Traditional ecological knowledge helps researchers understand the effects of plant harvesting

Type: 
Literature
Publication: 
Baumflek, M., Greenlaw, S. (2018). United States Department of Agriculture Southern Research Station. Traditional ecological knowledge helps researchers understand the effects of plant harvesting.
Year Published: 
2018
Organization: 
USDA Southern Research Station
Description: 

It is becoming increasingly important for Native American tribes to communicate the sustainability of their wild plant harvesting methods. While conventional wisdom suggests that harvesting wild plants can often be detrimental to populations, researchers are working with Wabanaki sweetgrass gatherers to explore how traditional harvesting techniques can enhance, rather than diminish, plant populations

Category: 
traditional ecological knowledge, sustainability, traditional harvesting and gathering, plant populations