or difficult to control by cultural or chemical practices. When they invade agricultural fields\, they reduce crop yields and increase the cost of food. If noxious weeds overrun natural areas\, they outcompete native plants\, reduce biodiversity and destroy functioning ecosystems. Additionally\, they can damage infrastructure\, increase the risk of fire and can be harmful to human and animal health. \n\n\n\nChristina will discuss what is a noxious weed and how they impact our area. She will highlight some of the important varieties found in Clallam County with information on how to identify and control them. She will provide samples of many common noxious weeds found in our community for attendees to look at and compare them to similar looking plants. \n\n\n\nChristina is the coordinator of Clallam County Noxious Weed Control Program. Prior to accepting that position in spring of 2022\, she worked in the fields of native plant propagation and restoration ecology. She has a Masters in Sustainable Forest Management from Oregon State University and has worked at native plant nurseries and on restoration projects in Washington\, California and North Carolina. Although she now spends most of her time killing weeds and educating people about the importance of killing weeds (and loves doing that)\, she also enjoys discussing native plants and takes way too many pictures of pollinators on native plants. \n\n\n\nThe Green Thumb Education Series\, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners\, is held in person on the second Thursday of each month from January through May\, and September through November. Scheduled presentations are subject to change. Visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations. For questions\, call 360-565-2678.
URL:https://clallamcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/green-thumb-lecture-series-6/
LOCATION:St. Andrews Episcopal Church\, 510 E. Park Avenue\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Thumb
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SUMMARY:Seeds and the Future of Food
DESCRIPTION:Muriel Nesbitt \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSubtitle for This Block
URL:https://clallamcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/green-thumb-lecture-series-5/
LOCATION:St. Andrews Episcopal Church\, 510 E. Park Avenue\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Thumb,Public Events
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SUMMARY:Choosing Your Seeds
DESCRIPTION:Muriel Nesbitt
URL:https://clallamcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/green-thumb-lecture-series-4/
LOCATION:St. Andrews Episcopal Church\, 510 E. Park Avenue\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Thumb
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SUMMARY:Camas: The Queen Root of Salish Prairies
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Fred Sharpe\, Olympic Peninsula Prairies \n\n\n\nFor millennia\, native North American peoples gathered wild foods during their seasonal rounds. Prairies and oak savannas were especially bountiful\, providing a bounty of game\, berries\, seeds\, acorns\, fiber\, medicines\, dyes\, perfumes\, adhesives and flavorings. Bulbs\, tubers and rhizomes were especially valued\, providing carbohydrates\, sweeteners and vitamins. One of the most important bulbs among western tribes was the camas. This “queen root” was abundant on many prairies\, providing a staple used as a carbohydrate and sweetener. The restoration of camas and prairies honors indigenous culture and provides habitat for birds\, mammals and wild pollinators. \n\n\n\nFind out more about this beneficial\, versatile plant and join Dr. Fred Sharpe of Olympic Peninsula Prairies for the Green Thumb Education Series presentation “Camas: The Queen Root of Salish Prairies\,” Thursday\, January 9th from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. at St. Andrews Episcopal Church\, 510 E. Park Avenue in Port Angeles. \n\n\n\nFred studied undergraduate botany at the University of Washington and received his PhD in Animal Behavior from Simon Fraser University. He is a naturalist in the classical tradition and enjoys botanizing and conserving native grasslands. He co-authored and illustrated Wild Plants of the San Juan Island and Birding in the San Juan Islands. When not wandering local prairies\, he conducts research on humpback whales in southeast Alaska. \n\n\n\nThe Green Thumb Education Series\, sponsored by the Washington State University Clallam County Master Gardeners\, is held in person on the second Thursday of each month from January through May\, and September through November. Scheduled presentations are subject to change. Visit the WSU Extension Clallam County website calendar at https://extension.wsu.edu/clallam/master-gardener-calendar/ for the latest information on upcoming presentations.
URL:https://clallamcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/green-thumb-lecture-series-3/
LOCATION:St. Andrews Episcopal Church\, 510 E. Park Avenue\, Port Angeles\, WA\, 98362\, United States
CATEGORIES:Green Thumb
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