Webinar - Braiding Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science for Ecocultural Restoration of Forests and Grasslands

Presenter: Dr. Cristina Eisenberg, Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence and Maybelle Clark Macdonald Director of Tribal Initiatives in Natural Resources, Oregon State University College of Forestry

Two-Eyed Seeing braids Indigenous Knowledge (IK) with Western Science to address the natural resource and conservation problems we face today in a rapidly warming world. Grasslands and forests are invaluable carbon sinks and sources of traditional plants and foods for humanity that are at high risk due to climate change impacts. In this webinar, Dr. Eisenberg will share her work with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Native Plant Conservation and Restoration (NPCR) Seeds of Success (SOS) Program in ecocultural restoration on two projects.