This is in association with the Pierce County Reads book of the year: The Big Burn.
“Our Forested Commons: A Permaculture Perspective on Land-Use and Stewardship in the Pacific Northwest”
Slideshow and discussion led by Kelda Miller of Divine Earth Gardening Project.
Reading The Big Burn invites us to not just understand our history, but to think about our common resources going into the future. ‘Permaculture’ is the study and design of landscapes that sustainably meet (but don’t overreach) human needs. This talk will introduce the permaculture ‘zones of use’ and then focus on Zone 4. This ‘commons’ zone is where we hold forests and wildlands in trust for future generations, but also wisely steward, wildcraft, manage, harvest, restore, and learn from nature.
Humans are intrinsically a part of ecosystems, as evidenced by sustainable ecologies from all over the world, many of them maintained through fire.
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We will talk about theory in landscape management, practical reduction of our ecological footprint, and projects in Pierce County that hold many possibilities. Encouraged reading before this talk, besides of course The Big Burn, is also 1491 by Charles Mann and The Woodland Way by Ben Law.
April 25 will be at at 7pm.
Event is free, no pre-registration required!