My name is Zeratha Young and I am a graduate student through Goddard College’s ‘Socially Responsible Business and Sustainable Communities’ program. My area of focus is whole systems design and participatory sustainable development. Currently I am working on a thesis project which will result in a participatory public ecological art restoration installation’. The installation itself will serve as a visual, interactive, educational, restoration focused whole systems map of the Portland area bioregion including components of social, natural and economic systems and capital. It is titled: Art as a Transformative Environmental Education Process: A Participatory Community and Systems Based Approach to Place Based Ecological Art Installations and Restorations.”
Brett Lyon
brett@solv.org
503-844-9571 x 332
http://www.solv.org/programs/down_by_the_riverside.asp
Join SOLV and roughly 12,000 volunteers across Oregon to fight back against invasive species. On Saturday, May 17th from 9 am to 1 pm SOLV is hosting Down By The Riverside, an event with over 300 projects throughout Oregon and Clark County, WA. At this fun volunteer event community members learn about their personal impact on local watersheds, important work is accomplished, and people build stronger bonds with one another. This year, SOLV is partnering with The Nature Conservancy, Oregon Public Broadcasting, The Oregon Invasive Species Council, and other organizations to focus on the problem of invasive species. Invasive plants cost Oregon over $100 million each year due to habitat and crop loss and contribute to the decline of many threatened and endangered native species.
Wind River Ranch, Las Vegas NM - learn practical solutions for sustainable living: from basics of nature-based design, to natural building, alternative energies use, productive ecologies, food forests and orchards design to rainwater harvesting, community building, alternative economics and more. Through learning outdoors, lecture, video, guest speakers, field trips and hands-on work opportunities gain understanding of permaculture and its applications for personal and community-wide sustainability. With Scott Pittman of Permaculture Institute. Early bird registration until March 25th, last day to register is April 23rd – more information at www.permaculture.org
For more information or to register contact the Siskiyou Field Institute at (541) 597-8530 or visit www.thesfi.org
Collect lichens from trees, ground, and rocks and
process them into vibrant and muted dyes that color
fibers without the use of caustic chemicals. Craftswoman
and author Karen Casselman says “Lichen
For more information or to register: 503-636-4112 x102 or register@berrybot.org
Do you love the look of those stone garden planters but hate the cost and weight? Learn how to create the look without the hassle in a hands-on class with our trough guru Ginny Maffitt. Make “faux stone” planters using foam boxes, paint, sand and creativity. They’re lightweight and great for container gardening. Besides being functional, this project keeps non-biodegradable plastic from going to the landfill. Bring your own foam container and a screwdriver for texturing. Ginny will also spend some time discussing planting your trough, and alpine plants will be available at a discount.
$18
indoors
Bring your own foam container and a screwdriver for texturing.
