As we say goodbye to the spring blooms, we begin to see our native plants and trees enter the seed formation and dissemination process. Each plant looks different at this stage. Each seed must be harvested at a different time. Come join us this summer for a family-friendly walk where we learn about the principles of honorable harvest and identifying what plants are ready for harvest.
Please be prepared for gentle to moderate slopes on grass, gravel, dirt, and asphalt. Bring sun protection as there is potential for high heat. Bring a water bottle and anything else you may need to stay comfortable.
Meeting point: Point Defiance Pagoda
BIO
In Hawaii, students are taught about mana, the Hawaiian word for energy and life source. And how this mana resides in everyone, everything, and everywhere. This mana can be good or bad, and we have the ability to make it better or worse through the choices we make.
Coming to Washington in 2012, I saw a difference in how people viewed the nature around where they lived. Wide grass lawns and large shrubs which took over the land were things not commonly seen in Hawaii. I always wondered why these spaces were underutilized and not filled in with native flora. What I learned was that most were not educated on the importance of native plants and how they can provide good mana to the places we live.
Through the Tacoma Tree Foundation, I aim to educate people in our neighborhoods the importance of native, and even some non-native plants, and how to take care of them. And one day I hope to help share the Indigenous people’s stories on these plants, in the same way native Hawaiians have shared their stories on the land and plants which they still reside on.