Indigenous stewardship of Pacific Northwest forests as a way of increasing forests’ climate resiliency, particularly related to wildfires, will be the topic of Oregon State University’s Science Pub on Feb. 7.
Cristina Eisenberg, a community ecologist and associate dean for inclusive excellence and director of Tribal initiatives in Oregon State’s College of Forestry, and Ashley Russell, a faculty research assistant who works with Eisenberg, will give the talk at 6 p.m. at the Old World Deli in Corvallis. It can be viewed in person or online.
Eisenberg is a Latinx and Native American (Apache and Rarámuri) ecologist with a background in Indigenous Knowledge, also known as Traditional Ecological Knowledge, a body of observations, oral and written knowledge, innovations, practices, and beliefs developed by Tribal Nations and Indigenous Peoples through interaction and lived experience with the environment. It is informed by cultural practices and memories, an innate sensitivity to and ongoing awareness of change.