Northeastern Ethnobotany
Sat, Jul 06
|Wild Hudson Valley
For hundreds of generations, Northeastern native peoples have relied on our diversity of plants for food, fiber, tools, dyes, medicine and more. Join us for a walk to learn all about what these native plants can provide to humans past and present.


Time & Location
Jul 06, 2024, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Wild Hudson Valley, 408 Lake Mills Rd, Cairo, NY 12451, USA
About the Event
For hundreds of generations, Northeastern native peoples have relied on our diversity of plants for food, fiber, tools, dyes, medicine and more. Join us for a guided walk through meadow and forest habitat to identify native plants and trees and learn about what they can provide to humans past and present. As we go, we’ll touch, smell, and taste what we find - including a beverage tea made with traditional native herbs!
About our Guide: Justin Wexler is an ethnoecologist that has spent the last 20 years conducting archival and ethnographic research to understand the history, culture, and land management practices of the Northeastern Native people of the Hudson and Delaware Valleys. Justin is not native and he does not represent any native peoples - his experience and understanding comes from two decades of academic research, ethnographic work with contemporary native peoples, and a lifetime of studying, growing, and working…