Sinagua history at Walnut Canyon Nov 14, 2009
Hoyungowa gives ethnobotany tours at the park, combining what she learned growing up with what she has learned as a ranger. The park's central feature is the Island Trail, which drops sharply down 240 steps. (AZCentral -- Travel)
More than I want to know Oct 13, 2009
His article speaks of Wade Davis, a Harvard graduate who wrote his doctoral thesis in ethnobotany on Haitian zombies in the 1980s. Davis' research resulted in two books: "The Serpent and the Rainbow" and "Passage of Darkness." Davis believes a compound containing tetrodotoxin (TTX), a poison found in a fish native to the Haitian coast, is what brings on the "paralytic state so profound that even medical experts are convinced that the sufferer is expired," Berlinski writes. (Montana Standard, MT)
American Botanical Council's HerbClip Service Boasts 4,000 Summaries and Reviews of Herbal Literature Sep 17, 2009
HerbClip summaries and critical reviews are typically based upon clinical trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and other articles dealing with ethnobotany, conservation, and regulation of herbs and herbal products. These articles are drawn from a wide variety of scientific and medical journals, government documents, special reports, trade journals, and the mainstream media. (PR Newswire)
Wetlands lesson May 14, 2009
Topics included forestry and log-scaling, oaks and acorn woodpeckers, riparian and aquatics, wildlife blind, mammals, canoes and beavers, reptiles, invasive species, insects, ethnobotany and birds, wetlands and soils, and amphibians and vernal pools. Parent volunteers also play key roles in the project that will run over six days, targeted at Philomath seventh-graders and Corvallis sixth-graders. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Scientists aim to bring indigenous people into climate change monitoring and policy May 13, 2009
"Indigenous and traditional people are on the frontline of climate change, experiencing unprecedented heat, melting icecaps, droughts, floods and threatened natural resources," said Jan Salick, principal editor of the special volume and an ecological ethnobotanist specializing on Tibetan and tropical ethnobotany ... Jan Salick is Senior Curator of Ethnobotany at the Missouri Botanical Garden. (EurekAlert!)
Nicaragua tribal struggles echo Hawaii (69) Apr 19, 2009
I was continuously struck by the similarities with Hawaiian history, said Molly Summers of Kalaheo, and KCC instructor of literature, ethnobotany and French and Hawaiian language. I think what he s saying is happening to a lot of indigenous people, said audience member John A ana of Waimea. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Marys Peak flowers blossom in new book Apr 5, 2009
Each of the 59 species of plants covered gets two pages of color photos and information, with a physical description, list of related species, range map and notes on history, ethnobotany and other interesting tidbits. Carpenter also includes peak-specific flowering records and his own observations from more than 30 years of rambling on the highest peak in Oregon s Coast Range. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
South Shore celebrates birth of Prince Kuhio Mar 25, 2009
Also on Friday, Momi Dubiano, who teaches ethnobotany in the schools and communities of South Kona, will discuss Hawaiian plants and its medicinal and spiritual uses. This discussion starts at 2:30 p.m. at the Anara Spa. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
1,000 trees, shrubs to be planted along Beltline Mar 12, 2009
Kortemeier said the arboretum s theme for the West Connection is ethnobotany, or how trees and plants are used as medicine. At 9 a.m. Saturday, the public can help mulch and water the trees and plant any remaining trees at the school. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Botanical Garden celebrates 150th with going green message Feb 18, 2009
He teaches ethnobotany and hosts television specials about his search for medicinal plants in jungles, deserts and high-altitude areas. Kilham is an advocate for holistic health and plans to discuss the adverse effects of climate change, deforestation, and species depletion of potential life-saving cures found in nature. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
