Scientists thought they knew a lot about forests and how they functioned decades ago. Then the spotted owl and salmon and other forest creatures--and climate change--helped point out the limits of our understanding. Yet there are people in the region whose ancestors helped manage forests for thousands of years on the landscape.
The Traditional Ecological Knowledge--TEK--of the region's indigenous people has been given center stage once again. Lomakatsi Restoration Project has long relied upon TEK and its practitioners.
We get an overview from Lomakatsi Executive Director Marko Bey, and Belinda Brown, the organization's Tribal Partnerships Director.