Practical TEK

In the 2nd video, you’ll learn about practical applications for landowners to incorporate TEK into their landscape management. Historically, the Willamette Valley was maintained by indigenous fire practices. Without that practice, encroachment would occur from trees, grasses and invasive species. Jeremy Ojua, the Tribe’s Native Plant Nursery Manager gives us a tour of the nursery and discusses growing and harvesting culturally significant, native plants and cultural first foods. ​ Karin Stutzman, a participant in the RCPP grant, practices what she preaches and highlights ways that TEK was incorporated into her land management practices. It takes a lot of hard work, but the benefits to the land are significant. **Project Funded through USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The Polk Soil & Water Conservation District complies with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.