Pine Meadow Ranch/Roundhouse Foundation Lecture Series - Purple Prairie: Reconnecting People, Place, and Native Plants

Learn more about the efforts on bringing science, art, stewardship and diverse perspectives together to restore native plants habitat.

David Harrelson (Kalapuya) is the Cultural Resources Department manager for The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde where he is also a tribal member. David is active in his community and currently serves as a governor appointed Oregon Arts Commissioner. David has previously worked as a Wildland Firefighter, US Senate Intern, and College Academic Advisor. Working for over ten years in the field of Cultural Resources, David has championed the protection of archaeology sites, maintenance of ancestral lifeways, and proliferation of indigenous art forms throughout his Tribes homelands in Western Oregon.

As a naturalist, educator, creative, activist, and backcountry adventurer, Jeanine Moy draws on a diverse background for the establishment of the Vesper Meadow Education Program in the Rogue Valley. Jeanine has devoted the last two decades to the study of natural ecosystems and serving as an educator. Her range of experiences include managing an agroforestry research and demonstration site in upstate New York, conducting plant field studies in the greater Yellowstone region, guiding rock climbing in Colorado, and teaching outdoor science to youth in Oregon. She graduated from Cornell University with a B.S. in Applied Ecology, and from Southern Oregon University with a M.S. in Environmental Education.

This event is free, but prior registration is required, as space is limited. Click here to register.