Rare Plant Habitats and Ethnobotanical Traditions of The Motherlode
Southeast Community Facility Commission | 1800 Oakdale Ave, San Francisco, CA
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Speaker: John Kipping
El Dorado County covers 1% of California, yet hosts over 30% (2300 species )of its native plant species. This hotspot of biodiversity provided a nurturing environment for large populations of indigenous peoples over many thousands of years. Come explore these topics with naturalist John Kipping and the Yerba Buena Chapter of the California Native Society. Sample artifacts of baskets and plant-derived tools will be shared.
John Kipping is a naturalist with a keen interest in sharing his passion and knowledge of the biosphere with the community. His background includes a BA and MA in Biological Sciences as well as a 30-year career in teaching at the University of California Extension Natural Environmental Studies Program. For more than 20 years he worked in Natural History education at the Randall Junior Museum, San Francisco Botanical Gardens, and the Audubon Canyon Ranch. John is a certified arborist. He is currently ship naturalist for Dolphin Charters during the summer in southeast Alaska and British Columbia.
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Cost: FREE
Categories: Charity & Volunteering, In Person, Lectures & Workshops, Nature, Outdoors
