Radical Botany

Reference books

• Angier, Bradford (1969) (revised edition 2001) How to stay alive in the woods, A Complete Guide to Food, Shelter and Self-Preservation Anywhere. Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
• Cowan, Eliot (2007) Plant Spirit Medicine: The healing power of plants, Granite Publishing
• Elpel, Thomas J. (2004)  Botany in a Day – The patterns method of plant identification, 4th Ed. HOPS Press, LLC; 5th  edition- (great book for learning how to “key” plants.
• Gilkey, Helen M. & Dennis, L. J. (2001) Handbook of Northwestern Plants. Corvallis, OR: OSU Press
• Gunther, Erna. (1945) (Revised 1973) Ethnobotany of Western Washington. Knowledge and use of Indigenous plants by Native Americans, University of Washinton Press.
• Harris, James (2001)   Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary, Spring Lake Pub.; 2nd edition
• Harrod Bruhner, Stephen (2002) The Lost Language of Plants: the ecological importance of plant medicines to life on Earth, Chelsea Green Publishing, White River Junction, Vermont.
• Meyer, Joseph E. (1918) (Revised 1970) The Herbalist, Meyer Books Publishing
• Pollan, Michael (2001) The Botany of Desire -A Plant’s-Eye view of the World , Random House
• Pojar, J. & MacKinnon, A. (1994) Plants of the Pacific NorthwestCoast, Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alaska, Vancouver, Canada:  Lone Pine Publishing
• Turner, Nancy J. (1979) Plants in British Columbia IndianTechnology, Victoria, Canada:  British Columbia Provenical Museum

Links to interesting websites

Interesting websites that explain Biomes and Bioregionalism –

• We all belong to a bioregional area or biome –Biosphere as a living place  

Permaculture Websites

• Wikipedia-Permaculture
• Seattle Permaculture Guild
• Portland, Oregon Permaculture Guild
• British Columbia based – Gaiacraft Permaculture guild
• San Francisco based Urban Permaculture Guild
• Eugene Permaculture guild

Native plant societies in Cascadia

• Oregon Native Plant society
• Washington Native Plant Society 
• British Columbia native plant society
• California Native Plant society

Plant searchable database for all of United States (see regional plant databases under “Maps” and “Plant” tabs.

• Moerman, Dan. (2003). A Database of Foods, Drugs, Dyes and Fibers of Native American Peoples, Derived from Plants. University of Michigan, Dearborn, Native American Ehtnobotany Database.
• Searchable Database of Ethnobotany for the United States – compiled by the University of Michigan.
• United States Department of Agriculture searchable data base of Plants – Extensive with maps

Links to other plant teachers

• Susun Weed– phenomenal plant teacher. Susan has special skills in healing women and knowledge of women’s health.  Susun started the Wise Woman Center and network of plant teachers.
• Judy BlueHorse Skelton, (Nez Perce/Cherokee), is an educator, writer and herbalist who shares her knowledge of medicinal plants and healing at conferences, educational institutions and workshops
• Howie Brounstein – Columbine school of Botanical Studies
• Aprovecho education center – teach permaculture including native plant knowledge – wonderful place to take a workshop.
• Fungi  in Cascadia – Paul Stamets – longtime fungi teacher to residents of Cascadia and the planet.
• Elderberry School of Botanical Medicine – Located in Portland, Oregon

definitions

• Biome
• Bioregion
• Permaculture

 Links to learning about plant identification

Pollinators

Xerces Society – a Pacific Northwest group and an pollinator conservation resource center located in Portland, Oregon