An ethnobiologist will provide details on indigenous resource management in B.C.
Nancy Turner, emeritus professor in environmental studies at the University of Victoria, will take part in Okanagan College’s Science in Society Speaker Series Wednesday, Oct. 18.
Turner will explain how indigenous plant managers bring their personal knowledge, techniques and practices passed down through generations, to cultivate wild species. These include influencing ecological succession, creating and extending particular habitats, pruning and coppicing trees and shrubs, enriching soils, distributing seeds, and transplanting species from one locale to another.
“Indigenous peoples also embrace their own associated cultural institutions, means of monitoring and maintaining productivity, and ways of passing on knowledge to others, including future generations,” she said.
“Their lessons and approaches are often taught through experiential learning, storytelling, ceremony, and art.”
The presentation will take place at the Vernon OC campus at 7:30 p.m.
Admission to the lecture is $7 in advance or $10 at the door. For advanced tickets, call the Okanagan Science Centre at 250-545-3644. Eventbrite tickets are available online.
This lecture is presented by Okanagan College and the Okanagan Science Centre. The Science in Society Speaker Series is sponsored by the Vernon Atrium Hotel, Starbucks Coffee, Save on Foods, and The Morning Star.