[MPWG] Lomakatsi Ecological Sustainability Workshop: Register Now!

[Jude Wait]

>Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:17:32 -0800
>Subject: Lomakatsi Ecological Sustainability Workshop: Register Now!
>From: "niki" <niki at lomakatsi.org>
>To: <judew at asis.com>
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>Creating A Sustainable Ecological Culture
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>Lomakatsi Restoration Project
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>White Oak Farm & Education Center
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>a 3-day participatory workshop, including practical applications of
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>      Traditional Ecological Knowledge, 
> Restoration Forestry, Ecological Woodlot 
> Stewardship, Permaculture, Small Diameter Utilization & Natural Building
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>Friday, May 4 through Sunday, May 6, 2007
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>White Oak Farm in Williams, Oregon
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>Discover the interface among Traditional 
>Ecological Knowledge (TEK), restoration forestry 
>practices, permaculture principles, byproduct 
>utilization and natural building.   Leading 
>indigenous cultural practitioners, restoration 
>ecologists, scientists and permaculture 
>designers will share valuable information about 
>traditional ecological practices, local ecology 
>and current restoration forestry principles. 
>Explore Native American ecological techniques 
>for cultivating viable plant communities for use 
>as food, basketry and weaving materials. 
>Stewarding the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion today 
>can incorporate lessons from indigenous peoples' 
>use of fire, and the role that fire played in 
>maintaining wildlife habitat and hunting 
>grounds. Practical hands-on experiences in the 
>forest, woodlands and fields will help restore 
>and enhance forest and woodland resiliency, 
>species diversity, and site productivity. 
>Together, we will come to see the forest as "our 
>pharmacy, supermarket, and hardware store". Join 
>us to share ideas and skills that can be applied 
>to tending your own land in this fire-adapted ecosystem.
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>Topics and Skills shared will include:
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>Farming With Fire - Learn how to cultivate 
>wildland native plants for food and fiber with 
>pruning and prescribed fire techniques-for both 
>forest restoration and wildland food production.
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>Basketry and Fish Traps from Fire Adapted Plants 
>- Learn from indigenous cultural practitioners. 
>Traditional Indigenous weavers from the Karuk 
>and Hoopa tribes of the mid -Klamath region will 
>share a simple hazel fish trap weaving 
>technique, and discuss Native use of fire to 
>cultivate basketry plant materials.
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>Restoring Fire Adapted Forests - Learn how to 
>design a forest restoration ecological treatment 
>prescription to reduce severe fire hazards, 
>enhance forest stand health and diversity, and 
>prepare your forest for the reintroduction of 
>fire. Prescribed fire techniques will be shared 
>as we witness Lomakatsi work crews performing on 
>site treatments - before, during and after the work.
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>Oak Woodlands and Savannahs- The Forgotten Acorn 
>Orchards -Experience and participate in the 
>restoration of vanishing oak habitats.  Learn 
>restoration thinning techniques and how to use 
>prescribed fire to invigorate oak woodland 
>health and increase plant and wildlife 
>diversity.  Learn how to process acorns in 
>atraditional way as a main food staple for our regional diet.
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> From the Forests to Natural Buildings -Learn to 
> select small diameter trees in an ecological 
> manner during restoration forestry 
> prescriptions and treatments.  See how small 
> diameter wood by-products can be used for your 
> natural building projects. Lomakatsi will teach 
> ecologically sensitive methods for extracting, 
> removing and processing restoration wood 
> by-products.  Participants will tour the 
> forests, perform an exercise in tree selection, 
> and tour White Oak Farm's natural buildings to witness how things dovetail.
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>Creating a Sustainable Ecological 
>Culture-Permaculture and Wildland Forest 
>Cultivation -Explore how the practices of 
>permaculture, restoration forestry and 
>traditional ecological knowledge are interwoven 
>into the co-creation of a sustainable ecological land-base and culture.
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>Bringing Back the Salmon - Learn about the 
>intricate connections between forests and fish 
>as restoration biologists from the Williams 
>Creek Watershed lead fieldtrips demonstrating 
>their efforts to restore habitat for threatened 
>salmon and steelhead.  Learn from these 
>professionals how in-stream watershed 
>restoration techniques will help to bring back the salmon.
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>Multi-media instruction:
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>The forest and woodlands on the 60-acre White 
>Oak Farm and surrounding Williams Valley provide 
>an ideal outdoor classroom setting. In addition 
>to field trips, we will have lectures, 
>discussion and power point presentations to round out the weekend.
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>Workshop Instructors include:
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>§        Agnes Pilgrim , Takelma-Latgawa Elder, 
>Confederated Tribe of Siletz, Member of the 
>International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers.
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>§        Dennis Martinez , Co-Chair of 
>Indigenous Peoples' Restoration Network, 
>co-director of Takelma Intertribal Project
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>§        Kathy Mc Covey , Karuk Tribal Member, USFS Archaeologist
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>§        Bryan Colegrove, Hoopa Tribal Member and Cultural Practitioner
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>§        Marko Bey , Lomakatsi Director of 
>Operations, Restoration Practitioner & Designer
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>§        Justin Cullumbine , Natural Builder, 
>Lomakatsi Program Director, Restoration Practitioner & Designer
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>§        Tom Ward , Permaculture Systems Designer/ Social Forester
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>§        Andy Fischer, ofSacred Earth Ecological 
>Design, Permaculture Systems Designer
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>§        Don Tipping , Permaculture Systems Designer/ Organic Farmer
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>§        Randy Carey , Permaculture Systems Designer/Organic Farmer
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>§        Lomakatsi's Ecological Work crew-' On 
>the ground' restoration technicians
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>§        AND MORE!!!
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>Who Should Attend? Landowners, permaculture 
>practitioners, forest workers, environmental 
>activists, teachers, sustainability enthusiasts, 
>public land managers, students, and anyone else 
>interested in ecological sustainability, 
>responsible land stewardship and survival.
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>Registration Information:
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>o        This action-packed participatory 
>workshop, May 4-6, 2007, includes on-site 
>camping and organic meals provided by the White Oak Farm.
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>o        The participation fee is $375 per 
>person, if registered by April 1st, 2007.  Add $50 for later registration.
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>o        The latest time to register is April 20 
>or when filled.  Sign up soon, as space is limited.
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>Partial work-trade scholarships are available on 
>a limited, sliding scale basis
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>To register or for more information contact 
>Jenny at Lomakatsi Restoration Project,
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>541-488-0208 or 
><mailto:jenny at lomakatsi.org>jenny at lomakatsi.org<mailto:jenny at lomakatsi.org> .
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>White Oak Farm (WOF) is a small, non-profit farm 
>based education center. WOF is dedicated to 
>cultivating connections between people and their 
>local ecosystems by: Pursuing community food 
>security, Fostering agricultural and ecological 
>diversity, and Teaching the arts of sustainable 
>living. White Oak Farm depends on the efforts of 
>dedicated staff, apprentices, and volunteers.
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>Lomakatsi Restoration Project is a non-profit 
>organization formed in 1995, Our mission is t o 
>organize and  implement community based 
>ecological restoration projects through 
>education, vocational training, specialized 
>workforce development and the utilization of 
>restoration by products, encouraging the 
>recovery of ecosystems and the sustainability of 
>communities, cultures and economies.
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>Hope to see you there!
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>Niki Del Pizzo
>Outreach/Education Coordinator
>Lomakatsi Restoration Project
>PO Box 3084
>Ashland, OR 97520
>541-488-0208
>niki at lomakatsi.org
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