Native Plant I.D. Walk with Jameson Honeycutt
From synergy
The Environmental Resource Center will be hosting this event from 1 PM-3 PM on Thursday May 7th. Evergreen State College woods.
Jameson Honeycutt from Native Plant Salvage will lead a walk through the
Evergreen woods, identifying native plant species along the way. He will
point out distinguishing features, as well as common uses for many of the
plants. This is an opportunity to learn about botany of the Pacific
Northwest, and become better friends with the campus forests.
Jameson Honeycutt has been living and studying in the Pacific Northwest for over six years, with a strong interest in gardening and native flora. He is completing his studies at the Evergreen State College with a focus on northwest ecology. He has participated in several plant-based field studies throughout semi-arid, prairie, temperate, and tropical bioregions. He has been landscaping for five years and has been involved in creating and designing themed rock gardens throughout the Olympia area. Jameson’s efforts in land restoration and invasive species control in the Cascades has sparked further interest in land use policy and management. This has provided motives for working with native plants and integrating them into drought tolerant landscapes and gardens. Art and music has long served as a favorite pastime and passion of his, where he helped established the community-based art collective the Olympian Artisan Alliance. He continues to create block prints and paper, working with an evolving pallet of recycled and natural materials.
The Native Plant Salvage Project was initiated in 1994 to involve Thurston County residents in protecting water resources and improving wildlife habitat in Southern Puget Sound. Thirty advisory committee members representing over 15 non-profit organizations, private businesses, real estate developers, local governments, state agencies, and private citizens, are volunteering in a unique partnership to sponsor the program.
The Native Plant Salvage Project's goal is to collect native plants from land scheduled for development, care for the plants, then replant the salvaged vegetation on sites where water quality and wildlife habitat has been compromised. The salvaged plants are used to create buffers along streams and wetlands and in residential landscapes.
In addition to the salvaging activities, a series of workshops, lectures and field experiences are offered. These activities teach residents how to identify, responsibly salvage, and successfully use native plants to protect water quality by reducing toxic chemical use, improve wildlife habitat, and reduce landscape maintenance cost and effort. We welcome new information on the identification, propagation and landscape use of native plants.
The Native Plant Salvage Guide which assists in identifying, propagating and landscaping with Native Plants is available on the web.
check out http://thurston.wsu.edu/NPS.htm to learn more about Native Plant Salvage, who Jameson works with
